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Music EBK Jaaybo Reportedly Arrested For Weapon, Drug & Theft Charges EBK Jaaybo has been through a lot of legal issues this year, but he's also been able to drop new music amid these struggles. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2025
Music Diddy's Ex Bodyguard Alleges He's "Demonic" While Addressing Cassie's Trial Testimony Gene Deal reacted to Cassie's allegations in the Diddy trial, which include various accusations relating to sexual and workplace misconduct. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2025
Music HoodyBaby Charged In Connection To Alleged Nightclub Assault With Chris Brown Chris Brown was recently arrested in the United Kingdom and charged with one count of grievous bodily harm. By Caroline Fisher May 17, 2025
Music Aubrey O'Day Reveals She Won't Provide Witness Testimony During The Diddy Trial Previous reports suggested Aubrey O'Day would take the stand in the Diddy trial alongside her Danity Kane partner Dawn Richard. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2025
Music Fans Debunk Fake Tweet Alleging That Nicki Minaj Told Cassie To Stay With Diddy Despite Abuse Journalist Matthew Russell Lee has been covering the Diddy trial extensively, and clarified Cassie didn't mention Nicki Minaj in this way. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2025
Music Drake Posts Tory Lanez Petition Demanding His Freedom Drake's support for Tory Lanez comes amid the incarcerated MC's prison stabbing and alleged new evidence supposedly proving his innocence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2025
Music DDG Eviscerates Soulja Boy By Clowning His $4 Million Sexual Battery Judgement Many fans pointed out the dark irony of Soulja Boy calling out DDG for allegedly abusing Halle Bailey earlier this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2025
Relationships Cassie's Husband Alex Fine Reportedly Stared Down Diddy During Her Trial Testimony This comes a few days after Diddy's legal team requested that Alex Fine be banned from the court during his wife Cassie's testimony. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 15, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Lunged At Cassie With A Wine Opener After Learning About Kid Cudi Relationship Cassie has been testifying in Diddy's criminal trial since Tuesday afternoon and she's expected to remain on the stand tomorrow. By Cole Blake May 14, 2025
Music Diddy Fails At Getting Key Evidence Blocked From Sex Trafficking Trial Diddy's upcoming criminal trial will be starting jury selection on May 5th with opening statements coming just days later. By Cole Blake April 29, 2025
Pop Culture Charleston White Tears Shannon Sharpe Apart For His Sexual Assault Lawsuit Charleston White previously called Shannon Sharpe a "Black sellout" while dissing his "Club Shay Shay" program. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2025
Sports Shannon Sharpe's Legal Team Explains Why He Wanted To Settle With Accuser For $10 Million Shannon Sharpe clarified that this $10 million settlement offer to his sexual assault accuser was not an admission of wrongdoing. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2025