Crime

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Pop Culture Casanova Co-Defendant Sentenced To 20+ Years In Prison: Report Casanova's sentencing is expected to take place on December 16th; he faces up to 60 years in prison. By Hayley Hynes August 19, 2022
Life Tee Grizzley's California Home Targeted By Burglars Who Took $1M In Jewelry & Cash The 28-year-old has been mourning the death of PnB Rock, and now he's faced with another tragedy. By Hayley Hynes September 17, 2022
Crime Kodak Black's Lawyer Says Oxy Pills Found During Arrest Are Prescribed Kodak Black was reportedly prescribed oxycodone pills to deal with chronic pain after he was shot in February. By Aron A. July 20, 2022
Crime Trey Songz Accused Of "Brutal Rape" By Third Accuser, Sued For $20 Million: Report The woman claims she fled the scene and left in an Uber, and when the driver saw she was in distress, they took her to a hospital. By Erika Marie February 15, 2022
Politics Joe Biden Signs Bill Making Lynching A Federal Hate Crime For First Time In U.S. History Anyone convicted could face upwards of 30 years in prison for their crimes. By Hayley Hynes March 29, 2022
Pop Culture Nicki Minaj Seemingly Doubles Down On Kenneth Petty's Innocence After Footage Of Accuser Leaks A video of Jennifer Hough detailing her case against Kenneth Petty circulates online. By Aron A. August 25, 2022
Music B.G. Pleads With Judge For Early Prison Release After completing 8 years of his 14-year-long jail sentence, B.G. wrote a letter to the judge asking for an early release. By Kevin Quinitchett May 14, 2021
Music Tay-K's Mugshot Leaks After 55-Year Prison Sentence For Murder Tay-K looks very disgruntled in his new mugshot. By Alex Zidel August 14, 2019
Society Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing & Killing His 3 Year-Old Stepdaughter Police are still investigating the crime. By David Saric April 05, 2018
Music YG's Artist Sad Boy Loko Reportedly Arrested For Attempted Murder Sad Boy Loko of YG's 4Hunnid records is currently being held on attempted murder charges. By Mitch Findlay August 07, 2018
Music Diddy Accuses NBC Of Knowingly Rushing Documentary About Him In Defamation Case "Diddy: The Making Of A Bad Boy" resulted in his $100 million defamation lawsuit against NBCUniversal and Peacock ahead of his sentencing. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 13, 2025
Music DJ Quik's Son Hit With Conviction For 2022 Murder DJ Quik's son David Marvin Blake Jr. was arrested the day after a fatal 2022 shooting, and was held in custody on a $2 million bond. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 05, 2025