Crime

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Pop Culture Alex Jones Found Guilty In 4th Sandy Hook Defamation Lawsuit Jones failed to comply with the discovery process, which resulted in today’s ruling. By Hayley Hynes November 15, 2021
Music Nipsey Hussle's Alleged Killer Gets New Trial Date After several delays, Nipsey Hussle's alleged killer will officially stand trial at the beginning of January 2022. By Mitch Findlay September 23, 2021
Pop Culture R. Kelly Taken Off Suicide Watch After Claiming "Cruel & Unusual Punishment" In Lawsuit R. Kelly will be headed back to court in Chicago in August, and he also faces a state trial in Minnesota related to child sex crimes. By Hayley Hynes July 05, 2022
Crime Rapper Cash Out Faces 41-Count Indictment For Rape, Sex Trafficking, Racketeering: Report Authorities allege that Cash Out was the leader of a criminal organization that lured and forced women into prostitution. By Erika Marie April 14, 2022
Crime DaBaby Was Reportedly Present During Shooting At His Home The person who was shot at DaBaby's home did not suffer life-threatening injuries. By Alexander Cole April 14, 2022
Pop Culture Trey Songz Accused Of Rape By Former UNLV Basketball Star Dylan Gonzalez Athlete and artist Dylan Gonzalez explicitly called Trey Songz "a rapist" on Twitter on New Year's Eve. By Joshua Robinson December 31, 2021
Crime Casanova & His Wife React To His Guilty Plea: "The System Is Crazy" The rapper has been incarcerated since December 2020 and claims that he has spent four months "in the box." By Erika Marie May 11, 2022
Crime Jussie Smollett Trial Begins With Jury Selection Process The jury selection process begins in the trial of Jussie Smollett who is accused of faking a hate crime against himself. By Aron A. November 29, 2021
Crime NYPD Names Suspect In Brooklyn Subway Attack, Troubling YouTube Account Found A suspect named by the NYPD in the Brooklyn subway attack uploaded troubling videos on YouTube. By Cole Blake April 13, 2022
Crime Young Thug Makes First Court Appearance After YSL Indictment Young Thug has appeared in court through Zoom for his charges relating to the massive 56-count YSL indictment. By Cole Blake May 11, 2022
Crime Jussie Smollett's Lawyer Sues Osundairo Brothers, They Sue Another Attorney For Defamation: Report Just as one chapter of this tale closes, another tangled web emerges. By Erika Marie March 21, 2022
Pop Culture Young Dolph's Alleged Killers Show Up At Court Without Lawyers, Given One Week To Find Legal Team If Johnson and Smith don't find a lawyer by February 4th, they'll be given a court-appointed one. By Hayley Hynes January 29, 2022