Tag Archives: crime-and-courts

Travis Scott and several organizers and workers behind the Astroworld Festival will not face criminal charges following the crowd rush that killed 10 people who attended the festival 19 months ago, a Grand Jury in Houston determined on Thursday. The decision comes well over a year after the tragedy, where …

Kesha is finally free from her legal battle with Dr. Luke after nearly a decade. On Tuesday, the singer said that she’s looking at the future with optimism and thanked her fans — her Animals — for their support. “I am humbled and in awe of the support and love …

& #8220;Who’s Swagg Man?” the 36-year-old rapper currently wanted by the law poses the question to himself in a text to me. “I was born an artist … Swagg Man is a fictif [fictional] guy. Same like all artist[s].” I’ve been trying to talk to Swagg Man for weeks. He …

Pete Davidson faces a reckless driving misdemeanor charge after he crashed his sports car into a Beverly Hills home back in March, the L.A. County District Attorney confirmed to Rolling Stone Friday. Davidson was riding his Mercedes Benz alongside Chase Sui Wonders at high speed when he allegedly lost control …

Jemarcus Johnson, a man accused of helping one of the gunmen who allegedly killed Young Dolph (real name Adolph Thorton, Jr.), pleaded guilty on Friday to three counts of accessory after the fact that aided in the attempted coverup of Dolph’s death. While Johnson “had no involvement” in the shooting …

A U.S. district judge dismissed a copyright case against Dua Lipa regarding her hit song “Levitating.” The judge in the case, Sunshine Sykes, declared that the reggae band Artikal Sound System failed to prove that Lipa and the creators of Lipa’s hit had access to “Live Your Life” prior to …

Paul Oakenfold has denied the allegations against him in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former personal assistant, who accused the DJ/producer of masturbating in front of her on multiple occasions. Oakenfold called the claims “baseless” in a statement shared Monday, June 5, on social media, adding that he …

Kanye West’s Donda Academy allegedly fostered a chaotic environment of bullying, health and safety violations, and endless sushi lunches according to a lawsuit that now includes three teachers as plaintiffs. The two original plaintiffs, Cecilia Hailey and her daughter Chekarey Byers, claim they were unfairly fired from Donda Academy in …

Nearly three years after Danny Masterson was first arrested on three counts of forcible rape — and six months since the first trial ended in a mistrial — the That ’70s Show star was convicted on two of the three charges Wednesday, according to Variety. The jury first started deliberations …

On May 16, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and New York City Police Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell held a press conference announcing that rappers Sheff G, real name Michael Williams, and Sleepy Hallow, real name Tegan Chambers, were arrested as part of a 32-person, …