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Death Row Records founder Suge Knight might be behind bars, but he still needs to pay the $107 million judgment from 2005. NBC Los Angeles reports that Suge, who is serving 28 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter, has had the judgment reinstated. Knight was ordered to pay $107 million to Lydia Harris in 2005, […]
TMZ reports Tyler Perry’s nephew Gavin Porter died on Tuesday by hanging himself while in solitary confinement. Porter was 26. Porter, who was serving a 20-year sentence at the Union Parish Detention Center in Farmerville, Louisiana, was placed in solitary on Saturday night after he allegedly got into a fight that involved several inmates this past weekend, according to the News Star. Guards said that they checked on him […]
In what would appear to be an excellent example of birds of a feather flocking together, a publicist speaking on behalf of Bill Cosby put out a statement of support to Harvey Weinstein on the day that the disgraced producer was found guilty of a felony sex crime and rape. Page Six reports that Cosby directed […]
In hip-hop, it’s common practice to display pride in your hometown or neighborhood in your lyrics. Yet, one Saudi Arabian rapper is facing prison time for making a record that highlights the city of Mecca. A young woman rapper named Asayel Slay created a rap song called “Girl of Mecca.” In the lyrics, she praises women from the […]
An Oakland rapper has been accused of leading an fraud ring that stole millions of dollars from people in California, The Mercury News reports. 39-year-old Amir “Kafani” Rashad is the lead defendant in the federal fraud case. Per reports, Kafani worked with co-defendants, Susan Arreola-Martin, Christopher Pool, and Tyrone Jones, to orchestrate what is described as a “wide-ranging fraudulent […]
When it comes to finding love, you gotta crack some eggs to make an omelet. Basically, before you find “the right one,” you’re more than likely going to encounter a few wrongs in the form of some truly bad dates. It’s just something you come to expect, but never would anyone expect what happened to one Massachusetts woman […]
The father of a former student at New York‘s Sarah Lawrence College has been arrested for allegedly sex-trafficking his daughter’s classmates. On Tuesday, a federal indictment was released detailing how Lawrence Ray (also known as Lawrence Grecco) physically, sexually, and psychologically abused students on the campus. Per BuzzFeed, the 60-year-old Brooklyn native moved into his daughter’s residence on […]
This past Wednesday, Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall buzzed with press and photographers as attendees dressed in their midweek best mingled before the start of ABC’s screening of its new show For Life. The hour-long scripted drama, created by Hank Steinberg and executive produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, is inspired by the real life […]
Kodak Black tried to ease the concerns of his fans with a lengthy message on Instagram in wake of a troubling tweet that he posted earlier this week that has people growing increasingly worried about his safety. Kodak, who is currently serving a 46-month sentence for a weapons-related charges, vented Wednesday about someone, maybe himself, getting locked inside a bathroom. Ion […]
Kodak Black is aiming to get a lighter sentence, arguing that he’s due to get “several months” taken off his 46-month stint after being inaccurately labeled a prior convicted felon. Attorney Bradford Cohen told TMZ, per a report released Tuesday, that he and his team will soon be filing legal documents appealing the sentence in Kodak’s […]
