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Charges will not be filed against Kanye West in connection with an alleged punching incident claimed to have taken place earlier this year, per a new report. TMZ said Tuesday that Ye will not be facing charges over the alleged incident due to conviction on such charges being unlikely. The report cites a statement from […]
Megan Thee Stallion is now requesting $1 million in damages in her lawsuit against 1501 Certified Entertainment as she seeks the court’s help in parting ways with the Houston-based label. Rolling Stone writes that her attorneys argue Megan has “satisfied all option periods” stipulated in her contract with 1501 since Traumazine, which was released earlier this month, and 2021’s Something […]
A Black couple is taking legal action after their home appraisal increased nearly $300,000 because of race. According to the New York Times, Nathan Connolly and Shani Mott filed the housing discrimination lawsuit in Maryland District Court on Monday—about a year after they applied to refinance their mortgage with loanDepot. Connolly, a professor at John Hopkins University, says he and his […]
Young Thug must remain behind bars until further notice. According to 11 Alive, the 31-year-old rapper—born Jeffery Lamar Williams—was denied bond once again in his highly publicized RICO case. Fulton County Judge Ural Glanville announced his decision during a Thursday court hearing while addressing Thug’s legal counsel Keith Adams and Brian Steele. “I’ve considered the proffers made by the […]
A Black mother filed a lawsuit on behalf of her daughter after she discovered her elementary school created a cotton field to get students to “identify with the real-life experience of African American slaves,” per the Los Angeles Times. In her suit, Rashunda Pitts alleges she dropped off her now-14-year-old daughter, referred to in court documents as […]
Young Thug has been hit with a new lawsuit as he still sits behind bars. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that due to Thugger’s incarceration, he was unable to perform at an Atlanta concert that was set up in January of this year. He was arrested in May and is now being sued for $150,000 in damages and attorneys’ […]
As attention continues to build surrounding the controversial YSL case, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is reported to be alleging that a recent leak has resulted in threats being made against a witness. Per a report from local Atlanta-focused outlet WSB-TV, the D.A.’s office claims it has been made aware of “a document and […]
One of the four suspects accused of being involved in the 2018 death of XXXTentacion has accepted a plea deal and will testify as a witness in the cases of the remaining three defendants. Robert Allen pleaded guilty on Friday to the lesser charges of second-degree murder and robbery with a firearm. “Mr. Allen’s role in this, […]
ASAP Rocky has been charged with felony assault with a firearm for his alleged role in a shooting in central Hollywood last year, the Los Angeles Times reports. “Discharging a gun in a public place is a serious offense that could have ended with tragic consequences not only for the person targeted but also for innocent bystanders […]
R. Kelly’s legal team is arguing that anyone who’s seen the Lifetime documentary series Surviving R. Kelly should not be allowed to serve as jurors in the singer’s imminent federal trial in Illinois. As TMZ first reported Monday morning, Kelly’s lawyers have filed a motion aiming to disqualify such jurors, arguing that individuals under consideration […]
