Crime

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Music Lil Durk Now Faces Life In Prison For New Federal Charges The stakes are now much higher. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 08, 2024
Politics Charlie Kirk's Alleged Killer Identified As 22-Year-Old Utah Man Tyler Robinson Political commentator Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck during a speech at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. By Cole Blake September 12, 2025
Music Ja Rule Reveals Fat Joe's Mindset Amid Massive Lawsuit Fat Joe and Ja Rule have a long hip-hop history together for their iconic 1990s and 2000s output, a bond that continues to this day. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Crime NBA Youngboy's Alleged Victim Speaks Out After Being Accused Of Snitching The alleged victim's girlfriend confirms that she filed the report against NBA Youngboy. By Aron A. October 27, 2020
Music Young Thug Won't Say NBA Youngboy's Name But He Wants Him Free Young Thug wants Youngboy Never Broke Again to be free. By Alex Zidel March 24, 2021
Music NBA YoungBoy All Smiles In Court As He's Granted Bond Things are looking up for YB. By Caroline Fisher May 09, 2024
Crime Metro Boomin Shares Official Statement After Being Cleared Of All Sexual Assault Claims Metro Boomin was accused of sexually assaulting Vanessa LeMaistre in a Beverly Hills hotel room in 2016. The lawsuit was filed in 2024. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 25, 2025
Pop Culture Charlamagne Tha God's Sexual Assault And Battery Case Dismissed The mogul has won this legal battle. By Elias Andrews November 05, 2024
Music Jay-Z Seeks To Strip Sexual Assault Accuser Of Anonymity In Defamation Case The Jane Doe in this situation who dropped her sexual assault lawsuit against Jay-Z asked the court to uphold her anonymity. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 14, 2025
Music Drake's UMG Lawsuit's Dismissal Shows Up In Fat Joe's Defamation Case Lawyer Tyrone Blackburn is representing Fat Joe's former hype man Terrance "T.A." Dixon in a defamation lawsuit not quite similar to Drake's. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky Lawyer Joe Tacopina Just Beat the Case—Here Are The Hip-Hop Stars He Has Represented From Foxy Brown to YG, Joe Tacopina has been a go-to attorney for hip-hop's brightest stars. By Aron A. February 22, 2025
Pop Culture Halle Bailey's Restraining Order Against DDG, Explained A court granted Halle Bailey a temporary restraining order against DDG. By Aron A. May 15, 2025