Crime

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Music Lil Baby's Mugshot Released After His Chaotic Arrest In Las Vegas The rapper does not look great. By Elias Andrews August 29, 2024
Music Casanova Receives 15-Year Prison Sentence Casanova had previous asked for leniency. By Alexander Cole June 28, 2023
Crime FTN Bae Arrested For Stalking Doodie Lo: Report FTN Bae has been arrested for allegedly stalking and harassing Doodie Lo. By Cole Blake February 28, 2022
Crime R. Kelly Allegedly Offered Brother $50K To Take Fall For Child Porn Tape Carey Kelly wanted no part in his brother's scheme. By Alexander Cole January 02, 2020
Relationships DJ Akademiks Celebrates Birthday With Girlfriend As Sexual Assault Lawsuit Looms Content warning: Fauziya Abashe sued DJ Akademiks for allegedly assaulting her, including claims that two other men drugged her. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2024
Crime R. Kelly Allegedly Told 17-Year-Old He Should Be Able To Have Sex With "Very Young Girls" R. Kelly allegedly told a 17-year-old girl that he should be able to have sex with "very young girls" because he's a "genius" during a dinner with two other rappers. By Alex Zidel August 27, 2021
Crime Louisiana Man, Sentenced To Life In Prison For Selling $20 Of Weed, Finally Freed A man in Louisiana who received a life sentence for selling $20 worth of marijuana has finally been released. By Cole Blake December 19, 2020
Crime Stimulus Check Argument Results In Indiana Quadruple Murder The family of the victims, including a child, say the argument that promoted the violence was over a $1,400 stimulus check. By Madusa S. March 16, 2021
Music Lil Reese Was Arrested In LA, Boosie Badazz Claims According to Boosie, he saw Lil Reese get taken away in handcuffs. By Caroline Fisher July 14, 2024
Music Diddy Enters Therapy & Drug Programs While Awaiting Sentencing Diddy is currently remaining behind bars in New York City while he awaits his sentencing date on October 3rd. By Cole Blake July 15, 2025
Music Polo G & Family Bail Out Of Prison On Felony Charges After Police Raid: Report Apparently, the Chicago rapper and his family were caught up in a robbery investigation they are not at the center of. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 24, 2023
Sports Former NBA Star Lazar Hayward Arrested Over Fake Vaccination Records: Report He traveled to Hawaii and it is speculated he turned over the fake records in order to avoid the state's mandatory 10-day quarantine for the unvaccinated. By Erika Marie October 05, 2021