Crime

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Crime Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Sentenced To Death: What We Know Here is what we know so far about Toomaj Salehi’s death sentence. By Wyatt Westlake April 29, 2024
Football Richard Sherman Pleads Not Guilty To Misdemeanor Charges For Break-In Richard Sherman plead not guilty to five misdemeanor charges on Friday after attempting to break in to in-laws house. By Joe Abrams July 17, 2021
Music Diddy Sexual Abuse Hotline Receives 12,000 Calls In 24-Hour Span The number of them that are credible remains to be seen. By Zachary Horvath October 08, 2024
Crime R. Kelly Sex Trafficking Trial Date Pushed Back R. Kelly's New York trial for sex trafficking and racketeering has been delayed until September. By Alex Zidel April 17, 2020
Music Prosecutors In YNW Melly Case Seek To Add Evidence Of Witness Tampering YNW Melly may be facing another hurdle in his upcoming retrial. By Cole Blake October 24, 2023
Crime Tupac’s Sister Says Family Lacks Confidence In Finding Justice For Brother’s Murder "We never had any expectations for the criminal system to hunt down someone for my brother’s murder." By Aron A. August 19, 2026
Music FBG Duck's Mother Reacts To Guilty Verdict In Son's Murder's Case The rapper's mom invited her family and loved ones present to go to her house for a "justice served" party for her son. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 18, 2024
Crime Drake's Legal Team File Motion To Quash Deposition Order In XXXTENTACION Murder Trial Drake's attorney appeared in court to ask the judge to quash the deposition order in XXXTENTACION's murder trial. By Aron A. February 13, 2023
Music Chief Keef Fan Recites His Lyrics While Getting Arrested Bystanders and even police laughed along with a big fan reciting Sosa's 2014 hit, "Earned It," as he got handcuffed. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 07, 2023
Music Sexyy Red Music Video Shooting: Florida Police Arrest Suspects Back in September, a shooting near the rapper's music video set left one person deceased and another injured. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 09, 2023
Music Lil Wayne Seeks To Disprove Airplane Assault Claims Via Pilot's Testimony Lil Wayne was sued by his former assistant Andrew Williams in 2022 for allegedly punching him on a private jet. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 25, 2026
Pop Culture Kim Kardashian’s Hidden Hills Estate Targeted By Alleged Burglar Police arrested a man at Kim Kardashian’s estate, though her camp says he never actually made it inside the home. By Erika Marie August 10, 2026