Crime

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Crime R. Kelly Beaten Up By Inmate: Report R. Kelly was reportedly attacked by another inmate in prison. By Alex Zidel August 27, 2020
Crime Pretty Ricky's Baby Blue Appears In Court For Using COVID Relief Loan To Buy Ferrari The feds want to seize the sportscar. By Karlton Jahmal January 10, 2021
Crime Lil Durk's Brother OTF DThang Shooting Death: More Details A police officer was reportedly also shot at the scene of OTF DThang's shooting death. By Alex Zidel June 08, 2021
Crime Joe Budden Turns Himself In To NYPD After being deemed a "wanted man" by the NYPD on Twitter last weekend, Joe Budden turned himself in this morning. By Patrick Lyons August 27, 2014
Pop Culture Bankroll Freddie Accused Of Drug Trafficking, But Wants His Jewelry Back Before Trial The Arkansas rapper is facing criminal charges, but wants to retrieve his jewelry that was seized in his arrest. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 04, 2022
Gossip James Wright Chanel Confirms Assault At Tamar Braxton Show, LeTroy Drops Chrisean Rock Receipts It's still unclear exactly what transpired at Tamar's concert this weekend, though Chrisean seems sure she's not in the wrong. By Hayley Hynes November 12, 2023
Music Diddy's Prospective Jury Pool Faces Questions About Sexual Violence Ahead Of Trial Jury selection will be continuing in Diddy's trial throughout the week with opening statements to follow on May 12th. By Cole Blake May 05, 2025
Pop Culture Taxstone Sentencing Delayed The podcaster's sentencing date is now set for May 25 of this year, seven years after the shooting that landed him in jail in the first place. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 23, 2023
Pop Culture Big Meech's Prison Release Prompts Celebratory Reactions All Over Social Media The hip-hop world welcomed Big Meech back with great force. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 17, 2024
Relationships Rihanna Went Behind ASAP Rocky's Back To Support Him At Assault Trial Rihanna was adamant about attending. By Cole Blake February 20, 2025
Music OJ Da Juiceman Arrested For Allegedly Pointing Gun At Police Officer OJ Da Juiceman and his legal team are already pushing back against the idea that it was him in the vehicle. By Cole Blake March 24, 2026
Pop Culture Tiffany Haddish DUI Blamed For Sudden Cancelation Of Kevin Hart Show Hart's comedy special was suddenly moved from December 15 to June 2024. By Ben Mock December 13, 2023