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 »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 »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 …
Read More »Young Dolph Suspect Admits to Shooting Rapper
On the opening day in the murder trial of Young Dolph in Memphis on Monday, Cornelius Smith, one of the main suspects, admitted to shooting the celebrated rapper, whose legal name was Adolph Thornton Jr., The Commercial Appeal reports. In February 2022, Smith and co-defendant Justin Johnson pleaded not guiltyto …
Read More »Tekashi 6ix9ine Sued Over Revenge Porn Allegations by Ex-Girlfriend
Tekashi 6ix9ine’s ex-girlfriend Jorgina Lulu Guillermo Diaz sued the controversial rapper this week on allegations that he posted revenge porn of her online, as well as physically and emotionally abused her. In the lawsuit, filed in federal court on Thursday and obtained by Rolling Stone, Diaz alleged that throughout their …
Read More »T.I. and Tiny's $25 Million OMG Girlz Trial Ends With Closing Arguments: 'It's Insulting'
The fate of T.I. and Tiny’s $25 million intellectual property war with toymaker MGA Entertainment was left in the hands of an eight-member jury on Friday after closing arguments involving allegations of “demeaning” insults and “deep fakes.” In their final remarks rounding out the third courtroom trial in the long-running …
Read More »Sean Combs' Alleged Witness Tampering: 'Gaslighting' and Dangled Rent Payments
Sean “Diddy” Combs repeatedly contacted victims and witnesses in the months leading up to his arrest on sex trafficking and racketeering charges, according to prosecutors, with the Bad Boy Entertainment founder allegedly asking one victim for her continued “friendship and support,” while hinting that he would continue to pay her …
Read More »Cardi B Vows to Fight Non-Payment Lawsuit: 'Iron Your Best Suit B-tch'
Cardi B hit back at a new lawsuit that claims she and her estranged husband Offset duped the owner of a Beverly Hills mega-mansion into letting them film a music video for her song “Like What” nearly free of charge. “The problem is people wanna find loopholes and get over …
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