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Music Diddy's Lawyer Brian Steel Questions Accuser's Story During Trial Diddy's defense attorney Brian Steel cross-examined "Mia," an anonymous alleged victim who took the stand during trial this week. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2025
Music XXXTentacion's "?" Album Breaks Absurd Record With 12 Billion Streams XXXTentacion's iconic album, "?," continues to be wildly popular to this day, almost seven years after his death. By Cole Blake May 29, 2025
Music Smokey Robinson Files $500 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against Sexual Assault Accusers Smokey Robinson responds to the lawsuit filed against him earlier this month with a countersuit worth $500 million. By Devin Morton May 28, 2025
Music Selena Gomez Ripped By Fans For Watching Knicks Game At Beyonce Concert Selena Gomez attended Beyonce's Cowboy Carter tour but had her eyes on the NBA as well, much to the chagrin of fans. By Devin Morton May 28, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion Wins Favorite Female Rapper At The AMAs Despite Stiff Competition Megan Thee Stallion made a strong case for herself to nab this AMA hardware with her last album and its deluxe being the highlights. By Zachary Horvath May 27, 2025
Viral Drake Shares Passionate Praise For India Love And Fans Can't Help But Feel Bad For DDG Drake's Streamer University message for India Love clashed with her romantic link to DDG and a recent flirty interaction with Duke Dennis. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 26, 2025
Music Chris Brown Released On $6.7M Bail: What Happens Next? Chris Brown has been released on bail ahead of his upcoming world tour. By Aron A. May 21, 2025
Music DDG Calls Out Brands "Switching Up" On Him Due To Halle Bailey Allegations DDG recently celebrated surpassing one million followers on Twitch, but he's still frustrated with how the Halle Bailey drama is playing out. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2025
Music Young Thug Reacts To Gunna Covering Up YSL Tattoo Some Young Thug fans are buying into snitching allegations, whereas some Gunna fans think he's better off without YSL these days. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 19, 2025
Music Cassie Questioned About Diddy’s Alleged “Sex Slave” During Testimony Cassie took the stand again today amid Diddy's sex trafficking trial, detailing several traumatic alleged moments from their relationship. By Caroline Fisher May 16, 2025
Music Diddy Jury Shown Graphic Gallery Of 13 Alleged “Freak Off” Participants Diddy's trial continued today, and Cassie identified herself and several others featured in photos and videos of his alleged "freak offs." By Caroline Fisher May 15, 2025
Music Ray Vaughn Claps Back At Joey Bada$$'s Red Bull Freestyle With Fiery Diss Track "Hoe Era" Ray Vaughn versus Joey Bada$$ has been highly entertaining thus far and Ray's bars on this new response are witty and cold. By Zachary Horvath May 14, 2025