Crime

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Music YNW Melly Murder Retrial Pushed Back Until 2025 After Numerous Other Delays A Florida judge ruled that YNW Melly will face trial again in September of next year, and also updated his tampering case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 08, 2024
Crime Wisconsin Woman Set On Fire By Men Yelling Racial Slurs In Possible Hate Crime The Wisconsin police are currently investigating a possible hate crime in which a biracial woman was set on fire by a group of men yelling racial slurs. By Lynn S. June 26, 2020
TV Armie Hammer’s Alleged Cannibalistic Tendencies Exposed In “House Of Hammer” Docuseries Trailer The Discovery+ original was co-produced by Casey Hammer and will premiere on September 2nd. By Hayley Hynes August 12, 2022
Sports Sebastian Telfair Heads To Prison For 3 1/2-Year Sentence: Report Telfair turned himself in. By Alexander Cole September 11, 2019
Pop Culture Tory Lanez Faces 3rd Felony Charge In Megan Thee Stallion Case: Report Hip Hop has been waiting for this case to go to trial, and proceedings reportedly begin in just a few days. By Jada Ojii December 06, 2022
Music Diddy Looks Tired And Grey In First Courtroom Sketches From His Sex Trafficking Trial Diddy is currently in the jury selection process for his sex trafficking trial and there is no doubt that he is tired and nervous. By Alexander Cole May 06, 2025
Crime YG Home Raided By LAPD In Relation To Fatal Shooting: Report The vehicle involved in the shooting that left a cop injured and a bystander dead was registered to YG. By Aron A. July 18, 2019
Music Mariah Carey Sued For $20M Over Alleged Copyright Infringement On "All I Want For Christmas Is You" Andy Stone claims that his song (by the same name) "inspired" Carey's version. By Hayley Hynes June 03, 2022
Crime Don Lemon Assault Accuser Drops Lawsuit, Says His "Recollection" Of Events Was Wrong Dustin Hice sued Lemon but was hit with $77K worth of sanctions for allegedly tampering with evidence and attempting to bribe a witness. By Erika Marie May 04, 2022
TV Swizz Beatz & Timbaland Go After Social Network Site Triller In $28M "Verzuz" Lawsuit The hit rap battle show's creators agreed to sell "Verzuz" to Triller in January of 2021, but the platform defaulted on the deal after just two payments. By Hayley Hynes August 16, 2022
Gossip Malú Trevejo Sued By Ex-Employees For Abuse: Report Her former employees are suing for $4 million and claim they "endured mental, emotional, sexual and physical punishment." By Erika Marie January 17, 2023
Pop Culture "Anchorman" Actor David Koechner Busted With Another DUI David Koechner was hit with a DUI while on tour. By Rex Provost June 11, 2022