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Music Cassie Alleges Diddy's "Freak-Offs" Became Her Full-Time Job & Derailed Her Career Cassie has been testifying in Diddy's criminal trial throughout the day on Tuesday, recalling several periods of their relationship. By Cole Blake May 13, 2025
Music Feds Reveal Their Recommendation For Boosie Badazz's Prison Sentence Boosie Badazz will return to the courtroom for a formal sentencing hearing in his illegal gun ownership in November. By Cole Blake August 28, 2025
Gossip James Wright Chanel Confirms Assault At Tamar Braxton Show, LeTroy Drops Chrisean Rock Receipts It's still unclear exactly what transpired at Tamar's concert this weekend, though Chrisean seems sure she's not in the wrong. By Hayley Hynes November 12, 2023
Crime 50 Cent Reacts To Lil Wayne's Gun Charge: "Get [Trump] On The Phone" 50 Cent says Lil Wayne should call his buddy Donald Trump to handle his new gun charge. By Alex Zidel November 17, 2020
Crime Several Dead In El Paso Wal-Mart Shooting At least 19 people have died in an El Paso Wal-Mart shooting. By Milca P. August 03, 2019
Music Young Thug Trial Update: Witness' Lawyer Pleads For Client's Life Amid Health Issues In Jail Quindarrius “Lil Dee” Zachary isn't in good shape, and prison time isn't helping. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 16, 2024
Music Diddy Allegedly Had Ecstacy In His Hotel Room During His Arrest Diddy's arraignment took place in court on Tuesday. By Cole Blake September 17, 2024
Crime Fredo Bang Explains How He Avoided Cooperating In YNW Melly Case Fredo Bang says he feels he expects prosecutors in the YNW Melly case to bother him until the trial's over. By Aron A. February 01, 2023
Crime R. Kelly Recruits Expert In Negotiating Plea Deals Onto His Legal Team Jeffrey Steinback said he was brought on for his expertise, not to cut the trial short. By Aron A. November 07, 2019
Gossip Flint Rapper Cliff Mac Charged With Conspiracy To Commit Murder-For-Hire After Allegedly Recruiting Hitman On top of these new charges, Mac was also charged with first-degree murder for his alleged role in the death of Devaroe Davis last summer. By Hayley Hynes August 27, 2022
Music Yo Gotti Addresses The Thwarted Mass Shooting At His Birthday Bash Yo Gotti was thankful that everyone at his show was safe. By Rex Provost July 17, 2022
Pop Culture Tsu Surf's RICO Case Details Begin To Emerge: Report The 32-year-old was indicted along with nine other men by a Newark, NJ grand jury. By Hayley Hynes October 15, 2022