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Music Is Young Thug’s Plea Deal A Trap To Send Him Back To Prison? REFORM Alliance's Chief Policy Officer Erin Haney breaks down Young Thug's probation conditions and why it may be a trap door to prison. By Aron A. November 18, 2024
Pop Culture Druski Continues To Fight Off Strange Diddy Allegations In Court Druski and his legal team seek sanctions against a Diddy accuser's lawyers for pushing an allegedly contradictory narrative about him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 02, 2025
Pop Culture NYPD Officer Pulled From Her Sex Crimes Cases After Twerking In A Music Video Some reports have emerged of alleged NYPD sources speaking out about Melissa Mercado's pole-dancing performance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 10, 2025
Pop Culture Charlamagne Tha God Believes Shannon Sharpe Set Himself Up For Sexual Assault Allegations On their "Brilliant Idiots" podcast, Charlamagne Tha God and Andrew Schulz spoke on Shannon Sharpe dating an OnlyFans model. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2025
Life White Boy Rick Arrested, Ex-Gangster Reportedly Punched Woman After Saying Wrong Name During Sex Rick's alleged victim is his girlfriend, though her name remains unknown at this time. By Hayley Hynes May 13, 2023
Music Police Expose Top5 For Not Needing The Ankle Monitor He Cut Off On Stream Top5 was previously arrested on several charges, including the alleged possession of a restricted weapon with ammunition, earlier this year. By Cole Blake June 05, 2025
Music Young Dolph's Convicted Killer Gets New Sentence That Worsens His Situation Justin Johnson seeks a new trial over "insufficient" evidence. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 01, 2024
Music Diddy Is Allegedly Refusing To Leave His Jail Cell As Sexual Assault Lawsuits Loom The alleged behavior is reportedly causing delays in the proceedings. By Cole Blake December 31, 2024
Music Jay-Z Accuser Admits "Mistakes" In Recounting Alleged Assault Some of the details have been tweaked. By Elias Andrews December 14, 2024
Music Fivio Foreign Reportedly Released From Jail Over Gun Threat Fivio Foreign received a time served and probation sentence following his January arrest for pulling a gun on a woman in New Jersey. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 04, 2025
Music Diddy's Alleged Drug-Running Assistant Granted Immunity For Trial Testimony Diddy's alleged "drug mule" Brendan Paul reportedly told the trial's judge that he was subpoenaed and planned to invoke the Fifth. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025
Pop Culture BFG Straap Killed In Dallas Shooting, Rising Rapper Was Only 22 The "GANG MEMBER" artist was gunned down along with 26-year-old Cory Lucien in South Dallas earlier this week. By Hayley Hynes September 24, 2022