The murder conviction of one of the men who killed Jam Master Jay was thrown out Friday by a federal judge who said prosecutors didn’t prove that the murder was drug-related. Brooklyn Federal Judge Lashawn DeArcy Hall said there wasn’t enough evidence to say Karl Jordan Jr., the godson of the beloved Run-DMC DJ Jason … Read more
LONDON — British prosecutors say they have been given a file of evidence from police about alleged sexual offenses by comedian Russell Brand and are considering whether to charge him. The Crown Prosecution Service said late Saturday that “we have been passed a file by the police to consider a charging decision in this case. Any decision … Read more
Sean “Diddy” Combs has appealed a Manhattan judge’s no-bail ruling, arguing he should be freed from jail ahead of his sex trafficking trial because the prosecutors’ push to keep him behind bars is “based on speculation.” The disgraced hip hop mogul’s lawyers filed the brief with the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit … Read more
COMPTON, Calif. — The two sides at the murder trial in the killing of Philadelphia hip-hop star PnB Rock agree that a 17-year-old boy walked into Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles restaurant in South Los Angeles, shot the rapper twice in the back and once in the chest. Both agree that the boy’s father, Freddie Trone, the defendant … Read more
Manhattan prosecutors are delaying bringing new charges against Harvey Weinstein while his health withers away in jail, his lawyer groused Tuesday, after the gaunt fallen movie mogul was wheeled into a courtroom. Weinstein lawyer Arthur Aidala complained to Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Curtis Farber that his client has been behind bars for nearly five years as he accused … Read more
Prosecutors are looking to drop felony charges against Jackson Mahomes, the younger brother of Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes, stemming from an alleged incident at a Kansas City-area bar in February 2023. On Tuesday, a motion was filed by prosecutors to dismiss the three felony charges of aggravated sexual battery against Jackson, who has been … Read more
Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo claim the morning they prepared to allegedly help actor Jussie Smollett stage a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019, he didn’t show up on time. “We made sure we got there at 2 a.m. sharp. We had no phones because he did not want us to bring any phones,” Abimbola alleged. … Read more
Veteran TV producer and writer Eric Weinberg has been charged with 18 counts of sexual assault by Los Angeles County prosecutors, Deadline has confirmed. Weinberg, the the long-serving Scrubs co-executive producer, who initially was arrested in July and released on $3.225 million bond, was re-arrested Tuesday and later released on $5 million bond. Los Angeles County District … Read more
As Tory Lanez awaits trial on felony charges he allegedly shot at — and wounded — Megan Thee Stallion in her feet during an attack in Los Angeles two years ago, the rapper is now facing accusations he assaulted singer August Alsina in Chicago over the weekend. Alsina’s allegations, shared online with multiple photos showing … Read more