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Pop Culture Police Unveil Final Report On Travis Scott's Astroworld Tragedy One attendee recalls struggling for air as he was trampled during the deadly crowd surge. By Caroline Fisher July 28, 2023
Music Ja Rule Accuses 50 Cent Of Sending Federal Authorities To Investigate Murder Inc While Ja Rule said he wouldn't go nuclear on 50 Cent for his Irv Gotti comments, it seems like he changed his mind. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 14, 2025
Music DJ Swamp Izzo Recalls How Hospital Allegedly Misled Young Scooter's Family About His Passing DJ Swamp Izzo hosted Young Scooter's first mixtapes, and recently reflected on the late rapper's relationship with making music. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 14, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Might Go Back To Jail For Multiple Probation Violations A federal court summoned Tekashi 6ix9ine to attend a hearing over a week from now to address alleged probation violations and a recent raid. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 12, 2025
Sports Mother Of Zion Williamson's Child Arrested For Assaulting His Alleged Side Chick Zion Williamson has already had plenty of issues on the court, but now, the mother of his child is causing legal havoc. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2025
Music Luce Cannon & Bricc Baby Reveal They Are Cellmates Amid Big U RICO Case Luce Cannon and Bricc Baby had both allegedly made comments supposedly connected to the Big U RICO case on the "No Jumper" platform. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2025
Sports Stephen A Smith Reacts To Shannon Sharpe Leaving ESPN Amid Sexual Assault Allegations Stephen A Smith made it clear he doesn't want to speculate on Shannon Sharpe's innocence or guilt, yet he couldn't help but chime in. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2025
Music Diddy's Prosecutors Allege He Is "Desperate" To Exclude Cassie Footage From Trial Federal authorities claim Diddy's legal team wants to prevent jurors from seeing "powerful proof" of the mogul's alleged crimes. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2025
Music Lil Durk Finally Gets Good News In His Murder-For-Hire Case Thanks To His Judge As his federal trial for alleged murder-for-hire develops, Lil Durk has reportedly found community with various fellow inmates through Islam. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2025
Pop Culture Druski Tries To Clear His Name In Diddy Lawsuit By Proving His Humble Beginnings A woman named Ashley Parham alleged Diddy, Druski, and Odell Beckham Jr. sexually assaulted her at a 2018 party. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 21, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks & Wack 100 Refuse To Stop Fighting Over Big U & Bricc Baby RICO Case DJ Akademiks said Wack 100 was being hypocritical about his criticism of "police" behavior on podcasts, whereas Wack defended his content. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Music Diddy Makes Last Minute Push To Hire A Black Female Attorney The move comes as jury selection in Diddy's highly-publicized alleged sex trafficking trial will begin on May 5th By Cole Blake April 15, 2025