Crime

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Crime NBA Youngboy Arrested In Utah As He Awaits Federal Gun Charge: What We Know So Far NBA Youngboy faces new legal hurdles. By Axl Banks April 17, 2024
Music Polo G Arrested After Hotel Staff Allegedly Finds Gun In His Room Polo G has been charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon and Criminal Possession of a Firearm. By Caroline Fisher April 11, 2024
Music Hernandez Govan Goes Off On YouTuber For Painting Him As Organizer Of Young Dolph Murder After Acquittal Hernandez Govan, who was alleged as the mastermind behind the murder of Young Dolph, was acquitted of all charges earlier this week. By Zachary Horvath August 23, 2025
Music Key Glock Scathingly Reacts To Young Dolph's Alleged Murderer's Not Guilty Verdict Hernandez Govan was accused of allegedly masterminding Young Dolph's murder, and Dolph's collaborator Key Glock wanted a conviction. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 22, 2025
Crime Cardi B’s Friend Star Brim Released After Completing One-Year Prison Sentence News of Star Brim's prison release comes just in time for her close friend Cardi B's new song "Outside," which drops tomorrow. By Caroline Fisher June 19, 2025
Music We Now Know When Diddy's Trial Will Be Wrapped Up By It's also been revealed that Diddy has chosen not to testify in his trial with experts giving their reasons as to why. By Zachary Horvath June 18, 2025
Music Young Thug & YSL RICO Case Officially Wraps Up After Final Codefendant's Alford Plea While Young Thug left prison late last year, the YSL RICO trial still had some other cases to finalize before its official resolution. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 09, 2025
Crime YNW Melly's Attorneys Believe The Rapper's Re-Trial Won't Begin Until 2026 In New Motion YNW Melly's first trial ended in a mistrial in July 2023. The rap star would be denied bond by two different judges. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 31, 2025
Music "Free Diddy" Supporters Outside Of His Trial Were Allegedly Hired Off Craigslist Diddy's has been on trial for alleged charges including sex trafficking and racketeering over the last several weeks. By Cole Blake May 28, 2025
Music Kid Cudi Alleges During Trial Testimony That Cassie "Played" Both Him & Diddy Kid Cudi alleged during trial that Diddy broke into his home, set his car on fire, and terrified his dog due to his Cassie fling in 2011. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2025
Music Diddy's Former Assistant Explains Why He Stopped Being Mogul's Alleged Fixer George Kaplan alleged Diddy ordered him to clean up his messes and get money for him. Kaplan is one of many witnesses in this federal trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2025
Pop Culture Adam22 Breaks Silence On No Jumper Involvement In Big U RICO Case No Jumper was mentioned several times in the new RICO charges against Big U, but host Adam22 set the record straight. By Elias Andrews March 20, 2025