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Music LAPD Officer Says He Copied Diddy & Cassie Video To Show His Wife The Diddy and Cassie video is a major talking point in his trial with Judge Subramanian stating that multiple versions were going to be used. By Zachary Horvath May 12, 2025
Gossip Former Bad Boy Artist Mark Curry Speaks On Diddy's Allegations Mark Curry compares Diddy's legal trouble to R. Kelly's. By Caroline Fisher November 18, 2023
Life Cuba Gooding Jr.'s Lawyer Claims Sex With His Accuser Was Consensual Cuba Gooding Jr.'s legal team plans to argue that sex with his rape accuser was consensual. By Cole Blake February 28, 2023
Music Melle Mel Arrested For Felony Domestic Violence Melle Mel is in some legal trouble. By Jake Lyda June 29, 2023
Music Diddy Claims CNN Destroyed The Only Video Of Him Assaulting Cassie & It Could Have Major Trial Implications The prosecution is hoping to use the video of Diddy hitting Cassie in an effort to show a history of behavior. By Cole Blake March 13, 2025
Pop Culture Johnny Depp's "Pirates 6" Paycheck Would've Been $22.5 Million, According To His Agent Depp previously said that he wouldn't bring back Jack Sparrow, even if Disney offered him $300 million. By Hayley Hynes May 02, 2022
Relationships Kanye West Explains Recent Fight, Reveals He Was Upset Over Kim Kardashian Drama The father of four claims that his estranged wife has been keeping him from seeing their kids. By Hayley Hynes January 15, 2022
Crime Daunte Wright Case: Officer Kim Potter Found Guilty Of Manslaughter She reportedly said she accidentally fired her gun instead of her Taser when shooting the 20-year-old during a traffic stop. By Erika Marie December 23, 2021
Music Drake Doubles Down On UMG Payola Claims With New Motion For Discovery Drake may have played nice with iHeartMedia, but the rapper is adamant about learning the truth with UMG's marketing tactics. By Elias Andrews March 03, 2025
Pop Culture Andrew Tate Won’t Be Going To Trial In His Trafficking Case…But There’s A Catch Will this turn out to be just a setback or a victory for the Tate brothers? By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 19, 2024
Music Rihanna & ASAP Rocky’s Mother Support Him In Court Amid Assault Trial Rihanna made a rare appearance in court today. By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2025
Politics Boosie Badazz Fires Back At Backlash To His Pardon Request From Donald Trump Boosie Badazz doesn't think the backlash is fair. By Cole Blake January 23, 2025