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Music Pooh Shiesty Fans React To His Arrest And Alleged Kidnapping Of Gucci Mane Pooh Shiesty's arrest has captured the attention of folks online and it's safe to say that most are shocked and a little disappointed. By Zachary Horvath April 02, 2026
Music Diddy Adds One More Lawyer To His Legal Team Mere Days Before Trial's Start Date Other last-minute efforts from Diddy's attorneys include gag order requests, evidence removals, and jury-related concerns. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025
Crime Amber Rose Reveals Why She’s Calling For Tory Lanez Pardon According to Amber Rose, Tory Lanez "should be home with his family" instead of spending the next decade in prison. By Caroline Fisher May 29, 2025
Sports Gilbert Arenas' Gambling Arrest & 5 Other Major Controversies Gilbert Arenas is a polarizing figure, and his recent arrest has only added to that. These are some of his biggest controversies. By Devin Morton August 01, 2025
Music Chad Hugo Sues Pharrell For Allegedly Withholding Money From Him This is not Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams' first legal battle, who crafted hits together as The Neptunes and as N.E.R.D. with Shay Haley. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 24, 2026
Music Diddy Trial Will Reportedly Hear From Danity Kane's Dawn Richard & Aubrey O'Day Next Diddy's trial prosecutors reportedly confirmed Dawn Richard's witness testimony, whereas Aubrey O'Day will also rep Danity Kane, per sources. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 16, 2025
Music Diddy's Prosecutors Accuse Him Of Forcing An Alleged Victim To Undergo Mystery Procedure Diddy's prosecutors and his legal team have clashed a lot over the possible evidence for his federal criminal trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2025
Music Diddy's Trial Interrupted By Screaming Woman In The Courtroom Diddy's trial is continuing with its fourth week of witness testimony as an ex-security officer at the InterContinental Hotel is on the stand. By Cole Blake June 03, 2025
Music XXXTentacion Murder Suspect Freed After Five Years In Prison Robert Allen IV pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and armed robbery for his role in XXXTentacion's death in 2018. By Caroline Fisher March 31, 2026
Sports Antonio Brown In Custody For Second-Degree Murder Charge After Four Months On The Run Antonio Brown escaped to the United Arab Emirates to try and avoid his charge stemming from a May shooting incident in Miami. By Zachary Horvath November 06, 2025
Music d4vd Cooperating With Police After Decomposing Corpse Was Found In His Tesla The LAPD responded to a call on Monday about a foul odor coming from the front trunk of a Tesla that was found under d4vd's name. By Zachary Horvath September 09, 2025
Music "Jane" Allegedly Promised Diddy An "All Star Party" With Alleged Male Sex Workers This anonymous alleged sex trafficking victim made various allegations during the Diddy trial about his alleged sexual preferences. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 06, 2025