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Music 50 Cent Issues Ruthless Response To Diddy’s Alleged Prison Attack Recently, a friend of Diddy's named Charlucci Finney alleged that the mogul woke up in prison "with a knife to his throat." By Caroline Fisher October 23, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Goes Off On Gucci Mane's Wife For Keeping Him "Sedated" Gucci Mane and his wife, Keyshia Ka’oir, spoke about his mental health struggles during an appearance on "The Breakfast Club." By Cole Blake October 21, 2025
Music Diddy Portrayed As Luigi Mangione’s Cellmate In Controversial New Musical Following his arrest in December of last year, Luigi Mangione was sent to the same prison Diddy's in, the MDC in New York City. By Caroline Fisher June 15, 2025
Music Swizz Beatz Clap Back At Fan Again Claiming He & Timbaland Sold Out Verzuz A casual Instagram Live battle between producers Timbaland and Swizz Beatz during the COVID-19 lockdown. The producers battled first. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 08, 2025
Music Diddy's Former Assistant Alleges He Maintained An Abusive And Toxic Work Environment An anonymous alleged victim referred to as "Mia" took the stand in Diddy's federal sex trafficking trial on Wednesday. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2025
Music Tory Lanez's Legal Team Drops Alleged Evidence Of Witness Claiming A Woman Shot Megan Thee Stallion Tory Lanez is still trying to get out of prison, where he's currently serving a 10-year sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion. By Cole Blake May 29, 2025
Music Mark Morrison Arrested In Florida For Alleged Battery Over "Racially Charged" Incident You probably know Mark Morrison best for his 1996 classic hit "Return Of The Mack," not for his current legal issues. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2025
Music Sauce Walka Finally Addresses Sayso P Shooting Amid Recovery Sauce Walka was able to speak with his father and reconnect with his peers following the shooting that struck him and took Sayso P's life. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 24, 2025
Music Kanye West Appears To Confirm His Nazi Antics Are A Revenge Tactic Against Adidas The revelation from Kanye West comes as he's been making all sorts of offensive posts on social media in recent weeks. By Cole Blake March 20, 2025
Music Maui Police Chief Wins Vote To Keep Job Despite Allegations In Diddy Lawsuit Diddy is currently behind bars at the MDC in Brooklyn awaiting his trial, which is scheduled to begin in May. By Caroline Fisher March 20, 2025
Music BG Explains How He "Toned Down" His New Album, "Freedom Of Speech," To Avoid Legal Trouble BG released his first studio album since getting out of prison in 2023, "Freedom of Speech," last Friday. By Cole Blake March 20, 2025
Viral The Weeknd Performs "Timeless" With Kai Cenat During Playboi Carti's Rolling Loud LA Set Fellow streamer Young Dabo accompanied Kai Cenat at Playboi Carti's performance, where The Weeknd showed both of them love. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025