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Music "The Punisher" Thinks Diddy Trial's Jury Reached The Right Verdict Sharay Hayes, a male dancer who testified in the Diddy trial, expressed concern for how Cassie and "Jane" caught scrutiny from the public. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 03, 2025
Music King Combs Delivers Ecstatic Message To Fans Following Diddy's Mixed Verdict There's a belief amongst Diddy and his family that he will get out on bond later today ahead of his sentencing. By Zachary Horvath July 02, 2025
Music Lizzo Sued Over Unreleased Song Featuring Sydney Sweeney Reference In August, Lizzo teased a song featuring a reference to Sydney Sweeney's "good jeans" American Eagle ad scandal. By Caroline Fisher October 22, 2025
Music Bhad Bhabie & Devin Haney Go Back & Forth After Femcee Name-Drops Boxer In New Freestyle Bhad Bhabie took a break from her feud with Alabama Barker to take some Devin Haney shots on a new freestyle tease. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Refutes First Week Sales Numbers As "MUSIC" Fails To Meet Expectations This is not the first time that Playboi Carti has had an issue with the reporting for the sales projections. By Zachary Horvath March 24, 2025
Music Erykah Badu Reveals She's Preparing An Album Entirely Produced By The Alchemist The highly-anticipated project will be Erykah Badu's first studio album in 15 years. By Cole Blake March 20, 2025
Music Azealia Banks Goes Off On JK Rowling For Transphobic Views JK Rowling, the author of "Harry Potter," has faced public backlash for expressing transphobic views for a number of years now. By Cole Blake March 17, 2025
Music Tyler Perry Condemns The Music Industry For Exploiting Angie Stone At Her Memorial Service Tyler Perry joins Anthony Hamilton, Kirk Franklin, and many other stars who paid tribute to Angie Stone during various memorial services. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 15, 2025
Music Nate Dogg's Son Voices Frustration With Late Rapper's Estate Over Catalog Sale Naijiel D. Hale, one of nine children that the late Nate Dogg fathered, called his father's wife a "b***h" who didn't support him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 13, 2025
Relationships DDG Explains Why His Relationship With Halle Bailey Is Similar To Blueface's With Chrisean Rock DDG has been causing an uproar with Halle Bailey fans over how much he can see Halo, and now they are piling on him over this Blueface clip. By Zachary Horvath March 10, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Offers A Surprising Prediction About Diddy's Criminal Case's Outcome Diddy was recently hit with a new federal indictment that accuses the Bad Boy mogul of forced labor and employee assault. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 08, 2025
Music R Kelly Gives Rare Performance On Podcast Via Prison Call R Kelly is currently serving time behind bars for alleged racketeering, sex trafficking, production of child pornography, and more. By Caroline Fisher March 07, 2025