Crime

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Pop Culture NBA YoungBoy Plans To Tour The U.S. After Beating Federal Gun Charges The 22-year-old isn't totally in the clear yet – he's still got his Louisiana gun charge to deal with down the road. By Hayley Hynes July 16, 2022
Music Woman Says Lawyer Offered Her Bribe To Lie About Trey Songz In Sexual Assault Case Mariah Thielen claims that the lawyer for Songz's alleged victim tried to pay her to lie about the singer. By Rex Provost August 15, 2022
Gossip Nipsey Hussle's Alleged Killer Eric Holder's Trial Delayed Again Eric Holder's trial has been pushed back to later this year after he reportedly refused to leave his cell for a court hearing. By Alex Zidel May 11, 2021
Music Bay Area Rapper Cutty Banks Shot & Killed The rapper was shot and killed over the weekend. By Madusa S. December 23, 2020
Music Bobby Shmurda Shows Love To NBA Youngboy & Casanova Bobby Shmurda advocates for the freedom of Youngboy Never Broke Again and Casanova. By Alex Zidel March 25, 2021
Crime Chicago Mom Charged After Son, 8, Takes Gun To School & It Accidentally Goes Off: Report A 7-year-old was treated after a bullet grazed his abdomen. Police reportedly claim "the student said his mother's boyfriend put the gun" in his backpack. By Erika Marie May 19, 2022
Crime YFN Lucci's Attorneys File Emergency Bond Hearing After YSL Indictment Attorneys for YFN Lucci have scheduled an emergency bond hearing after Young Thug and Gunna were named in the YSL gang indictment. By Cole Blake May 18, 2022
Crime R. Kelly Got Engaged To Joycelyn Savage Ahead Of Sentencing: Report R. Kelly and Joycelyn Savage are reportedly engaged. By Aron A. July 11, 2022
Crime C-Murder Issues Statement On Non-Unanimous Jury Verdicts C-Murder calls it unconstitutional that thousands of inmates remain imprisoned due to non-unanimous jury verdicts. By Joshua Robinson August 05, 2021
Pop Culture Texas Department Of Public Safety Colonel Admits To Local Police's Wrongdoing In Uvalde Shooting "It was the wrong decision, period," Steven McCraw said of the authorities' decision to not immediately enter the classroom where Salvador Ramos was actively shooting. By Hayley Hynes May 27, 2022
Music Maino & Jim Jones Talk Young Thug & Gunna's Lyrics Being Used Against Them The rappers called out people who don't use Hollywood screenwriters or directors' violent films in court cases. By Erika Marie June 23, 2022
Crime Hitmaka's Alleged Assault Victim Files Restraining Order Against HIm The woman accusing Hitmaka of pistol-whipping her has filed a restraining order against him after claiming he threatened her. By Aron A. March 25, 2020