Crime

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Music Diddy's Lawyers Fire Back At Bombshell Allegations In New Lawsuit Diddy is already facing another civil lawsuit after being found not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering. By Cole Blake July 08, 2025
Music Reason For Lil Woody's Arrest In Atlanta Finally Revealed Lil Woody previously made a number of headlines for his antics while testifying in the YSL RICO trial, last year. By Cole Blake July 07, 2025
Music Foolio's Friend Fights Through Tears As He Testifies During Rapper's Murder Trial The trial for late Jacksonville rapper Foolio got underway on Oct. 21, with Alicia Andrews, one of five suspects, facing the court first. By Zachary Horvath October 23, 2025
Music Suspect Arrested In Sayso P & Sauce Walka Shooting Police previously identified Jayden Dandridge as another suspect in the attack, but he was shot and killed in Houston. By Cole Blake October 22, 2025
Politics Is Donald Trump Pardoning Diddy? White House Responds To TMZ's Report Diddy was sentenced to 50 months in prison, earlier this month, after being convicted in his high-profile criminal trial. By Cole Blake October 22, 2025
Music Ksoo's Brother Receives 12-Year Prison Sentence For Lil Buck Murder Ksoo's older brother, Abdul Robinson Jr, was also facing life behind bars, but opted for a 12-year plea deal instead. By Zachary Horvath October 16, 2025
Music Pooh Shiesty Has An Emotional Reunion With Big30 After Getting Out Of Jail Pooh Shiesty pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess firearms in furtherance of crimes of violence and drug trafficking back in 2022. By Cole Blake October 07, 2025
Crime YP DA YG Dead At 37 In Apparent Murder-Suicide Carried Out By Nephew Queens rapper YP DA YG's cousin reportedly discovered his body at his home around midnight on Friday (October 3). By Caroline Fisher October 07, 2025
Music Mark Geragos Believes Diddy's At Serious Risk Of Prison Assault Mark's daughter Teny Geragos is a part of Diddy's defense team amid his federal case, and Mark himself has known Puff for a while. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 05, 2025
Music Adam22 & Sneako Have Hot Takes On Diddy's Sentence & Perceived Guilt Diddy's 50-month prison sentence for transportation to engage in prostitution have Adam22 and Sneako feeling skeptical. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2025
Sneakers Cool Kicks Owner Adeel Shams Taken Into Custody After LAPD Raid Cool Kicks co-founder Adeel Shams was arrested in Los Angeles on fraud charges following a raid by the LAPD. By Ben Atkinson October 03, 2025
Crime Tyrese Arrested For Alleged Animal Cruelty After Horrific Dog Attack Allegedly, one of Tyrese's Cane Corso mastiffs recently mauled a 5-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel to death. By Caroline Fisher October 03, 2025