Pavel Durov, the Russian-born billionaire tech entrepreneur who with his brother Nikolai Durov co-founded the encrypted messaging app Telegram and serves as its CEO, is in custody after being arrested at an airport outside of Paris, law enforcement officials in France confirmed on Monday. He could be detained through Wednesday …
Read More »Killer Mike Detained, Booked for Battery at Grammys Hours After Winning Three Awards
Killer Mike was detained at the 66th Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles Sunday afternoon, shortly after winning three of the four rap categories in the pre-show telecast about two hours earlier. An LAPD source tellsRolling Stonethat Michael Santiago Render (Killer Mike’s real name) was handcuffed and detained …
Read More »Tiffany Haddish Charged in Los Angeles DUI Case Following Arrest
Tiffany Haddish has been charged in her second DUI case following her arrest last month after allegedly being found asleep at the wheel in a parked car in Beverly Hills, California last month, Rolling Stone confirmed. The Afterpartyactress and comedian was charged with two misdemeanor counts: driving under the influence …
Read More »Kodak Black Arrested on Cocaine Charges in Florida
Kodak Black was arrested on charges of possessing cocaine in South Florida, AP reported. According to the outlet, the Broward County jail listed Bill Kapri, the rapper’s legal name, as being booked into custody on Thursday. Records show that he has been charged with improperly stopping or parking his vehicle, …
Read More »He Was a Beloved Activist. Right Wingers Are Using His Death to Fuel a Targeted Harassment Campaign
While police continue investigating the stabbing death of Brooklyn activist Ryan Carson, interest in the case has turned into a targeted harassment campaign. A spokesperson for the NYPD confirmed Thursday to Rolling Stone that a person of interest in the case had been taken into custody but declined to release …
Read More »Man Charged With Murder in Connection to Tupac Shakur's Killing
A Las Vegas man was arrested and charged Friday in connection to the fatal drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur in 1996. Duane “Keffe D” Davis was arrested Friday morning. He has officially been charged with murder with use of a deadly weapon. A Nevada grand jury indicted Davis in the …
Read More »Tupac Shakur Murder: Suspect's Own Words 'Reinvigorated' Case in 2018
Duane “Keffe D” Davis‘ own words to the press — and in his memoir — “reinvigorated” the Tupac Shakur‘s murder case five years ago, Las Vegas police said in a press conference Friday. Davis was charged with one count of murder with use of a deadly weapon, with a gang …
Read More »'Real Housewives' Has a Drinking Problem. Are We to Blame?
It started like so many reality TV scandals do. Just after 7 a.m. on Monday morning, notorious gossip site TMZ alleged that Shannon Beador — star of Bravo’s Real Housewives of Orange County — had been arrested for drunkenly crashing her car then fleeing the scene. The report alleged that …
Read More »Peso Pluma Faces Death Threat, Tijuana Police Arrest Suspect
Fast-rising Mexican singer Peso Pluma received death threats in Tijuana this week, as three “narcomantas” — threatening banners placed by narco organizations — were discovered across the city. On Thursday, a man allegedly responsible for placing the banners — supposedly on behalf of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación — was …
Read More »Hot Boys Rapper B.G. Released From Prison: 'My Last Birthday Being Buried Alive'
B.G. is a free man. The Hot Boys member was released from prison this week after serving 12 years of a 14-year sentence. An Instagram Live from Cash Money Records founder Bryan “Birdman” Williams shared on Tuesday showed the musician after leaving prison. “After 12 winters and 13 summers, I …
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