T HE MAN STOOD in the shadow of the trees facing the small tan house. He was tall and had the close-cropped military haircut of the Marine he’d been until deserting his post a few weeks earlier. A black mask covered his face, he wore a one-piece camouflage suit, and …
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Country artist Chris Young has been cleared of all charges following an alleged confrontation with an agent for the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, leading to his arrest on Monday night. A statement was issued by the Nashville District Attorney Glenn Fun on Friday: “Regarding the Chris Young incident — After …
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David Kenner, a lawyer who unsuccessfully defended convictedFugeesrapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, pleaded guilty on Friday to misdemeanor criminal contempt and was sentenced to one year of probation after admitting he leaked confidential material to reporters in 2023. Federal prosecutors said Kenner was representing Michel in the federal conspiracy case over …
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On the night of April 3, 2015, Shiori Itō, an intern at Thomson Reuters, met Noriyuki Yamaguchi at a restaurant under the guise of a job interview. Yamaguchi, then the Washington bureau chief of Tokyo Broadcasting System and a personal friend (and biographer) of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, was a …
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Rapper YFN Lucci pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a single count of violating the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act. The charge is connected to the late 2020 shooting of 28-year-old James Adams in Atlanta. The musician, born Rayshawn Bennett, was arrested in January 2021 and charged with murder for …
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The double standard is almost as old as hip-hop itself. A decorated filmmaker gets laurels for his or her latest bullet-laden gangster movie. A rock or country star is proclaimed a songwriting genius for violent tales of man’s inhumanity to man. But rappers are held to a different standard, their …
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Chris Young, who will release the new album Young Love & Saturday Nights on March 22, was arrested on Monday night at a Nashville bar after allegedly getting into a confrontation with an agent for the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission. According to arrest documents obtained by Rolling Stone, Young, 38, …
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Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has been arrested in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The 27-year-old — born Daniel Hernández — was apprehended on Wednesday, Jan. 17, in relation to domestic violence charges, according to Associated Press. Hernández is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday, Jan. 18, where a judge is expected …
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O n an August night in 2003, a young woman who went by the name Paulina sank into the sofa of her modest, rented apartment, opened up her laptop, and began talking about sex with a man she’d recently met in a Yahoo chat group. His name was Stephen Bolen. …
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Jimmie Allen’s lawyers have filed a motion to withdraw as the country singer’s legal counsel in his two separate sexual assault cases, but they are facing pushback from one of the Jane Doe plaintiffs. Last month, Allen’s lawyers Jonathan Cole and Katelyn R. Dwyer filed a motion asking the court …
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