Crime

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Music Diddy Transferred To New Federal Prison Following Recent Scandals Diddy has reportedly been facing a lot of trouble behind bars, including an alleged fight with a drug lord that the Bureau of Prisons denied. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 16, 2026
Music Chance The Rapper Scores Hefty Settlement After Winning Case Against Former Manager A judge found that Patrick "Pat" Corcoran repeatedly violated fiduciary obligations to Chance The Rapper. He must now pay up to $1.5 million. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 16, 2026
Politics MAGA Rapper Playboy The Beast Sues U.S. Government By Erika Marie October 02, 2026
Relationships Halle Berry Hit With Temporary Restraining Order In Custody Fight Olivier Martinez claims Halle Berry hit and choked their son Maceo as he seeks sole custody and new court restrictions. By Erika Marie October 01, 2026
Music Drew Findling Proclaims "The Voice Is Innocent" Amid Lil Durk Deliberations Drew Findling, Brian Steel, Marissa Goldberg, and Christy O'Connor are on Lil Durk's defense team, and are awaiting the jury's decision. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 11, 2026
Crime JAŸ-Z Reportedly Takes A Major Loss Against Tony Buzbee California appeals court upheld the dismissal of his lawsuit against attorney Tony Buzbee. By Aron A. September 10, 2026
Music FBI Claims Gucci Mane Provided Statement About Pooh Shiesty's Alleged "Armed Takeover" We first learned about Gucci Mane allegedly informing authorities about Pooh Shiesty from an affidavit last week. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2026
Pop Culture N3on Arrested While Trying To Get Into Chicago's O-Block, Fans Are Skeptical N3on claimed to police officers during his arrest that he was trying to host a giveaway for kids in Chicago's O-Block neighborhood. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2026
Music Lil Poppa Memorial Shooting Sends Four Victims To Hospital Lil Poppa's life was being celebrated at a memorial service over the weekend, but it was sadly interrupted by a gunman still on the run. By Zachary Horvath February 23, 2026
Music Takeoff's Murder Suspect Finally Gets A Trial Date Takeoff was shot and killed as an innocent bystander after a game of dice turned violent in Houston in 2022. By Cole Blake February 11, 2026
Music Kay Flock Files Motion To Appeal His 30-Year Prison Sentence New York rapper Kay Flock was sentenced to 30 years in mid-December after several guilty convictions tied to four shootings in 2020 and 2021. By Zachary Horvath January 15, 2026
Music Leaf Ward Gets Almost Four Years After Pleading Guilty To Machine Gun Possession The Philly native also got three years of supervised release. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 27, 2025