Crime

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Pop Culture Nicki Minaj Seemingly Doubles Down On Kenneth Petty's Innocence After Footage Of Accuser Leaks A video of Jennifer Hough detailing her case against Kenneth Petty circulates online. By Aron A. August 25, 2022
Crime R. Kelly Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Sex Trafficking & Racketeering After being found guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking, R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. By Cole Blake June 29, 2022
Crime R. Kelly Allegedly Offered $1M To Recover Incriminating Sex Tape With "Young Lady": Report A former associate of R. Kelly testified that he saw a video of the singer "with a young lady having sex." By Aron A. August 24, 2022
Gossip Tiffany Haddish & Aries Spears Lawsuit Dismissed, Accuser Issues Statement: Report This all occurred just one day after news was shared that they'd settled out of court. By Erika Marie September 20, 2022
Crime Kevin Spacey To "Voluntarily Appear" In Court To Defend Himself Against Sexual Assault Charges Kevin Spacey, facing several sexual assault charges, has announced that he will appear in a U.K. court to defend himself. By Cole Blake May 31, 2022
Crime Nipsey Hussle: Convicted Killer's Sentencing Postponed Eric Holder, who was convicted of first-degree murder in July, is currently awaiting his fate. By hnhh September 19, 2022
Crime Pooh Shiesty Hit With 63-Month Prison Sentence Pooh Shiesty's sentence was officially handed down today. By Alexander Cole April 20, 2022
Crime Slim Jxmmi Arrested At LAX Over Georgia Drug Case, His Lawyer Responds Slim Jxmmi was detained at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday after border agents found a warrant for his arrest. By hnhh August 09, 2022
Crime Kamaiyah Arrested For Bringing Loaded Handgun Into Airport Kamaiyah has been arrested for allegedly carrying a loaded handgun in her bag at the airport. By Cole Blake September 07, 2022
Pop Culture Polo G's Attorney Calls Out "Childish" Miami PD For Releasing "Redacted" Body Cam Footage Miami PD has told TMZ that they're not responsible for the leaked video. By Hayley Hynes July 10, 2022
Pop Culture Roddy Ricch Won't Face Charges Following Governors Ball Weapons Arrest Roddy didn't make it to Gov Ball, but he did have a message for the NYPD during his Hot 97 Summer Jam show yesterday. By Hayley Hynes June 13, 2022
Crime Producer Bandplay's Brother Accused Of Murdering Mom & Dad: Report Bandplay paid tribute to his father and stepmother on Instagram after news emerged of their deaths. By Aron A. April 20, 2022