Crime

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Crime Officer Who Killed Atatiana Jefferson In Her Home Has Been Indicted For Murder Her family is ready for the long road ahead of them. By Erika Marie December 21, 2019
Crime Jay-Z's Cannabis Company Accused Of Weed Smuggling In New Lawsuit: Report Monogram's parent company faces accusations of illegally shipping cannabis from California to New York for an event with Jay-Z. By Aron A. March 10, 2023
Crime Jeffrey Epstein Threatened To Feed Rape Victim To Alligators: Lawsuit A new lawsuit claims Jeffrey Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell sexually assaulted a woman then threatened to feed her to alligators if she said anything publicly. By Aron A. March 31, 2021
Pop Culture Harvey Weinstein Hospitalized After Overturning Of Rape Conviction: "He’s Somewhat Of A Train Wreck Health Wise" Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction was overturned earlier in the week. By Cole Blake April 28, 2024
Music SlimeLife Shawty Blames Young Thug’s Lawyer For His YSL Plea Deal SlimeLife Shawty was one of a few YSL affiliates who testified against Young Thug and company during the RICO trial last year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 10, 2025
Music DaBaby Accepts Plea Deal In Assault Case To Avoid Jail Time For those unaware, the case came about after DaBaby allegedly sucker punched the homeowner of a music video location. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2024
Music UK Rapper Ratlin Calls Top5 A "Police Bwoy" After Top's Stabbing Top5 was in London for his friend Drake's Wireless Festival takeover, and he narrowly escaped an attempt on his life. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 14, 2025
Crime Arizona Man Plotted Mass Shooting At Atlanta Rap Show To Incite Race War He never reached the point of choosing a specific target. By Lavender Alexandria June 12, 2024
Pop Culture Quando Rondo Didn't Sustain Injuries In Los Angeles Shooting, Rep Confirms A video of the "ABG" rapper screaming as police arrived at his Escalade to help his injured (and now deceased) friend has been circulating online. By Hayley Hynes August 20, 2022
Politics Lawyer Who Got Gunna Out Of Prison To Represent Donald Trump Donald Trump has recruited Steve Sadow. By Caroline Fisher August 24, 2023
Crime Tory Lanez Files Motion For New Trial In Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Case Tory's attorneys claim the rapper didn't receive a fair trial after the judge "erroneously allowed" an Instagram post into evidence. By Aron A. March 30, 2023
Crime Rich The Kid Arrested For Concealed Weapon At LAX: Report Police say they discovered a loaded weapon in Rich The Kid's luggage. By Aron A. March 15, 2021