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More than a decade after testifying against R. Kelly, singer/dancer Stephanie “Sparkle” Edwards is facing a new wave of criticism. Days after she appeared in the explosive six-part docu-series Surviving R. Kelly, Edwards sat down with SiriusXM host Clay Cane to discuss the sexual abuse allegations against the “Ignition” artist. Edwards was a key witness in Kelly’s […]
Amazon Studios has shared the first official trailer for Lorena—a docuseries centered on the infamous case of Lorena Bobbitt. Executive produced by Jordan Peele, the four-part series will re-examine Bobbitt’s 1993 trial in which she accused of chopping off her husband’s penis while he was asleep. Lorena will include exclusive interviews, new details about Bobbitt’s tumultuous marriage, and an […]
Producer Noel “Detail” Fisher is facing a serious legal battle. Earlier this year, two aspiring singers accused the prolific hitmaker of rape and emotional abuse. About eight months after the allegations went public, Billboard reports one of the alleged victims is suing Detail for “engaging in a two-year pattern of violent sexual assault.” The outlet obtained a copy of the […]
There’s been a shakeup within Kifano “Shotti” Jordan‘s legal team. Earlier this week, 6ix9ine’s co-defendant and former manager was in jeopardy of losing a lawyer. According to legal documents, Scott E. Leemon requested to be removed from Shotti’s case because of unpaid legal fees that date back to Nov. 26. “It has now been several weeks since that […]
We didn’t need hackers to access Facebook users’ private messages—the company reportedly willingly gave it away fo’ free to companies like Spotify and Netflix. This is one of the several troubling tidbits unearthed by a long New York Times piece published on Tuesday about Facebook’s many data-sharing agreements with other tech companies. Internal documents from […]
Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has become one of history’s most notorious drug lords; however, his wife insists her husband’s reputation is merely a result of media sensationalism. Emma Coronel Aispuro, who married El Chapo 11 years ago at the age of 18, spoke about her husband’s drug trafficking trial in a rare 30-minute interview with Telemundo. The 29-year-old former beauty […]
6ix9ine’s attorney Lance Lazzaro is so determined to prove his client’s innocence that he told TMZ that the option of taking a plea deal is “simply off the table.” Lazzaro’s remarks come one day after TMZ obtained photos presented by prosecutors meant to prove the rapper’s involvement in a series of robberies throughout Brooklyn earlier this […]
An on-duty FBI officer was shot Saturday in Brooklyn. According to the New York Daily News, the shooting took place at around 3:30 p.m. local time on E. 91st Street near Seaview Avenue. The agent sustained a bullet wound to the shoulder and has been transported to Kings County Hospital. The officer is expected to survive. Sources said the agent was shot […]
The neo-Nazi who carried out a deadly car attack at the 2017 Charlottesville rally has been found guilty of first-degree murder. CNN reports the James Alex Fields was convicted Friday, more than a year after he drove his vehicle into a crowd of counter-protesters at the white nationalist demonstration. Fields’ attack resulted in the injuries of dozens […]
The Tennessee Supreme court has issued a ruling in the case of Cyntoia Brown, who was only 16 years old when she killed a man who solicited her for sex. The five-justice court unanimously decided defendants like Brown, who are convicted of first-degree murder and receive a life sentence after July 1, 1995, are not eligible for release […]
