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Crime Tekashi 6ix9ine Ordered Gang Beatdown On Trippie Redd: Day 2 Trial Updates Tekashi 6ix9ine admits to calling an attack on his rival Trippie Redd. By Alex Zidel September 18, 2019
Music Judge In Diddy Trial Delays Jury Selection Due To Fear That Jurors Will Get "Cold Feet" According to Judge Arun Subramanian's latest ruling, opening statements in the Diddy trial will immediately follow this jury selection phase. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 09, 2025
Music Brian McKnight Asks Judge To Help Him Serve Jaguar Wright With Defamation Lawsuit Brian McKnight accused Jaguar Wright of spreading lies online about his alleged relationship dynamics and sexual activity. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 14, 2025
Music Lil Durk's Lawyer Believes Only "Weak-Legged" Prosecutors Take Hip-Hop RICO Cases Lil Durk is the subject of a federal murder-for-hire case, which doesn't actually have any racketeering charges to make it a RICO. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025
Music Diddy's Lawyer Reportedly Saved A Man's Life In Courtroom Before Judge's Bond Denial While defense attorney Marc Agnifilo was disappointed in the judge's bond decision, he's happy with the Diddy trial's verdict. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 05, 2025
Music Joe Tacopina Blasts Prosecutors After Diddy's Not Guilty Verdict The jury in Diddy's highly-publicized trial found him not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering on Wednesday. By Cole Blake July 02, 2025
Music Diddy Prosecutors Drop Kidnapping And Select Sex Trafficking Charges The move from prosecutors in Diddy's sex trafficking and racketeering trial comes just before closing arguments. By Cole Blake June 25, 2025
Music Diddy's Businesses Removed From Dawn Richard's Ongoing Abuse Lawsuit While many of Diddy's companies are in the clear for now, Dawn Richard is reportedly prepping a second complaint. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 16, 2025
Music The Diddy Trial Begins: 5 Burning Questions We Still Need Answers For After the first day of federal trial and its jury selection process, there are many nebulous and crucial mysteries around the Diddy trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 13, 2025
Music Kanye West Declares He Will Never Apologize To Jay-Z & Beyonce Despite Alleged Legal Threats Kanye West is also going at the Kardashian family for alleged sex trafficking and for separating him from his children. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Addresses Sexual Assault Trial's Verdict & Young Thug's Visit Metro Boomin was cleared by a jury this week after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting and impregnating her in 2016. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2025
Music Young Thug Attends Metro Boomin's Sexual Assault Trial To Support His "Longtime Friend" Vanessa LeMaistre brought the lawsuit against Metro Boomin, accusing him of taking advantage of her back in 2016. By Cole Blake September 24, 2025