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Music Diddy's Lawyer Officially Quits On His Criminal Case Diddy has lost one of his six attorneys as the trial date for his criminal case regarding charges of alleged sex trafficking approaches. By Cole Blake February 24, 2025
Music Jay-Z Eviscerates Tony Buzbee's Lawsuit Against Roc Nation After Dropped Sexual Assault Case Jay-Z's lawyers claim Tony Buzbee has no evidence to prove that Roc Nation persuaded Buzbee's former clients to sue him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 23, 2025
Pop Culture Charleston White Celebrates Prison Release After Assault Charge Gets Dropped Recently, Charleston White hopped on social media to announce that he's been released from prison after his arrest this week. By Caroline Fisher February 22, 2025
Crime 2Pac Murder Suspect Keefe D’s Prison Fight Footage Shocks The Internet New footage from Keefe D's altercation behind bars recently surfaced online, prompting social media users to react. By Caroline Fisher February 22, 2025
Music Drake Allegedly Agrees To Remove Some Mysterious Allegations From UMG Lawsuit Drake's defamation lawsuit against UMG over Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" will reportedly look quite different now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 22, 2025
Music Kanye West Mocks All His Sexual Misconduct Accusers During Reignited Twitter Controversy Kanye West faces various allegations of sexual misconduct from multiple accusers in recent years, but his Twitter statements dismiss them. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2025
Original Content Big U RICO Case: The Murder Allegations Involving Rayshawn Williams The purported "Godfather of Hip Hop" Big U faces federal RICO charges tied to fraud, extortion, & the murder of 21-year-old Rayshawn Williams. By Erika Marie April 04, 2025
Music Tay K Appears In Court As Second Murder Trial Finally Begins Tay K is already behind bars, serving a 55-year prison sentence in connection with the killing of Ethan Walker in 2016. By Cole Blake April 01, 2025
Music Adam22 Asks Wack 100 To Explain Why Feds Didn't Book Him Over Big U RICO Case Adam22 also pressed Wack 100 over allegations he possesses various lewd leaks from celebrities like Nipsey Hussle and Kim Kardashian. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 31, 2025
Music Sean Kingston Speaks Out Following His Guilty Verdict In Fraud Case Sean Kingston previously showed love to his mother Janice Turner after the court also found her guilty of various counts of fraud. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 31, 2025
Music Killing Of 7-Year-Old In Florida Linked To Gang Rivalry That Led To Foolio's Death Foolio was gunned down in the parking lot of a hotel in Tampa, Florida, last year by alleged members of a rival gang. By Cole Blake March 30, 2025
Music Dr. Phil Explains Why Diddy's Defense Is Greatly Dependent On Trial's Jury Selection This appeared in TMZ's "The Downfall Of Diddy" documentary, which also commented on racial factors and assembled a mock jury with a verdict. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2025