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Music Chris Brown Gets $12.9M Dog Attack Judgment Reduced, But Case Isn’t Over By Erika Marie September 29, 2026
Music Young Thug Thanks Brian Steel During Concert For Working With Lil Durk Brian Steel was on Lil Durk's defense team for his murder-for-hire trial and represented Young Thug in the YSL RICO case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 13, 2026
Music Diddy Makes Friends With Fellow Inmates In Cheery New Prison Photos We are getting even more new pictures of Diddy than we expected, considering that the public hadn't seen him in over a year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 02, 2025
Original Content Kodak Black Keeps Circling The Same Cycle Of Controversy Legal trouble has followed Kodak Black for so long that it’s become difficult to talk about his career without talking about arrests alongside it. By Erika Marie May 12, 2026
Politics Former Miss Switzerland Contestant Accuses Donald Trump Of Sexual Assault The former beauty queen told House Democrats that Donald Trump raped her after promising to help with her education and U.S. visa. By Erika Marie October 27, 2026
Relationships Halle Berry’s Daughter Nahla Defends Mom Against Abuse Claims Nahla Aubry entered the custody fight with a declaration supporting Halle Berry and challenging allegations made by Olivier Martinez. By Erika Marie October 08, 2026
Crime Tay-K Takes Aim At Murder Conviction With Appeal Brief The rapper’s legal team is asking the Texas Fourth Court of Appeals to review alleged constitutional and evidentiary errors from his trial. By Aron A. October 02, 2026
Music Ghetts Hit With 12-Year Prison Sentence Over Fatal Hit-And-Run Ghetts previously pleaded guilty to the charges stemming from the fatal hit-and-run in December and has now been sentenced. By Cole Blake March 03, 2026
Sneakers Central Cee Claims Sneaker Collection Stolen Days Before Nike Air Force 1 Release Central Cee said his 12-year sneaker collection stolen from storage just days before releasing two Nike Air Force 1 colorways. By Ben Atkinson February 07, 2026
Music Jay Rock Reportedly Faces Gun Charge Following Los Angeles Arrest New details have been revealed about the circumstances that led up to Jay Rock's arrest yesterday (March 13). By Caroline Fisher March 14, 2025
Music Jay-Z's Lawyers Claim Tony Buzbee Failed To Meet Client Before Filing Suit The discrediting continues. By Elias Andrews January 29, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky's Assault Trial Begins Jury Selection ASAP Rocky faces two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. By Cole Blake January 21, 2025