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Relationships Megan Thee Stallion Reveals How Tory Lanez Trial Impacts Her BF Pardison Fontaine During her testimony, the Houston native admitted to previously being intimate with the Canadian artist. By Hayley Hynes December 16, 2022
Life XXXTentacion Trial: Jury Is Out For Deliberation This trial has been a wild ride that even included the defense trying to get Drake to testify. By Erika Marie March 08, 2023
Pop Culture Live Nation's Request To Dismiss Lawsuit In Drakeo The Ruler's Death Denied By Judge The judge is siding with Drakeo's brother, Ralfy the Plug, ensuring that the lawsuit will go forward. By Isaac Fontes January 14, 2023
Crime Rapper Yung Corleon Sentenced To 27 Years For Sex Trafficking One victim, a 14-year-old, was reported missing in September 2019. By Erika Marie February 16, 2023
Music South African Rapper AKA Fatally Shot After being shot outside a restaurant, AKA passed away just a couple of weeks before he was set to drop a new album. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 11, 2023
Pop Culture Rich Dollaz Defends Daughter, Says She Shot Ex Because She Was Scared Ashley Trowers had a restraining order against the father of her child, and when he showed up at her job, she shot him. By Erika Marie January 31, 2023
Music ASAP Rocky Prosecutor Claims ASAP Relli Could Beat Rocky Up During Assault Trial John Lewin acknowledged an imbalanced power dynamic between the two that prevents a squabble. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 15, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Seeks To Sanction Tory Lanez's Friend For Disrespectful Deposition This request concerns Megan Thee Stallion's lawsuit against Milagro Gramz for allegedly spreading lies about the Tory Lanez case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2025
Sports Shannon Sharpe's Legal Team Explains Why He Wanted To Settle With Accuser For $10 Million Shannon Sharpe clarified that this $10 million settlement offer to his sexual assault accuser was not an admission of wrongdoing. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2025
Music Everything To Know About Diddy's Sentencing Today Diddy was acquitted on sex trafficking and racketeering charges, but was convicted for transportation to engage in prostitution. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025
Music Kevin Liles Sued For Alleged Sexual Assault During Def Jam Presidency Kevin Liles is an iconic figure in Def Jam history, but he's been accused of committing assault during his company tenure. By Elias Andrews February 27, 2025
Music Diddy's Lawyer Officially Quits On His Criminal Case Diddy has lost one of his six attorneys as the trial date for his criminal case regarding charges of alleged sex trafficking approaches. By Cole Blake February 24, 2025