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Sports Dwight Howard Shares Statement On Sexual Assault Allegations According to Howard's legal team, his recent lawsuit "was merely about money and greed." By Caroline Fisher October 28, 2023
Politics Baby Jamo Crashing Car Into Capitol Building Barricade Leads To DC Rapper's Arrest The local artist was taken into police custody with Onosetale Okojie, a press release from the Capitol Police says. By Hayley Hynes November 06, 2023
Sports Marcellus Wiley, Ex-NFLer And Former "ESPN" Analyst, Accused Of Rape A woman has accused Wiley of raping her "multiple times" during his time at Columbia. By Ben Mock November 23, 2023
Relationships Bad Bunny's Ex-Girlfriend Hits Him With $40M Lawsuit For Non-Consensually Using Her Voice Memo In His Music The Puerto Rican rapper used a recording of Carliz de la Cruz Hernández saying his stage name in several songs. By Hayley Hynes March 21, 2023
Sports Megan Thee Stallion's "Missing" Guard Said To Be At FIFA World Cup, Other Security Denies Rumour Photos of Justin Edison appeared to surface online earlier this week, but the account owner is claiming a case of mistaken identity. By Hayley Hynes December 19, 2022
Gossip Polo G Arrested In L.A. On Firearm Charges: Report The rapper and a "male juvenile" were reportedly both taken into custody. By Erika Marie September 07, 2021
Music Roddy Ricch Arrested On Gun Charges Before Governor's Ball Performance Roddy faces four counts of criminal possession and will remain in custody until he can appear in court. By Lawrencia Grose June 12, 2022
Politics House Of Representatives Vote To Ban Assault-Style Weapons, Bill Headed To Senate The final vote was 217-213, but it is not expected to get pass the Senate. By Lawrencia Grose July 30, 2022
Pop Culture R. Kelly & Suge Knight Eating Good In Prison On Christmas Day; Bill Cosby Is Not Christmas Day is approaching and celebrity inmates are getting some good food in their bellies. By Alex Zidel December 23, 2019
Crime Playboi Carti Is Back Home Following Arrest: Report Playboi Carti is reportedly home following his arrest on guns and drugs charges in Atlanta. By Rose Lilah April 03, 2020
Crime Vanessa Bryant Posts Court Docs & Names Of Deputies Who Took & Shared Crash Photos The widow posted a series of screenshots from court documents detailing how each deputy was involved in sharing images of the deceased. By Erika Marie March 17, 2021
Pop Culture Jussie Smollett Released From Jail After 6 Days Jussie Smollett was released from Cook County Jail during his appeal. By Alex Zidel March 17, 2022