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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 Young Buck Fans Demand His Release By Protesting Outside Of Prison The court sentenced Young Buck to 30 days in prison for allegedly skipping mandatory bond supervision check-ins over criminal charges. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2025
Music Diddy's Legal Trouble Gets Yet Another Documentary Treatment From BBC This follows other Diddy documentaries from TMZ, MAX, and more. The new BBC doc also preludes the Bad Boy mogul's federal trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2025
Pop Culture NYPD Detective Melissa Mercado Condemned For Pole Dancing In Rap Video New York listeners were shocked to discover a police officer was the love interest in an S-Quire music video. By Elias Andrews March 06, 2025
Music Diddy Accused Of Fleeing L.A. In The Trunk Of A Police Car While Panicking After Biggie Smalls' Death The allegation was made in one of many lawsuits Diddy is facing as he remains behind bars in Brooklyn on charges of alleged sex trafficking. By Cole Blake March 04, 2025
Original Content From Diddy To Weinstein: Sexual Misconduct Allegations Shaking Up Hip Hop & Hollywood The accusations keep coming. These 17 celebrities face lawsuits, criminal charges, or convictions for sexual misconduct. By Erika Marie May 13, 2025
Music Diddy & Prosecutors Have Added Mostly Men To Pool Of 35 Potential Jurors The process of jury selection is finally making some progress in Diddy's criminal trial ahead of opening statements, next week. By Cole Blake May 07, 2025
Music Diddy Admits To Being "Nervous" While Addressing The Judge On Day 1 Of His Trial Diddy has officially begun his trail for numerous alleged sex crimes and for now, they are simply looking for jurors. By Alexander Cole May 06, 2025
Music Lil Durk's Lyrics Reportedly Removed From Trial Thanks To New Indictment Lil Durk's family previously issued a statement opposing the government's references to, and acquisitions of, the rapper's lyrics. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 03, 2025
Music Lil Durk's Lawyer Believes Only "Weak-Legged" Prosecutors Take Hip-Hop RICO Cases Lil Durk is the subject of a federal murder-for-hire case, which doesn't actually have any racketeering charges to make it a RICO. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 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
Music Yella Beezy's Bond Set At $2 Million Following Capital Murder Charge In Mo3's Death Yella Beezy has previously denied any involvement in Mo3's murder and downplayed the public's perception of the extent of their rivalry. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2025