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Music R Kelly’s Fight For New Trial Continues After Judge Denies Home Detention Request U.S. District Judge Martha M. Pacold alleges that R Kelly could still pose a threat to the general public. By Caroline Fisher June 25, 2025
Music Diddy Trial's Verdict Sheet For Jurors Releases To The Public The Diddy trial's jury will unpack five weeks of testimony, evidence, and arguments, and their decision could send Puff to jail for life. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 23, 2025
Music R Kelly Seeks New Trial Due To Alleged Murder Plot, Witness Tampering, And More R Kelly and his legal team alleged they have evidence of witness tampering and obstruction of justice, and want his bond secured as well. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Music Diddy Trial's Prosecutors Release Alleged Instructions For Male Escorts At "Freak-Offs" Other submissions of alleged evidence in the Diddy trial include the items seized during federal raids and his text messages with Cassie. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Music Diddy's Alleged Drug-Running Assistant Granted Immunity For Trial Testimony Diddy's alleged "drug mule" Brendan Paul reportedly told the trial's judge that he was subpoenaed and planned to invoke the Fifth. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025
Music Eminem's Stalker Gets Lengthy Prison Sentence For Home Invasion Matthew David Hughes broke into Eminem's Michigan home twice this decade, once in April of 2020 and once in August of 2024. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 19, 2025
Music Diddy Will Not Testify In His Alleged Sex Trafficking Trial Diddy's trial will continue on Friday, after court was adjourned due to one of the jurors called out sick. By Cole Blake June 18, 2025
Music Prosecution Argues Diddy Allegedly Buying Flights & Hotels For Escorts Could Constitute Sex Trafficking Diddy is facing charges of alleged sex trafficking and racketeering in his ongoing criminal trial in New York City. By Cole Blake June 17, 2025
Music Diddy Trial Juror Began Laughing After Watching Alleged Freak-Off Tapes For The First Time The Diddy Trial continued in New York on Monday, and for the first time, the alleged freak-off tapes were played in court. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2025
Music R Kelly Allegedly Overdoses In Prison, Attorney Claims Prison Staff Is To Blame R Kelly previously filed a motion stating that there was a plot to murder him, and that he wanted to be moved to home confinement. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2025
Music Tory Lanez Blasts TMZ For Interviewing Man Who Stabbed Him Tory Lanez's team accused the publication of spreading false information by posting their conversation with Santino Casio. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 16, 2025
Music Lil Durk’s Former Artist SlimeLife Shawty Admits He Previously Treated YSL Like An Alleged Gang SlimeLife Shawty testified in the YSL RICO trial today. By Caroline Fisher October 23, 2024