Crime

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Music Machine Gun Kelly Lashes Out At Whomever Vandalized His Tour Bus With Homophobic Slurs MGK is not amused. By Rex Provost August 06, 2022
Crime Waukesha Tragedy: 8-Year-Old Jackson Sparks Dies From Injuries The young boy underwent brain surgery but sadly didn't survive. The five others who perished were all adults. Jackson's brother was also injured. By Erika Marie November 23, 2021
Gossip Fetty Wap Allegedly Charged With Dealing Heroin & Fentanyl, Using Firearms: Arrest Update Fetty Wap and five others were arrested prior to his Rolling Loud set. By Hayley Hynes October 29, 2021
Crime Benny The Butcher Shot In Leg During Attempted Robbery Benny was at a Houston Walmart when men pulled up on him and his crew. By Alexander Cole November 15, 2020
Sports Jahreau Shepherd, MMA Fighter, Stabbed To Death At Birthday Party Jahreau Shepherd was celebrating his 30th birthday when he was reportedly stabbed and killed. By Erika Marie July 14, 2020
Crime 1 Dead, 1 Injured After Shooting At Breonna Taylor Protest One protester is dead and another is injured after a gunman opened fire on a crowd in Louisville, Kentucky. By Cole Blake June 28, 2020
Politics Far-Right Internet Personality 'Baked Alaska' Arrested By FBI In Capitol Riot Probe The former Buzzfeed staffer was arrested for his participation in the January 6th riot at the Capitol. By Madusa S. January 16, 2021
Crime Jussie Smollett Mugshot Released, Actor To Be Held In Protective Custody Jussie Smollett's mugshot circulates online, and the actor's team demands protective custody while he serves time. By Jordan Schenkman March 11, 2022
Pop Culture Kim Kardashian Slams "SKKN" Trademark Lawsuit As A "Shakedown" The 41-year-old is no stranger to lawsuits over her beauty products. By Hayley Hynes June 28, 2022
Pop Culture 21 Savage Shares His Thoughts On Young Thug & Gunna's RICO Arrest 21 and Math Hoffa talked street politics in Atlanta on "My Expert Opinion." By Hayley Hynes June 07, 2022
Crime Nick Cannon Debates 6ix9ine Being Used By FBI Nick Cannon believes that Tekashi 6ix9ine was a pawn for the FBI in order to destroy an entire community. By Erika Marie February 12, 2020
Crime Boosie Badazz Briefly Taken Into Custody Before Concert Prior to taking the stage in South Carolina, Boosie Badazz found himself handcuffed in police custody. By Mitch Findlay March 09, 2020