Crime

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Crime 2 Dead, 7 Injured After Shooting While Filming Music Video A group was ambushed while filming a music video. By Cole Blake December 28, 2019
TV Netflix's "Don't F**k With Cats" Killer Denied Early Release Amid Coronavirus Luka Magnotta, the convicted murderer from Netflix's "Don't F**k With Cats" series, will not be released from prison despite risk of contracting coronavirus. By Lynn S. May 14, 2020
Crime Fyre Festival Billy McFarland Wants 6ix9ine-Type Treatment Fyre Festival fraudster Billy McFarland cites Tekashi 6ix9ine's "compassionate release" for grounds to be released himself. By Aron A. April 15, 2020
Crime Mariah Carey & Ex-Assistant Refuse To Settle Extortion Case Mariah Carey and her former assistant have failed to reach a settlement in their legal battle, in which Mariah has accused her of attempting to extort her. By Lynn S. March 13, 2020
Crime LaToya Ratlieff Speaks Out After Police Shoots Her In The Face During Protest LaToya Ratlieff was shot in the face with rubber bullets at a Florida protest and she is unsure if she will regain vision in her right eye. By Alex Zidel June 09, 2020
Crime DaBaby Sued By Woman Claiming To Be Slap Victim DaBaby has been hit with a lawsuit by Tyronesha Laws, the woman claiming to be the victim of his attack at his Tampa concert last weekend. By Lynn S. March 13, 2020
Crime Congress Approves Legislation Making Lynching A Federal Hate Crime It only took 120 years, but lynching is finally considered a federal hate crime in the U.S. By Kevin Goddard February 27, 2020
Crime Orlando Rapper LPB Poody Injured During Fatal Drive-By Shooting: Report Orlando rapper LPB Poody is recovering from a shooting that left two others injured and a high school senior dead. By Erika Marie April 28, 2020
Music Jay-Z & Yo Gotti File Lawsuits For 152 Inmates Against Mississippi DOC Jay-Z and Yo Gotti filed a second civil lawsuit via their Team ROC prison reform initiative against the Mississippi Department of Corrections on behalf of 152 inmates. By Keenan Higgins February 26, 2020
Crime Cuba Gooding Jr. Accused Of Raping Woman At Mercer Hotel In 2013: Report The actor is facing a lawsuit from a woman who claims he sexually assaulted her seven years ago. By Erika Marie August 18, 2020
Crime Rapper Bris Shot Dead In Sacramento Near Car Crash Site: Report Sacramento rapper Bris was found shot to death in his hometown on Father's Day. By Erika Marie June 22, 2020
Sports Allen Iverson's $500K Worth Of Jewelry Returned After Thief Turns Himself In To Police The suspect confessed to the crime. By Erika Marie January 28, 2020