After spending her entire career as a comedian and talk-show host consumed by what other people think of her, Ellen DeGeneres says in her new Netflix special For Your Approval that she “just can’t anymore.” “But if I’m being honest, and I have a choice of people remembering me as …
Read More »Sean Combs Sexually Assaulted, Drugged and Tracked Model's Location, Lawsuit Claims
A twelfth person has come forward to accuse Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexual assault, claiming the Bad Boy Entertainment founder flew her to his various homes and would “consistently pressure” her to bring other men and women into the bedroom despite her protests, according to court papers obtained by Rolling …
Read More »Kid Cudi's Car Arson: New Details Revealed in Fire Report
The alleged arson of Kid Cudi’s car first described in singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura’s lawsuit against Sean Combs last year – and seemingly alluded to in the criminal indictment of Combs announced last week – has been corroborated by a Los Angeles City Fire Department report obtained by Rolling Stone. …
Read More »Former Red Hot Chili Peppers Guitarist Josh Klinghoffer Pleads 'Not Guilty' to Vehicular Manslaughter
Josh Klinghoffer, the former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist who went on to play for Pearl Jam and others, pleaded “not guilty” to a misdemeanor charge of vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence in a California courtroom Thursday. Klinghoffer did not attend the hearing in person but entered the plea through …
Read More »Young Dolph's Killer Gets Life Sentence for Murder of Memphis Rapper
One of the two men charged with gunning down celebrated rapper Young Dolph at a Memphis bakery three years ago was convicted on all counts Thursday. After just four hours of deliberation, jurors found Justin Johnson, 26, guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and being a felon in …
Read More »Crazy Town Frontman Shifty Shellshock's Sudden Death Linked to Fentanyl
The sudden death of Crazy Town frontman Shifty Shellshock three months ago has been linked to fentanyl, the powerful synthetic opioid also cited in the untimely deaths of fellow musicians Prince, Tom Petty, Mac Miller, and Lil Peep. In a statement released Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner revealed …
Read More »T.I., Tiny Win Whopping $71 Million Award at OMG Girlz Trial
Hip-hop mogul T.I. and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Harris scored a massive $71 million jury award Monday after winning at their third court trial involving claims toy titan MGA Entertainment violated the intellectual property rights of the couple’s teen pop group OMG Girlz with the wildly popular “L.O.L. Surprise! O.M.G.” …
Read More »Kim Porter's 'Memoir' Is Number One on Amazon. Its 'Author' Can't Say It's Real
The man behind the publication of a memoir purported to be from Sean Combs’ ex-partner Kim Porter tells Rolling Stone that he can’t guarantee the book’s authenticity after he claims to have received a flash drive containing the book from two “music industry” sources but insists that he “believes it …
Read More »Sean Combs and Employee Bound and Raped Woman, Sold Assault Film 'as Pornography,' Lawsuit Says
Sean “Diddy” Combs and a former bodyguard allegedly drugged, bound and raped a woman in Combs’ Daddy’s House recording studio in 2001, then went on to share – and sell – a recording of the alleged assault as pornography, a new lawsuit filed Tuesday and obtained by Rolling Stone claims. …
Read More »PnB Rock Murder: Dad of Alleged Shooter Gets 31 Years to Life in Prison
The Los Angeles man convicted of sending his 17-year-old son into a restaurant for an armed robbery that claimed the life of celebrated rapper PnB Rock was sentenced Monday to 31 years to life in prison. Freddie Trone, 42, appeared in a courtroom in Compton, California, to receive his punishment …
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