Crime

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Pop Culture Vic Mensa Arrested For Alleged Possession Of Shrooms While Returning From Trip To Ghana Mensa was pulled aside for a secondary search when returning from his trip to Ghana. By Hayley Hynes January 17, 2022
Crime Jack Harlow's DJ Indicted On Murder In Connection To Fatal Nightclub Shooting A warrant has reportedly been issued for the arrest of Ronnie Luciano in connection to the Louisville nightclub shooting that left one woman dead. By Aron A. May 11, 2021
Music Feds Claim They Intercepted 20K Phone Calls In Big U's RICO Case The update comes as Big U's co-defendants in the case are hoping to push their trial date back a full year. By Cole Blake May 04, 2025
Pop Culture Twitter Reacts To Jonathan Majors Texts, Many Think Lawyers Are Making Him Look Guilty The "Creed III" star's legal team unveiled alleged text messages between him and his apparent victim, though some think they won't work in Majors' favour. By Hayley Hynes March 30, 2023
Crime George Floyd Case: Ex-Cop Charged In Murder Released On Bond Thomas Lane, one of the four officers charged in George Floyd's murder, left jail after posting bond. By Aron A. June 10, 2020
Music Young Thug Trial: State Confirms Whether Or Not Gunna Will Be A Witness Fans have been curious about how this would go down. By Alexander Cole April 10, 2024
Life YFN Lucci Reportedly Refuses To Testify Against Young Thug The beef between Young Thug and YFN Lucci is at the center of a legal battle, and the latter isn't turning on his foe. By Erika Marie March 29, 2023
Crime Boosie Badazz Afterparty Investigated After Shooting Leaves Man In Critical Condition: Report A reporter tweeted that Boosie's club event in Baltimore ended with a man being shot multiple times. By Erika Marie October 04, 2021
Pop Culture Tory Lanez Updates Fans From Behind Bars, Confirms Yoko Gold Collaboration Dropping At Midnight "I want y'all to know I haven't lost my faith in God and that I'm in high spirits," Lanez wrote to fans in his latest IG post. By Hayley Hynes June 18, 2023
Pop Culture YSL RICO Update: Young Thug Co-Defendant's Calls To Be Used As Evidence The judge says prosecutors will be allowed to present the phone calls between Lil Miles and the mother of his child as evidence. By Isaac Fontes December 22, 2022
Pop Culture Lil Gotit & Dolly White Asked About YSL RICO Trial By Paparazzi TMZ briefly caught up with the artists at an airport earlier this week. By Isaac Fontes January 05, 2023
Music Diddy's Judge Orders Cassie To Hand Over Memoir Drafts And Allows Anonymous Testimony Diddy's lawyers argued against the mogul's two alleged victims being able to testify against him anonymously. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025