Crime

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Music YNW Melly Loses Lawsuit Over Harsh Jail Conditions YNW Melly has been in jail since 2019, when authorities charged him with two counts of first-degree murder. By Cole Blake August 27, 2025
Music T-Hood's Family Hires Lawyer To "Uncover Facts" After Fatal Shooting T-Hood's family have secured legal counsel following the rapper's death on August 9 as they seek insight into exactly what happened. By Devin Morton August 24, 2025
Crime Diddy Gets A Lot of Claims In His Former Artist Sara Rivers’ Lawsuit Tossed Out By Judge Diddy picked Sara Rivers to be a member of the early 2000s group Da Band from the reality TV series Making the Band. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 14, 2025
Music Brian McKnight Asks Judge To Help Him Serve Jaguar Wright With Defamation Lawsuit Brian McKnight accused Jaguar Wright of spreading lies online about his alleged relationship dynamics and sexual activity. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 14, 2025
Sports Shannon Sharpe Accused Of Raping His Ex Girlfriend And Threatening To "Ruin" Her This is a separate case to Shannon Sharpe's bombshell $50 million lawsuit from an anonymous woman alleging sexual assault. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2025
Music Matt Ox Breaks Silence After Arrest For Drug Charges Matt Ox originally went viral back in 2017 for dropping his breakout single, "Overwhelming," at the age of 12. By Cole Blake April 16, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Receives New Charges In Fraud & Gun Case YB's case is toughening up. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2024
Crime Cesar Pina Reportedly Attempting To Secure Plea Deal In Fraud Case Cesar Pina is still battling his case. By Alexander Cole May 01, 2024
Music Young Thug & His Lawyer Fist Bump In Court And Fans Want The Image To Be An Album Cover Young Thug remains on trial. By Alexander Cole April 30, 2024
Music U.S. Attorney Reveals Text Messages Between Diddy And Alleged Victims They do not paint Diddy in a good light. By Elias Andrews September 19, 2024
Music Charlamagne Tha God Scrutinizes Diddy’s Inner Circle Amid Indictment What did Diddy's friends do about all this? By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 19, 2024
Music Diddy To Stay In Jail Despite Unfathomable Bail Proposal Diddy won't be getting out on bail. By Cole Blake September 17, 2024