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Brittney Griner’s legal team has filed an appeal following her sentencing in Russian court earlier this month to nine years behind bars. As previously reported, the U.S. said back in May that Griner had been “wrongfully detained” after Russian officials found vape cartridges containing a small amount of hash oil. On Aug. 4, she was sentenced […]
Kodak Black is seeking help from the court to retrieve the Dodge Durango and nearly $75,000 in cash taken from him during his arrest in Florida last month. Kodak’s attorney Bradford Cohen filed a motion requesting that the court pushes for the return of the car and cash seized as part of the rapper’s arrest where […]
A group of corrections officers have been awarded almost $1.5 million when they were prohibited from protecting Derek Chauvin in May 2020 because they weren’t white. ABC News reports that the eight officers claimed that they were being racially discriminated against when Steve Lydon, former Superintendent of the Ramsey County Adult Detention Center, disallowed any corrections […]
Photos taken of the remains of Kobe Bryant and other victims from the 2020 helicopter crash that killed the Lakers legend were shared by a Los Angeles County firefighter at an awards ceremony a month after the accident. Back in September 2020, Kobe’s wife Vanessa Bryant filed a lawsuit against the L.A. County Sheriff and his department, saying she endured […]
Kelly Goodlett, a former Louisville Police Department Detective charged for her alleged role in the March 2020 shooting of Breonna Taylor, plans to plead guilty. The New York Times reports Goodlett, 35, confirmed the plea with her attorney during an online court hearing Friday, and is scheduled to appear Aug. 22 before U.S. District Judge David […]
A woman in Florida was arrested earlier this month for allegedly calling two police precincts more than 11,000 times this year alone and chastising whoever answered. In the complaint obtained by the Smoking Gun, Carla Jefferson is accused of targeting the St. Petersburg Police Department and Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, where she “harasses, belittles, swears at, argues with” the person […]
A California woman has been arrested after allegedly trying to poison her husband. As NBC News reported on Wednesday, the woman—Yue Yu, a 45-year-old dermatologist—was arrested earlier this month after her husband secretly filmed her during an attempted alleged poisoning in progress. Per the report, she was using Drano and pouring it into drinks intended […]
ASAP Rocky’s alleged shooting victim has come forward. The 33-year-old Harlem rapper—legal name Rakim Mayers—was arrested in April for assault with a deadly weapon. The charges stemmed from a Nov. 6, 2021 incident in Southern California, where Rocky allegedly opened fire on an associate who was not publicly named at the time. ASAP Bari later claimed it […]
Jezebel reports the site’s parent company G/O Media and one writer are being sued by Talib Kweli over the emotional distress caused by a 2020 piece exploring his permanent suspension from Twitter. Kweli, 46, announced via Instagram in late July 2020 that he was leaving Twitter, but Jezebel revealed in its piece penned by Ashley Reese (who left the outlet this year) that the rapper was […]
Ezra Miller has been charged with felony burglary in Vermont, stemming from a complaint filed earlier this year. Vermont State Police located Miller on Sunday night and issued a citation to appear in court on Sept. 26 where they will be arraigned, per Variety. According to the police report, a burglary complaint was filed on May 1, which led […]
