Crime

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Crime Y&R Mookey Hit With 10-Year Sentence After His Music Videos Were Used In Court Y&R Mookey has been sentenced to seven years in prison and three years of probation after his music videos were used in court. By Cole Blake April 15, 2022
Crime YNW Melly Trial Date Set After Withdrawing Motion For Speedy Trial YNW Melly's trial is tentatively set for spring 2022. By Aron A. November 30, 2021
Crime Pretty Ricky's Baby Blue Sentenced To 20 Months In Prison For PPP Loan Fraud: Report The R&B singer reportedly took a plea deal and was originally facing several years behind bars. By Erika Marie December 22, 2021
Gossip Lawyers Say Holding Travis Scott Financially Liable For Astroworld Tragedy Is “A Stretch” “I think it'd be a stretch to put this on [Travis Scott],” attorney Nick Rozansky has said. By Hayley Hynes November 21, 2021
Crime Chris Brown Addresses Reports That He Smacked A Woman's Weave Off Chris Brown says the recent battery accusations against him are cap. By Alex Zidel June 22, 2021
Pop Culture Chris Brown Under Investigation Over Alleged Assault On Woman: Report She reportedly told police that he hit her so hard her weave flew out. By Erika Marie June 22, 2021
Crime R. Kelly Transferred To Same Prison As Ghislaine Maxwell: Report Ahead of his sex trafficking case in New York, R. Kelly's been transferred to a Brooklyn prison where Jeffrey Epstein's accused accomplice is also being held. By Aron A. June 23, 2021
Pop Culture Ahmaud Arbery's Killers Sentenced To Life In Prison "Raising you was the honour of my life and I’m very proud of you," Wanda Cooper-Jones said to her late son during today's sentencing. By Hayley Hynes January 07, 2022
Pop Culture Josh Duggar Convicted Of Child Porn Charges, Could Face 20 Years In Prison The “19 Kids and Counting” star was previously accused of molesting several of his sisters. By Hayley Hynes December 10, 2021
Crime Young Dolph Murder Suspect Justin Johnson Hit With Sex Offender Charges Justin Johnson is dealing with more than just murder charges. By Alexander Cole January 17, 2022
Crime Supreme Court Upholds Bill Cosby's Overturned Conviction The U.S. Supreme Court decided against re-filing charges against Bill Cosby after his sexual assault conviction was overturned last summer. By Aron A. March 07, 2022
Crime Kodak Black Pleads Guilty To Gun Charge: Report Kodak Black is facing two to seven years in prison for the gun charge in Niagara County. By Aron A. March 12, 2020