Crime

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Crime Actor Micah Beals Arrested for Vandalizing George Floyd Statue Actor Micah Beals has been arrested for vandalizing a George Floyd statue. By Cole Blake October 25, 2021
Sports MLB Star Yasiel Puig Sued For Alleged Sexual Assault At Lakers Game: Report The former MLB star is accused of forcing a woman into a restroom before sexually assaulting her. By Erika Marie October 29, 2020
Crime NBA Youngboy Investigated Over Alleged Brutal Assault Youngboy Never Broke Again is being investigated for an alleged assault in Texas. By Alex Zidel October 26, 2020
Crime Diplo Responds To Restraining Order & Revenge Porn Allegations A woman claims that the DJ hired a private investigator to follow her and has "distributed pornography images of her." By Erika Marie November 17, 2020
Music Kanye West May Face Assault Charges For Attacking A Fan Last Month Kanye may face assault charges for allegedly attacking a fan outside of a Los Angeles hotel last month. By Brianna Lawson February 19, 2022
Pop Culture Johnson & Johnson Sued Over Alleged Carcinogenic Baby Power & Targeting Black Women Ben Crump's latest effort to get justice for the Black community. By Taya Coates July 28, 2021
Crime NXIVM Cult Leader Keith Raniere Receives 120-Year Prison Sentence Prosecutors accused Raniere of leading an all-women sex cult where he branded his victims and forced them to perform sex acts. By Erika Marie October 28, 2020
Music LaKeith Stanfield Says You Can't Be Pro-Black & Pro-Gangster Rap In a lengthy message, the award-winning actor told fans to stop glorifying music that encourages violence. By Erika Marie November 02, 2022
Gram Boosie Says Rappers Are Targets As He Grieves Takeoff: "This Rap Sh*t Wack" Boosie has long stated that being a rapper is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. By Erika Marie November 01, 2022
Gossip Yaya Mayweather Changes Plea To No Contest In Assault Case: Report After previously entering a guilty plea in the case of her allegdly stabbing YoungBoy's BM, Yaya has a change of heart. By Balen Mautone October 19, 2022
Politics Jim Jones Celebrates Joe Biden's Pot Pardons: "Finally Done Something Correct" Jim Jones is happy but still skeptical of what's ahead for weed legalization. By Rex Provost October 08, 2022
Gossip Bay Area-Based Rapper Kafani Receives 7-Year Sentence In Identity Theft Scheme 42-year-old Amir Rashad is best known for tracks like "Fast" and "She Ready Now." By Hayley Hynes September 16, 2022