Crime

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Music Sean Kingston & His Mother Must Pay Fraud Victim Almost $40K Sean Kingston and Janice Turner were convicted of a $1 million fraud scheme and will now serve their respective sentences. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Relationships T'yanna Wallace's Friends React To Her Posting BF's $1M Bail: "Biggie Would Be So Pissed Right Now" The 29-year-old's beau was arrested after allegedly taking down a mother and a toddler with his car before fleeing the scene. By Hayley Hynes September 03, 2022
Crime Prosecutors Claim Young Thug Rapped About Shooting At YFN Lucci's Mother During Thug's hearing, prosecutors read off lyrics that they claim to serve as a type of admission to the crime against Lucci's mom. By Erika Marie June 04, 2022
Crime Tory Lanez Clowned After Arrest Report Lists Him As 5'3" & 120 Pounds Tory Lanez was arrested last night while in the car with Megan Thee Stallion, and Twitter is having fun after learning his height and weight. By Alex Zidel July 14, 2020
Music Memphis Bleek Scolds Van Lathan For Breaking Down Jay-Z Lawsuit's Allegations Folks continue to debate around these harrowing claims. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 15, 2024
Music Ray J Claims Someone Just Tried To Shoot Him Ray J says he recently survived an attempt on his life. By Cole Blake November 12, 2024
Music Megan Thee Stallion Wins Five Year Restraining Order Against Tory Lanez She got her wish. By Elias Andrews January 09, 2025
Music Blueface Draws All Sorts Of Fan Reactions Following His Prison Sentence Whether it was people commenting on Blueface's career, his choices, or his relationship drama, fans seem quite divided on this. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2024
Music Police Clarify Celeste Rivas’ Body Was Not Decapitated Or Frozen Police found Celeste Rivas' body in the trunk of a vehicle registered to the singer, D4vd, back in September. By Cole Blake November 25, 2025
Music Drake Posts Tory Lanez Petition Demanding His Freedom Drake's support for Tory Lanez comes amid the incarcerated MC's prison stabbing and alleged new evidence supposedly proving his innocence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2025
Music Silento Breaks Silence After Getting Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Killing His Cousin Silento, best known for his song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)," pleaded guilty to charges related to the killing on Wednesday. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025
Pop Culture Charleston White Reportedly Arrested For Alleged Assault With A Deadly Weapon Charleston White is in more legal trouble. By Caroline Fisher February 19, 2025