Crime

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Music Trae Tha Truth Reacts To Murder Of Houston Rapper Obe Noir The Houston rapper/activist wrote his condolences to Obe on Instagram. By Azure Johnson March 10, 2021
Crime Jay-Z Files Lawsuit Against Mississippi For Neglect Resulting In Inmate Deaths This legal action was forewarned in a recent letter filed by Jay-Z and Yo Gotti. By Lynn S. January 15, 2020
Sports Conor McGregor's Second Sexual Assault Accusation Leads To Investigation McGregor is already denying the claims. By Alexander Cole October 21, 2019
Music Mac Miller's Drug Dealers Finally Receive A Trial Date: Report After formally being indicted in October 2019, a trial date has finally been set for the trio. By Madusa S. June 06, 2021
Society Georgia Pastor Sentenced To 10 Years For Drug And Gun Trafficking A Georgia Pastor has been sentenced to 10 years for gun and drug trafficking. By Devin Ch April 05, 2018
Crime LaToya Ratlieff Speaks Out After Police Shoots Her In The Face During Protest LaToya Ratlieff was shot in the face with rubber bullets at a Florida protest and she is unsure if she will regain vision in her right eye. By Alex Zidel June 09, 2020
Crime Lawyer Seeks Investigation Into T.I. & Tiny Sexual Assault Allegations: Report A lawyer representing 11 different women with allegations is seeking to launch a full criminal investigation into the couple's history. By Madusa S. February 28, 2021
Music Desiigner To Register As A Sex Offender After Exposing Himself On Plane Desiigner was caught masturbating on an airplane earlier this year. By Caroline Fisher September 14, 2023
Crime Travis McMichael Testifies That Ahmaud Arbery Was "Just Running" Before Fatal Shooting The defendant said that he brandished his gun in order to "de-escalate" the situation, despite Arbery never having made any threats nor displaying a weapon. By Nancy Jiang November 20, 2021
Crime Man Who Allegedly Burglarized Rihanna's Home Sentenced To 9 Years: Report Tyress Williams was 19 when he was arrested for his alleged involvement in the string of thefts that targeted the L.A. area homes of celebrities. By Erika Marie October 07, 2021
Music Pop Smoke's Mom Approached With Meeting Murder Suspect's Family As the murder of Brooklyn rap star Pop Smoke gets closer to being solved, the family of one accused assailant is hoping to meet with the slain rapper's mom for a private conversation. By Keenan Higgins June 04, 2021
Pop Culture Deshaun Watson Insists He Sought Out Masseuses On IG Because Of COVID He claims he had to seek out masseuses online when his usual therapist couldn’t work on him due to COVID. By hnhh March 20, 2021