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Music Alleged Diddy Lawsuit Accuses Jaguar Wright Of Aiding In Sex Trafficking This alleged sex trafficking lawsuit against Jaguar Wright – despite her previous claims – also named Diddy, Druski, and more as defendants. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 10, 2025
Music Mia X Pulls Out Of Master P's Final Show Over Alleged Mismanagement Mia X was one of various guest performers slated for Master P's last performance at the Essence Festival on July 6. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2025
Music Selena Gomez Surprised The Culture Revealing Ice Cube As Her First Celebrity Crush Singer Ed Sheern recently revealed that Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco sent out wedding invitation back in May. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 28, 2025
Music UMG Wants To Be Removed From Sara Rivers' Diddy Lawsuit Sara Rivers originally filed a lawsuit against Diddy back in February, accusing him of alleged sexual harassment and more. By Cole Blake June 24, 2025
Music R Kelly's Lawyer Explains Why More Celebrities Haven't Testified In Diddy Trial The Diddy trial has featured a few high-profile names on the stand, namely Kid Cudi and Sean Combs' former partner Cassie Ventura. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Music Janice Combs Shares A Spirited Moment With Her Dog As This Week's Diddy Trial Concludes Diddy was raised by his single mother, Janice Combs, after the death of his father as a toddler. The mogul has frequently praised his mother. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 21, 2025
Pop Culture T.I. Slammed With Intellectual Property Theft Lawsuit For Allegedly Stealing "Situationships" Title The lawsuit over "Situationships" comes after T.I. and Tiny Harris recently won their own intellectual property theft lawsuit. By Cole Blake June 19, 2025
Pop Culture Cuba Gooding Jr Prays For Diddy And His Alleged Victims Amid Sex Trafficking Trial According to Cuba Gooding Jr, he has sympathy for Diddy, despite the heinous crimes he's being accused of. By Caroline Fisher June 19, 2025
Music 6ix9ine Roasts Young Thug, Playboi Carti & More For "Mysterious" Personas 6ix9ine recently linked up with Adin Ross and N3on, and shared his unfiltered take on how other artists act during livestreams. By Caroline Fisher April 06, 2026
Music Jay-Z Argues Criticism Of Billionaires Is A "Cop-Out" Jay-Z also spoke about working on new music, coming close to collaborating with Clipse, and more during the interview. By Cole Blake March 24, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Jim Jones, Maino, Fabolous, & Dave East Launched A Podcast Based On No Money In Music DJ Akademiks began livestreaming after achieving success on YouTube and Instagram with his self-made hip-hop exposés. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 28, 2025
Viral Drake Trolls Kai Cenat On "Mafiathon 3" Stream Over "ICEMAN" Criticism Kai Cenat laughed at Drake's cheekiness, and Drizzy's gifted subs to Kai's "Mafiathon 3" stream shows they're just having fun. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 28, 2025