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Music Diddy Juror Could Get Disqualified From Trial Over Alleged Dishonesty In court yesterday, tensions arose during Diddy's trial as prosecutors accused a juror of being dishonest during the jury selection process. By Caroline Fisher June 13, 2025
Music Diddy's Prison Costume From "Monster's Ball" Sells For Over $20k At Auction The auction sale comes as Diddy's criminal trial for allegations of sex trafficking and racketeering continues in New York City. By Cole Blake June 11, 2025
Music Diddy Is Allegedly Boasting About Potential Donald Trump Pardon In Prison It looks like Diddy is feeling pretty confident that he'll be released from prison long before serving his full sentence. By Caroline Fisher November 04, 2025
Music Sean Paul Calls For Help After Hurricane Melissa Destroys Parts Of Jamaica Sean Paul will personally match every dollar donated to Food for the Poor Jamaica, up to $50,000. By Tallie Spencer October 30, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Slams Megan Thee Stallion’s Team For Trying To Make Him Pay For Deposition Earlier this week, DJ Akademiks did his second deposition over Megan Thee Stallion and Milagro Gramz's case. By Caroline Fisher October 23, 2025
Music Wireless Festival Organizer Breaks Silence Amid Kanye West Booking Backlash Various sponsors have pulled out of Wireless Festival since it was announced that Kanye West will headline all three days. By Caroline Fisher April 06, 2026
Music Young Dolph's Self-Admitted Gunman Delays His Fate Again Young Dolph's murder case is inches away from closing, but Cornelius Smith and his legal reps are hung up on one detail of his plea deal. By Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026
Music Authorities Reveal Suspect's Identity In Rihanna's House Shooting A woman in her 30s fired several shots at Rihanna's home in Beverly Hills on Sunday, but no one was injured. By Cole Blake March 09, 2026
Music Wack 100 Uses Alec Baldwin To Highlight A Double Standard With Rappers Alec Baldwin had charges of involuntary manslaughter dismissed regarding the shooting on the set of "Rust." By Cole Blake March 02, 2026
Music Rick Ross' Oldest Daughter Puts Him On Blast For Not Acting His Age In just about a month, Rick Ross will be turning 50, a major life achievement. However, his daughter Toie has some harsh words for her pops. By Zachary Horvath December 18, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Continues Roasting Ebro Over Canceled Hot 97 Show Ebro confirmed that Hot 97 canceled his long-running radio show, "Ebro in the Morning.," in a post online, last week. By Cole Blake December 15, 2025
Music 50 Cent Proclaims He's Not Afraid Of Jay-Z & Ja Rule Amid backlash and success over his Diddy documentary, 50 Cent isn't scared of folks like Ja Rule and (allegedly) Jay-Z who are dragging him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 12, 2025