Crime

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Sports Stephen A Smith Advises Gilbert Arenas To Get Serious After His Jokes About His Recent Arrest Authorities arrested Gilbert Arenas for allegedly operating an illegal gambling business out of his mansion in Encino. By Cole Blake August 05, 2025
Crime Cassie Ventura's Mother Set To Testify In Week Two Of Diddy Trial Cassie Ventura released her debut album in 2006. The album included hit songs "Me & U" and "Long Way 2 Go." By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 17, 2025
Music Diddy's Birthday Scrapbook From Ex-Assistant Made Viewable To The Public The jury is currently nearing a verdict in Diddy's highly-publicized criminal trial as deliberation continues. By Cole Blake July 01, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Referred To "Jane" As His "Crackpipe" Because He Was So Addicted To Her An anonymous woman going by "Jane" has been testifying in Diddy's ongoing criminal trial throughout the week. By Cole Blake June 10, 2025
Music Ksoo Receives Life Prison Sentence For Murder Conviction Ksoo was found guilty of murdering rapper Lil Buck in 2020, and he also faces another murder case in the future. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 02, 2025
Crime Was OJ Simpson Connected To The Drug Cartels? Allegations Arise After Passing O.J. Simpson was one of the original Black football stars. He broke plenty of records during his time in the NFL. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 08, 2025
Music d4vd Allegedly Not Cooperating In Celeste Rivas Death Investigation Recent reports suggested that police and investigators are now considering d4vd as a suspect in teenager Celeste Rivas' death. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 22, 2025
Music Metro Boomin Found Not Liable On All Four Counts In Sexual Assault Lawsuit Metro Boomin was accused of drugging, sexually assaulting, and impregnating a woman back in 2016. He denied all allegations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 25, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Seeks To Sanction Tory Lanez's Friend For Disrespectful Deposition This request concerns Megan Thee Stallion's lawsuit against Milagro Gramz for allegedly spreading lies about the Tory Lanez case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 29, 2025
Music d4vd Pulls Bloody Shirt Merch From His Website Due To Dead Body Investigation While d4vd has been undergoing many career changes due to this homicide investigation, he is reportedly cooperating with authorities. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 19, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks & Wack 100 Refuse To Stop Fighting Over Big U & Bricc Baby RICO Case DJ Akademiks said Wack 100 was being hypocritical about his criticism of "police" behavior on podcasts, whereas Wack defended his content. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Music Young Thug Reveals What His Frequently Used Slang Words Actually Mean According to Young Thug, YSL stands for "Young Soldiers of the Lord." By Caroline Fisher December 10, 2023