Crime

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Pop Culture Rich Dollaz Defends Daughter, Says She Shot Ex Because She Was Scared Ashley Trowers had a restraining order against the father of her child, and when he showed up at her job, she shot him. By Erika Marie January 31, 2023
Music XXXTENTACION Murder Trial To Begin This Week While jury selection is still underway, three of four initial codefendants will stand trial starting sometime this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2023
Pop Culture R. Kelly Cases: Chicago Prosecutor Drops Sex Abuse Charges In State Case While the cost was a factor in the prosecutor's decision, she also believes that justice was served with two convictions. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 30, 2023
Sports Stetson Bennett, Georgia QB, Arrested For Public Intoxication Charge News of his arrest comes less than a month after Bennett led the Georgia Bulldogs to back-to-back national championships. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 29, 2023
Pop Culture YSL Trial's Jury Selection Delayed, Taking A Couple More Weeks Due to some excused jurors, the court will hear from 300 more potential participants and report back on February 24th. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 27, 2023
Music Ben Simmons Reacts To Rumors He Slept With Megan Thee Stallion & Her Ex-BFF Kelsey Tory's defense claims Kelsey verified Megan slept with DaBaby and Ben Simmons after Kelsey dated them. However, a new report says otherwise. By Erika Marie December 12, 2022
Pop Culture YNW Melly Is "In Fear Of [His] Life" According To Lengthy IG Posts The rapper says deputies, lieutenants, and sergeants have all threatened to "hide [him] from the world." By Hayley Hynes December 12, 2022
Tech Elon Musk Plans To Sue Twitter Employees Who Break NDAs And Spill To Media The website's CEO sent out a statement earlier this week informing staff of the news. By Hayley Hynes December 11, 2022
Pop Culture Tory Lanez Tweets Bible Verses Following Megan Thee Stallion Hearing As the looming trial approaches, Tory Lanez seems confident in his case and posted Bible references in his "last tweet." By Erika Marie December 07, 2022
Gossip Hoodrich Pablo Juan Sentenced To 15 Years After Plea Deal In RICO Case The Atlanta rapper was able to get 10 years knocked off his sentence with a plea deal. By Balen Mautone December 06, 2022
TV Cardi B Drags Casey Anthony Amid Peacock Series The Bronx rapper referred to Anthony as a "disgrace of a mother." By Jada Ojii December 06, 2022
Crime Tory Lanez Released From House Arrest Amid Megan Thee Stallion Trial Tory was released from house arrest on Monday days ahead of his trial against Megan Thee Stallion. By Lamar Banks December 05, 2022