Crime

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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 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 Lil Durk Demands Removal Of His Music As Murder-For-Hire Trial Evidence This new brief from Lil Durk's legal team comes as prosecutors are elaborating on their accusations in his murder-for-hire trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026
Sports Stefon Diggs’ Accuser Breaks Silence After Not Guilty Verdict: “He Knows What Happened” I know what I lived through. He knows what happened. And the people who know him know the truth too,” the statement reads. By Aron A. May 08, 2026
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
Music R. Kelly Victim Breaks Silence In Her First TV Interview The victim of R. Kelly is releasing a memoir titled "Who’s Watching Shorty?: Reclaiming Myself from the Shame of R. Kelly’s Abuse." By Cole Blake February 03, 2026
Music Bricc Baby Shuts Down Rumor That Luce Cannon Was Stabbed In Jail Bricc Baby and Luce Cannon were both arrested earlier this year for allegedly being involved in "Big U's" alleged gang. By Zachary Horvath June 11, 2025
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
Crime Sean Kingston’s Mother, Janice Turner, Sentenced In Fraud Case This year, Sean Kingston's mother Janice Turner was convicted on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud. By Caroline Fisher July 24, 2025
Crime Diddy Rips Prosecutor Over Attempting To Block Bail Diddy currently awaits sentencing after being found guilty on 2-out-of-5 charges in a federal case. The sentencing is set for October. By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 03, 2025
Music DJ Quik's Son Hit With Conviction For 2022 Murder DJ Quik's son David Marvin Blake Jr. was arrested the day after a fatal 2022 shooting, and was held in custody on a $2 million bond. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 05, 2025