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Music A Clip of Da Band’s Freddy P Claiming Diddy Will Try To Hurt Cassie If He Beats RICO Resurfaces After Verdict Freddy P claims Diddy threatened to buy his entire neighborhood and have him attacked every time his steps out his door. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 04, 2025
Music Lala Lane Drags Cassie & "Jane" For Their Alleged Compliance As Diddy Trial Nears Its End Longtime family friend Lawanda "Lala" Lane thinks "Jane" and Cassie aren't telling the full story of their relationships with Diddy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2025
Music Ciara Addresses Old Rihanna Beef And Reveals Where They Stand Now Back in 2011, Ciara claimed she had an uncomfortable encounter with Rihanna at a party, prompting a Twitter war. By Caroline Fisher June 20, 2025
Music Diddy’s Ex-Girlfriend Alleges She Witnessed Another Rapper’s Freak-Off Diddy's ex-girlfriend took the stand in his federal trial again today, recalling a trip she allegedly took to Las Vegas with another rapper. By Caroline Fisher June 12, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Lets A Young Fan Join Him On A Run In Detroit Kendrick Lamar was in Detroit for a performance on his and SZA's ongoing "Grand National Tour," earlier this week. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025
Music Grammys Make Major Change To Country Category After Beyoncé's Historic Win Beyoncé became the first Black artist ever to win Best Country Album with her project, "Cowboy Carter." earlier this year. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025
Music Swizz Beatz Comes To Timbaland's Defense After Launching His AI Label Timbaland upset a lot of people by starting this AI music endeavor, but his close friend Swizz Beatz sees the vision. By Zachary Horvath June 10, 2025
Music Jamie Foxx Breaks Into Tears During Emotional BET Awards Speech Jamie Foxx spoke on stage at the BET Awards on Monday, while accepting one of the ceremony's Ultimate Icon Awards. By Cole Blake June 10, 2025
TV Kevin Hart Kicks Off BET Awards With A Bang, Takes Aim At Diddy, Cardi B, & Kanye West Kevin Hart is hosting the BET Awards tonight, and during his monologue, he made sure to make jokes about the event's biggest stars. By Alexander Cole June 09, 2025
Music "Jane" Alleges She "Fainted" After Reading Cassie's Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against Diddy "Jane Doe" has now testified for three days and things got quite emotional for her as she recalled reading Cassie's suit against Diddy. By Zachary Horvath June 09, 2025
Music "Jane" Alleges Diddy Paid For Sex Worker To Cross State Lines For Alleged "Freak-Off" Parties An anonymous alleged sex trafficking victim referred to as "Jane" testified in the Diddy trial this week, also alleging physical abuse. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 06, 2025
Music 50 Cent Has Diabolical Response To Cam'ron's Interview With Diddy's Escort The Punisher Cam'ron interviewed Diddy's escort on his "Talk With Flee" platform yesterday and it was highly unfiltered, to say the least. By Zachary Horvath June 04, 2025