Crime

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Crime Gabby Petito’s Family Visit Wyoming Lake Near Where The 22-Year-Old’s Body Was Found Gabby’s father, Joseph, shared a sweet tribute to his daughter on Twitter. By Hayley Hynes October 16, 2021
Society FBI Agents Accuse Chicago Drill Scene For Violent Crimes Following FBG Duck Murder Arrests Prosecutors credited cracking the murder case to Windy City's rap scene, music videos. By Nancy Jiang October 16, 2021
Music FTN Bae Celebrates Her "First Victory In Court" Against OTF Rapper Doodie Lo FTN Bae shares the news that the restraining order filed against her by Doodie Lo was dismissed by the courts. By Joshua Robinson January 07, 2022
Crime London On Da Track's Mom Testifies In R. Kelly Trial: Report Cheryl Mack was once Kelly's assistant and claimed that she witnessed an encounter between Kelly and a woman who has accused him of sexual abuse. By Erika Marie September 17, 2021
Crime 42 Dugg Arrested By Federal Agents After Failing To Surrender 42 Dugg was supposed to serve a six-month sentence stemming from his illegal gun possession case. By Alexander Cole May 05, 2022
Relationships Blueface & Chrisean Rock Caught Hugged Up Outside Of Club Following Her Arrest It looks as if the rapper has forgiven Chrisean for reportedly breaking into his home, stealing his car, and being caught with his property in Oklahoma. By Erika Marie March 14, 2022
Music NY Lawmakers Want To Restrict The Use Of Rap Lyrics As Evidence In Court The "Rap Music On Trial" legislation is intended to protect First Amendment rights and prevent prosecutors from using artistic expression as evidence in criminal trials. By Aron A. November 22, 2021
Pop Culture Amber Heard Fails Attempt To Get Johnny Depp Defamation Case Thrown Out So far, we've only heard from Depp and his legal team, meaning it will soon be Heard's turn to tell her story. By Hayley Hynes May 03, 2022
Crime R. Kelly Won't Testify During Trial, Lawyer Says R. Kelly's lawyer is doubtful that the singer will testify. By Aron A. September 22, 2021
Music YNW Melly's Manager Says Rapper Will Be Home In 2 Months YNW Melly may be coming home soon, according to his manager. By Alex Zidel January 13, 2022
Pop Culture Terrence Howard Believes We "Have To Respect" Jussie Smollett Jury's Decision He also added "if they had gotten away with it" then there may have been a "very scary and very ugly" situation between Black people and MAGA. By Erika Marie December 14, 2021
Crime Ron Jeremy Indicted On Over 30 Counts Of Sexual Assault, Rape: Report The adult film icon pleaded not guilty to all of the charges and faces over 300 years in prison if convicted. By Erika Marie August 26, 2021