Crime

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Crime Nicki Minaj's Husband Requesting Trial Delay, Says He's Unprepared Kenneth Petty could be going back to prison after he failed to register as a sex offender in California. By Bianca Alvarado June 10, 2021
Music Unfoonk Speaks On How His Brother Young Thug Helped Him Out Of A Life Sentence Unfoonk talks about how his younger brother Young Thug helped him avoid spending his life in prison. By Alex Zidel April 22, 2021
TV Ceaser Emanuel Names Which "Black Ink Crew" Star Stole $5K From His Shop A longtime friend who starred alongside Ceaser on the VH1 series was caught stealing cash from the register. "It broke my heart," says Ceaser. By Erika Marie April 22, 2021
Politics Trump Organization Being Investigated In "Criminal Capacity," Says Officials: Report The investigation first launched in 2019 as a civil matter has now reportedly shifted. By Erika Marie May 19, 2021
Gram OTF Doodie Lo Denies Sexually Abusing Ex's Son, Lawyer Says Audio Is Edited The rapper got on IG Live with his lawyer where the attorney made accusations against the rapper's ex who earlier shared audio of her five-year-old. By Erika Marie October 28, 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
Pop Culture Ahmaud Arbery's Killers Found Guilty On All Hate Crime Counts In Federal Trial RIP Ahmaud Arbery. By Hayley Hynes February 22, 2022
Pop Culture Tory Lanez's Lawyer Confirms Rapper's DNA Was Excluded In "Inconclusive" Gun DNA Test 'Rolling Stone' journalist Nancy Dillon has been providing live updates from the courthouse. By Hayley Hynes April 05, 2022
Crime Ice Cube Files Lawsuit Against Robinhood For Unauthorized Use Of His Image Robinhood is the "antithesis of everything that Ice Cube stands for," the lawsuit against the financial service reportedly reads. By Aron A. March 31, 2021
Crime Webbie Concert Shooting Leaves One Dead, One Injured: Report Violence erupted outside of the venue and police are attempting to piece together what happened. By Erika Marie August 09, 2021
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