Crime

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TV "Cheer" College Sued For Covering Up Sexual Assault There is more controversy for school made famous by "Cheer". By Ben Mock April 28, 2023
Music Nicki Minaj Insinuates Amsterdam Arrest Was Racial Profiling, Brings Up Ari Lennox's Experience Nicki Minaj spoke on Ari Lennox's 2021 arrest in the city, which happened for bizarre reasons that suggest discrimination. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 26, 2024
Music Kanye West Sued By Donna Summer’s Estate Over “I Feel Love” Sample On "Good (Don't Die)" "GOOD (DON'T DIE)" contains an unauthorized interpolation of Donna Summer's "I Feel Good." By Aron A. February 27, 2024
Music Trey Songz Gets Another Sexual Assault Lawsuit Dropped While the singer still deals with these accusations in the public eye, this is the second dropped lawsuit against him in about a month. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2024
Music YNW Melly Awaits His Murder Retrial As His Lawyer Blasts Florida Prosecutors YNW Melly's first trial for alleged double murder ended in a mistrial, and Bradford Cohen thinks the court has failed his client. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2024
Music Desiigner Violated Pretrial Release Terms In Public Masturbation Case, He Admits The rapper could now face unforeseen prison time. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 10, 2023
Life Young Dolph Murder Suspect, Hernandez Govan, Receives $90K Bond Friends, fans, and family are upset to see the man suspected of killing Dolph facing such a low bail. By Hayley Hynes May 11, 2023
Music R Kelly's Lawyer Explains Why More Celebrities Haven't Testified In Diddy Trial The Diddy trial has featured a few high-profile names on the stand, namely Kid Cudi and Sean Combs' former partner Cassie Ventura. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Crime Bobby Shmurda Allegedly Caught With $52K Worth Of Crack, His Lawyer Says He's Innocent More details emerge in the case of Bobby Shmurda and GS9, with his lawyer claiming innocence, and some sources reporting that crack, marijuana and guns were found. By Patrick Lyons December 18, 2014
TV "The Chi" Actress Sonja Sohn Arrested On Cocaine, Marijuana Charges Sonja Sohn is the latest "The Chi" cast member to fall on the wrong side of the law. By Devin Ch July 21, 2019
Crime Tekashi 6ix9ine's Updated Mugshot With Dark Hair Leaks Online A courtroom sketch was also released to the public. By Alex Zidel September 18, 2019
Music Kenneth Petty Pleads Guilty To Not Registering As Sex Offender In California: Report Nicki Minaj's husband will reportedly be sentenced early next year. By Joshua Robinson September 10, 2021