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Music Big U Faces Superseding Indictment Referencing Alleged Nipsey Hussle Beef Eugene "Big U" Henley has denied the federal RICO charges against him, which do not include claims about any role in Nipsey Hussle's murder. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2026
Music Luce Cannon & Bricc Baby Reveal They Are Cellmates Amid Big U RICO Case Luce Cannon and Bricc Baby had both allegedly made comments supposedly connected to the Big U RICO case on the "No Jumper" platform. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 05, 2025
Music EBK Jaaybo Reportedly Arrested For Weapon, Drug & Theft Charges EBK Jaaybo has been through a lot of legal issues this year, but he's also been able to drop new music amid these struggles. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2025
Sports Stefon Diggs Charged With Strangulation & Assault An attorney for Stefon Diggs has already requested in court that information from the police report remain sealed. By Cole Blake December 30, 2025
Music YNW Bortlen’s New Mugshot Surfaces As He Begins 10-Year Sentence In YNW Melly Case Last month, YNW Bortlen accepted a plea deal in his double murder case just a day before his trial was set to begin. By Caroline Fisher October 09, 2025
Music Prosecutors In Lil Durk Trial Detail Plan To Call Cooperating Witnesses To Testify Lil Durk is being accused in federal court of ordering, organizing, and financing an attack on Quando Rondo in 2022 that took Lul Pab's life. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 04, 2026
Music Male Escort In Diddy Trial Alleges Cassie Asked To Be Urinated On Witness testimony is continuing in Diddy's trial on Tuesday with Cassie expected to take the stand at some point. By Cole Blake May 13, 2025
Music D4vd Allegedly Admitted To Being Addicted To Gore Videos In Resurfaced Discord Messages Authorities discovered Celeste Rivas' body in a car registered to D4vd while he was performing on his "Withered" world tour. By Cole Blake November 24, 2025
Music Diddy Proposes $1 Million Bond Package With Strict Travel Conditions After Trial's Verdict We still have no idea what Diddy's sentence will be after his trial's jury acquitted him on some charges and convicted him on others. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 02, 2025
Sports Stephen A Smith Reacts To Shannon Sharpe Leaving ESPN Amid Sexual Assault Allegations Stephen A Smith made it clear he doesn't want to speculate on Shannon Sharpe's innocence or guilt, yet he couldn't help but chime in. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 26, 2025
Relationships Joe Tacopina Reveals ASAP Rocky Recognized Rihanna's Smell In Court ASAP Rocky didn't want Rihanna to go to his court dates in his assault trial, but a million Joe Tacopinas couldn't have kept her out. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2025
Music Prosecutors Push For Kay Flock To Receive 50-Year Prison Sentence Beyond his legal situation, Kay Flock also recently generated headlines for dissing Young Thug from behind bars. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 06, 2025