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Music LAPD Confirms They Haven't Named d4vd As Suspect In Celeste Rivas Case This follows significant legal updates for d4vd as the Los Angeles Police Department continues to determine Celeste Rivas' cause of death. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 04, 2025
Music Drake's Lawyer Claims UMG Secretly Paid A "Popular Podcast" To Promote Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" While Drake continues to fight UMG in court over "Not Like Us," Kanye West is trying to provoke him and a whole lot of other artists. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2025
Music Fort Worth Rapper G$ Lil Ronnie & His Five-Year-Old Daughter Reportedly Shot & Killed This is still a developing story, so details are scarce as of right now, but our thoughts go out to the loved ones of G$ Lil Ronnie. By Zachary Horvath March 03, 2025
Music Diddy Prosecutors Drop Kidnapping And Select Sex Trafficking Charges The move from prosecutors in Diddy's sex trafficking and racketeering trial comes just before closing arguments. By Cole Blake June 25, 2025
Music Disturbing Surveillance Footage Of Tory Lanez's Stabbing Leaks Online A few weeks ago, Tory Lanez was stabbed in prison by a fellow inmate, Santino Casio, and now, images are being shown online. By Alexander Cole May 28, 2025
Pop Culture A Look At Tommie Lee's Legal Troubles Reality Star Tommie Lee has an extensive criminal history dating back to when she was a teenager. Since being in the spotlight, she's racked up even more serious charges. By Tamara McCullough September 07, 2023
Music Lil Durk's Attorney Says He Has No Concerns Following Lul Pab's Mother's Harrowing Statement Lil Durk's legal rep, Drew Findling, had nothing but praise for how Lul Pab's mother handled herself in court. By Zachary Horvath June 03, 2025
Crime Cassie's Mention Of Diddy's Ex, Gina Huynh, May Be All We Get As She's Unlikely To Testify, Journalist Says Gina Huynh claims in a 2019 interview that Diddy stomped on her stomach while pregnant and cause a miscarriage. By Bryson "Boom" Paul May 24, 2025
Music Sex Worker Suing Diddy Has Medical Diagnoses Publicized Despite Pleas To Seal Documents Clayton Howard is suing Diddy and Cassie for an alleged pattern of abuse and coercion, and he recently had a herpes diagnosis made public after motioning for privacy. By Devin Morton July 27, 2025
Music Diddy Trial Juror Began Laughing After Watching Alleged Freak-Off Tapes For The First Time The Diddy Trial continued in New York on Monday, and for the first time, the alleged freak-off tapes were played in court. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2025
Music Diddy's Team Puts Judge's Sentencing On Blast While Announcing Plan To Appeal Diddy's team is heading back to court next Monday, October 6. Their client received a four-year sentence on Friday. By Zachary Horvath October 04, 2025
Music Blueface's New Prison Photos Have Fans Concerned About His Weight Blueface's new photos are sending the internet into a frenzy right now for a lot of reasons, but his appearance is a big talking point. By Zachary Horvath May 28, 2025