Crime

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Music R Kelly Fights To Remove Chicago Prosecutors From His Case Due To Alleged Corruption This move from R Kelly's legal team comes shortly after their demand for a new trial and the denial of his home detention request. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 23, 2025
Music Smokey Robinson Reportedly Faces Criminal Investigation For Sexual Assault Claims Smokey Robinson's lawyer has denied the sexual assault accusations from four of the singer's former housekeepers. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2025
Crime Tommie Lee Arrested For Battery In Miami: What We Know Tommie Lee found herself in trouble with the law once again following an alleged altercation outside of Miami's Club Liv. By Axl Banks June 10, 2024
Pop Culture YNW Melly Jury Selection Begins This Week, XXXTENTACION Prosecutor Added To Trial For the second time this year, YNW Melly is preparing to spend most of his time in the courtroom. By Hayley Hynes October 17, 2023
Music Megan Thee Stallion Dodges "Savage" Lawsuit By Securing Victory In Copyright Case A producer had accused Megan Thee Stallion and her production team of stealing a little-known track without permission. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2024
Music Kay Flock Files Motion To Appeal His 30-Year Prison Sentence New York rapper Kay Flock was sentenced to 30 years in mid-December after several guilty convictions tied to four shootings in 2020 and 2021. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026
Music Selena's Killer Denied Parole 30 Years After Murder Yolanda Saldívar claimed that there is a bounty on her head in prison for her murder of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2025
Sports Michael Oher Lawsuit & "The Blind Side" Controversy, Explained Michael Oher claims the Tuohy family never adopted him but instead, agreed to a conservatorship for their own financial gain. By Aron A. August 16, 2023
Pop Culture Paula Abdul Accuses "American Idol" Executive Of Sexual Assault Abdul claims thats Nigel Lythgoe assaulted on her multiple occasions. By Ben Mock December 30, 2023
Pop Culture University Of Idaho Murder House To Be Demolished This Semester: Report While the gruesome crime scene is being destroyed, the school is planning a memorial dedicated to the four slain students on its Moscow campus. By Hayley Hynes February 25, 2023
Music R Kelly's Fiancée Joycelyn Savage Shuts Down Disturbing “Sex Slave” Rumors Joycelyn Savage has finally spoken out about R Kelly as the disgraced singer is trying to get out of prison. By Cole Blake June 23, 2025
Crime Andrew Tate To Remain In Jail For 30 More Days: Details This is the Tate brothers' third extension. By Diya Singhvi February 22, 2023