Sean Combs’ lawyers filed a motion to suppress the search warrants federal agents used during the raid of his homes last March and for access to his internet history. The motion filed on Sunday and obtained by Rolling Stone claims “the government made false statements and omitted critical exculpatory evidence …
Read More »Cardi B Scores $1.2 Million Repayment Plan From Gossip Blogger Tasha K
After Cardi B won a $4 million defamation judgment against Tasha K three years ago, the gossip personality known for her YouTube series UnWinewithTashaK has agreed to pay the superstar rapper nearly $1.2 million over the next five years to settle her bankruptcy. A judge confirmed the Chapter 11 reorganization …
Read More »Sean Combs' Lawyer Abruptly Quits Sex Trafficking Case
One of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ defense attorneys has abruptly requested to withdraw from the Bad Boy music executive’s criminal case, writing that “under no circumstances can I continue to effectively serve as counsel for Sean Combs, consistent with the ABA Standards for Criminal Justice.” Anthony Ricco filed the motion on …
Read More »Kim Kardashian Sued by Man She Incorrectly Labeled as Death Row Inmate
Kim Kardashian is being sued for defamation after she shared a photo of a New York man on social media and falsely identified him as a death row inmate found guilty of a double murder in Texas. In a new lawsuit filed Thursday in Los Angeles, Ivan A. Cantu claims …
Read More »Pop Smoke Killer Sentenced to 29 Years, Apologizes for 'Unforgivable Actions'
The final defendant convicted in the fatal 2020 shooting of Pop Smoke appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom Friday and apologized for his role in the rapper’s death before receiving his sentence of 29 years in prison. Corey Walker, 24, had pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and home invasion robbery …
Read More »How a Tax 'Fraudster' Tricked Tiësto, Afrojack Out of Millions
One day after the 2024 presidential election last November, Grammy-winning EDM DJ-producer Tiësto — more used to pulsating lights and throbbing music than the drab, featureless walls of a courtroom — unassumingly took the stand at a federal courthouse in White Plains, New York. “My stage name is Tiësto,” he …
Read More »Kanye West Hit With Sanctions in Lawsuit Citing Antisemitic Tirades
Kanye West got in trouble with a judge Thursday for ducking his deposition in a lawsuit alleging he subjected staff and students to bigoted rants and threats at his ill-fated Donda Academy school. At a court hearing in downtown Los Angeles, Judge Thomas Long ordered the rapper, who now goes …
Read More »A$AP Rocky Found Not Guilty in Gun Assault Trial
A Los Angeles jury has acquitted A$AP Rocky of two firearm assault charges stemming from his altercation with former friend A$AP Relli that ended with the sound of gunfire on a Hollywood street corner three years ago. Rocky, born Rakim Mayers, stood calmly in a pinstripe suit as jurors filed …
Read More »Sean Combs Claims He's Being 'Singled Out' Because He's a 'Powerful Black Man'
Sean “Diddy” Combs has filed a motion to dismiss one of the criminal charges against him, claiming prosecutors have “singled [him] out because he is a powerful Black man” and claiming that “no white person has ever been the target of a remotely similar prosecution.” The extraordinary defense came in …
Read More »Rihanna Grateful After A$AP Rocky Acquittal: 'The Glory Belongs to God'
Rihanna celebrated A$AP Rocky’s acquittal on firearms charges with a short post on Instagram shared yesterday after the verdict was handed down. “The glory belongs to God and God alone!” Rihanna wrote. “Thankful. Humbled by His mercy!” Rihanna was present in the courtroom for much of the trial, which found …
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