Crime

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Crime NYPD Officer Punches Bystander During Social Distancing Arrest An NYPD officer got into an altercation with a bystander during a social distancing-related stop. By Cole Blake May 03, 2020
Music Rich The Kid Allegedly Sued Over Hush Money Payment To Keep Pregnancy A Secret The rapper reportedly failed to pay a woman the full amount he promised her to keep her pregnancy by him a secret from his fiancée Tori Brixx. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 29, 2023
Music Prosecutors Seek YNW Melly's DNA In Double Murder Case Prosecutors have asked a Broward County judge to force the rapper to provide his DNA. By Taylor McCloud October 20, 2021
Music Pooh Shiesty Reacts With Disbelief To Gucci Mane's Alleged Police Statement Pooh Shiesty recently had a court hearing over his alleged kidnapping and robbery of Gucci Mane in Dallas earlier this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 10, 2026
Music Diddy's Lawyers Allege That Homeland Security Has "Illicit" Deal With Media Outlets Diddy's legal team continues to call their situation a witch hunt. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 25, 2024
Music DJ Envy & iHeartRadio Offices Investigated By Feds Amid Real Estate Scam Allegations: Report Electronic devices were reportedly taken out of the iHeartRadio office. By Alexander Cole October 19, 2023
Music Dame Dash Questions Whether Diddy Sold Spiked Ciroc Bottles To Fans Dame is second-guessing everything. By Elias Andrews October 08, 2024
Crime JayDaYoungan Arrested On Several Charges, Child Desertion, Drug Possession: Report He was reportedly arrested following a traffic stop and is being held for switched license plates, no insurance, possession of a narcotic, and more. By Erika Marie November 01, 2021
Music Young Thug's Lawyer Brian Steel Hailed As "The Best Attorney Money Can Buy" After Choosing To Spend Jail Sentence With His Client Young Thug and Brian Steel might be having some sleepovers soon. By Alexander Cole June 11, 2024
Sports Michael Jordan's Dad's Killer Granted Parole, Receives Release Date Larry Demery, one of the men convicted of killing Michael Jordan's father James Sr., has been granted parole and will be released from prison in 2023. By Alex Zidel August 18, 2020
Crime Tekashi 6ixN9ne Expected To Admit To 2 Drug-Related Violations In Federal Court Tekashi 6ixN9ne has had several run-ins with the legal system since his release from serving a one-year prison sentence, including assault. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 03, 2025
Crime 50 Cent Reacts To Derek Chauvin Verdict 50 Cent comments on the jury's verdict in the Derek Chauvin case. By Alex Zidel April 21, 2021