Crime

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Music D4vd Hit With Wrongful Death Lawsuit From Celeste Rivas’s Parents The wrongful death complaint names D4vd and members of his business and personal circle in Celeste Rivas’s death. By Erika Marie September 08, 2026
Music Lil Durk Trial Could Face Delay Until 2026 Due To "Complex" Case Lil Durk and his legal team disagree with prosecutors and defense attorneys, as he wants to face trial this October as previously scheduled. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 12, 2025
Music Milagro Gramz Seeks To Overturn $75K Judgment In Megan Thee Stallion Case After a judge denied her request to pause payment, Milagro Gramz is pursuing a new legal strategy to overturn the verdict. By Erika Marie July 20, 2026
Pop Culture Desiree Smith Denies Being Intoxicated & Underage In 2Pac Sex Tape The woman featured in a sex tape with 2Pac, who police claimed to have been intoxicated and underage, says she was neither. By Cole Blake July 13, 2022
Music YNW Melly's Legal Team Issues Strong Statement Blasting His Bond Denial YNW Melly has been in prison for over seven years despite a mistrial in 2023 and allegedly inhumane conditions he's suffered behind bars. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2026
Pop Culture LisaRaye McCoy Reveals She Shot Someone & Has Been To Jail More Than Once, Disses Ari Fletcher LisaRaye was the first guest on TMZ's "It's Tricky with Raquel Harper" podcast. By Hayley Hynes February 10, 2022
Music Yung Miami's 'Spend Dat' Challenge Leads To Woman's Arrest Police say a social media video featuring Yung Miami's "Spend Dat" challenge helped investigators build an organized retail theft case. By Erika Marie June 29, 2026
Music Trey Songz Dodges Prison Time For Alleged Fight At New York Club As long as Trey Songz doesn't get into legal trouble in the next year, he will not go to jail for this nightclub incident. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2026
Crime Drunk Woman Grinds On Cop While Getting Arrested: Watch Viral Clip Watch this Alabama grad. student grind on a cop during her arrest. By Kevin Goddard October 26, 2019
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 Judge In Lil Durk Case Scolds Prosecution And Grants Motion To Sever Charges Lil Durk is about to go on trial for murder-for-hire, and with his legal team fighting hard, he is gaining some ground. By Alexander Cole July 14, 2026
Music Cassie Has Moved Out Of The U.S. After $20 Mil Diddy Settlement New court documents revealed that Cassie Ventura does not plan on returning to the United States anytime soon. By Erika Marie June 02, 2026