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Music Silento Gets 30 Year Prison Sentence For Killing His Cousin The lengthy sentence comes after Silento pleaded guilty to several charges related to the killing on Wednesday. By Cole Blake June 11, 2025
Music Diddy Accused Of Allegedly Sexually Assaulting & Drugging Teen Journalist During European Tour Kathi Steininger reportedly attempted to join a class-action lawsuit against Diddy in the United States, but was unsuccessful. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2025
Music KARRAHBOOO Seems To Respond To Reports Of Battery Arrest The details surrounding KARRAHBOOO's reported arrest and the allegations against her are unclear, but her response is quite direct. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 05, 2025
Music Diddy's Ex Assistant Recalls Dream In Which Mogul Saved Her From R. Kelly An anonymous alleged victim referred to as "Mia" faced more questions on the stand from Diddy's defense team during the mogul's trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 02, 2025
Music Diddy's Sex Trafficking Trial: Here Are The Celebrities Who Might Be Referenced In The Trial As Diddy’s trial prepares to launch, there have been several celebrities who’ve already been mentioned in a list provided to potential jurors. By Aron A. May 08, 2025
Music Suge Knight Agrees To $1.5 Million Settlement To Avoid Hit-&-Run Trial Suge Knight says that he doesn't want to put the Carter family "through more pain." but maintains he didn't do "anything wrong" By Cole Blake April 30, 2025
Music Lil Durk Addresses Active Shooter And Merch Theft At Chicago Concert While claims of an active shooter appear to be false, Durk did shout out the very real looters at his concert. By Ben Mock August 13, 2023
Pop Culture Trinidad James Approves Of Tory Lanez's 10-Year Sentence, Wants Iggy Azalea To Mind Her Business The Canadian's decade-long sentence has been generating plenty of hip-hop discourse this week. By Hayley Hynes August 12, 2023
Music Ugly God Accused Of Killing Best Friend's Father The "Water" rapper is accused of shooting and killing a man in Gulfport, Mississippi. By Ben Mock August 05, 2023
Music YNW Melly's New Trial Date Revealed YNW Melly's murder trial has been moved to October 9. By Caroline Fisher August 04, 2023
Pop Culture Security Reportedly Did Not Intervene While OnlyFans Model Courtney Clenney Allegedly Stabbed Boyfriend To Death Courtney Clenney allegedly murdered her boyfriend in 2022. By Caroline Fisher July 27, 2023
Sports Aqib Talib's Brother Pleads Guilty To 2022 Shooting Yakub Talib shot and killed a coach at a youth football game last August. By Ben Mock July 21, 2023