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Pop Culture Druski Tries To Clear His Name In Diddy Lawsuit By Proving His Humble Beginnings A woman named Ashley Parham alleged Diddy, Druski, and Odell Beckham Jr. sexually assaulted her at a 2018 party. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 21, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar, Future & Metro Boomin Hit With Lawsuit For Unpaid "Like That" Royalties Rodney O is suing Future, Metro Boomin, Kendrick Lamar, and the estate of Barry White for sampling his Joe Cooley collab "Everlasting Bass." By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2025
Pop Culture Team Roc Lawyer Accuses Tony Buzbee Of Defamation In $25 Million Lawsuit Marcy Croft claims Tony Buzbee launched a smear campaign against her work with Jay-Z's Roc Nation and their Team Roc philanthropic branch. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 20, 2025
Music "Gangnam Style" Singer PSY Could Face Prison Time In Alleged Prescription Drug Case PSY is facing an investigation for allegedly violating the Medical Services Act by having other people pick up his prescriptions. By Cole Blake August 29, 2025
Music Former Assistant For Diddy Testifies That Cassie Was Too Scared To Leave The Diddy trial continued on Monday and it was here where we heard testimony from the mogul's former assistant, David James. By Alexander Cole May 20, 2025
Music Lil Woody Shares Nuanced Thoughts On Pooh Shiesty's Arrest Pooh Shiesty is right back in custody after returning from a 63-month sentence last October over a gun charge. By Zachary Horvath April 02, 2026
Pop Culture Cesar Pina Pleads Not Guilty To Several Charges In Alleged Real Estate Scheme Cesar Pina is being accused of allegedly running an alleged Ponzi scheme with his real estate flipping business. By Cole Blake July 16, 2025
Music YNW Melly Loses Lawsuit Over Harsh Jail Conditions YNW Melly has been in jail since 2019, when authorities charged him with two counts of first-degree murder. By Cole Blake August 27, 2025
Crime Liver King Arrested In Austin For Allegedly Threatening Joe Rogan Social media influencer Liver King, born Brian Johnson, recently hopped online to challenge Joe Rogan to a fight. By Caroline Fisher June 25, 2025
Music Mother Of POORSTACY’s Child Arrested For Neglect After His Death POORSTACY reportedly died from a self-inflicted gun wound at a hotel in Boca Raton, Florida over the weekend. By Cole Blake December 03, 2025
Music Sean Kingston & His Mother Must Pay Fraud Victim Almost $40K Sean Kingston and Janice Turner were convicted of a $1 million fraud scheme and will now serve their respective sentences. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 29, 2025
Crime Filmmaker Seeks Damon Dash Be Arrested For Allegedly Ignoring Federal Court Order Damon Dash recently announced that he just signed the “White lesbian Aaliyah” in Nicky Licky to his record label. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 09, 2025