Crime

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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 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 Offset Fires Back At Jewellers In $400K Lawsuit Offset has asked that a celebrity jewellers' lawsuit against him for allegedly failing to pay for $400K worth of jewelry be dismissed. By Lynn S. May 27, 2020
Crime R. Kelly's Lawyer Slams State Law Prohibiting People With STD's From Having Sex R. Kelly's lawyer claims the state laws prohibiting his client from having sex because of his STD's is "unconstitutional." By Aron A. March 03, 2020
Sports NFL's Steve Weatherford Pleads For Return Of Stolen 2012 Super Bowl Ring Steve Weatherford, a former New York Giants punter, wrote that someone stole his ring from his car. By Erika Marie March 03, 2020
Crime Dr. Dre's Home Hit By Burglars After Brain Aneurysm Hospitalization Dr. Dre's home was nearly burglarized last night after news broke of the producer's hospitalization. By Alex Zidel January 06, 2021
Crime Rae Sremmurd's Half-Brother Charged In Father's Murder: Report Rae Sremmurd's half-brother Michael Sullivan has been charged with the first-degree murder of his father. By Alex Zidel March 17, 2021
Crime Knoxville School Shooting Leaves 1 Student Dead, 1 Officer Injured: Report The unidentified student reportedly barricaded himself inside a restroom. By Erika Marie April 13, 2021
Crime Men Charged With Ahmaud Arbery's Killing Plead Not Guilty To Hate Crime After being indicted on federal hate crime charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William Bryan have pleaded not guilty to the charges. By Mitch Findlay May 12, 2021
Crime Jack Harlow's DJ Alleges Shooting Victim Assaulted Him, Claims Self-Defense: Report Court docs show Ronnie O'Bannon claims Kasmira Nash assaulted him twice before she was shot & killed in a Kentucky nightclub, By Erika Marie May 17, 2021
Music Mac From No Limit Is Being Released From Prison After serving 21 years behind bars, a Louisiana Parole Board voted to grant the rapper clemency. By Madusa S. February 23, 2021
Gossip Tory Lanez Swerved Process Server By Denying His Identity: Report Lanez is reportedly being sued by "Love & Hip Hop" star Prince, but a process server claims Lanez denied his identity when being served. By Erika Marie April 10, 2021