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Crime Young Thug Trial Update: Judge Excuses Several Jurors The judge heard from 13 jurors today, who asked to be excused from the YSL trial. By Aron A. January 25, 2023
Music Young Thug Trial: Attorney Spat Gets Out Of Hand, Sheriff's Deputy Intervenes The judge demanded that both attorneys "take it down a notch." By Caroline Fisher March 14, 2024
Music Lil Zay Osama Pleads Guilty In Federal Gun Case, Potential Prison Sentence Revealed Lil Zay Osama was initially charged back in September of 2022, and after various back and forths, he now awaits his sentence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2024
Music Diddy’s Latest Accuser Claims To Have Clothes From Alleged Assault Saved In Plastic Wrap Crystal McKinney, a former model, accuses Diddy of drugging and sexually assaulting her in 2003. By Caroline Fisher May 22, 2024
Sports Philadelphia High School Mourns The Tragic Murder Of 17-Year-Old Basketball Star Rest In Peace. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2025
Music Rich The Kid Allegedly Sued Over Hush Money Payment To Keep Pregnancy A Secret The rapper reportedly failed to pay a woman the full amount he promised her to keep her pregnancy by him a secret from his fiancée Tori Brixx. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 29, 2023
Music Fetty Wap Hit With Wild Post-Prison Requirements Wap can expect 5 years of scrunity after he gets out of prison. By Ben Mock June 11, 2023
Pop Culture Katt Williams Thinks Either Megan Thee Stallion Or Tory Lanez Aren't Being Truthful The comedian called it a "difficult situation" and didn't really pick a side, choosing to comment more on the blame game. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 04, 2024
Music Suge Knight Theorizes Why Diddy's Peers Aren't Speaking About His Sex Trafficking Trial Suge Knight weighed in on Diddy's ongoing criminal trial in New York City while speaking with Aubrey O’Day. By Cole Blake June 18, 2025
Sports LeBron James Welcomes Cyntoia Brown Home After Prison Release LeBron is happy to see Brown get justice. By Alexander Cole August 08, 2019
Music Young Thug YSL Trial's Juror Questionnaires Revealed: Report The questionnaires contain over 250 questions regarding jurors' knowledge of the case and its elements. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 07, 2023
Music The State Wants Lil Wayne & Birdman To Testify Against Young Thug The state's witness list includes 372 names, such as Lil Wayne, Birdman, and Rich Homie Quan. By Aron A. January 04, 2023