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Sean “Diddy” Combs Hit With New Lawsuit Alleging Mogul & Bodyguard Filmed Assault
Sean "Diddy" Combs is facing yet another lawsuit, this one from current Texas native Thalia Graves, who alleges the mogul filmed her assault. The post Sean “Diddy” Combs Hit With New Lawsuit Alleging Mogul & Bodyguard Filmed Assault appeared first on Hip-Hop Wired.
Shawn Kemp Released From Jail, Lawyer Says Shooting Was Self-Defense
Shawn Kemp made headlines this week after he was arrested in connection to what was widely reported as a drive-by shooting, The post Shawn Kemp Released From Jail, Lawyer Says Shooting Was Self-Defense appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.
Mystikal Faces Prison In Life After First-Degree Rape Indictment
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Stephen J. Cohen / Getty Mystikal, having endured similar charges and serving time in the past, faces up to life in prison after a first-degree rape indictment was handed down. The charge is tied to an alleged July 30 incident at the Louisiana rapper’s home and other charges were levied as well. Mystikal, whose real name is Michael Lawrence Tyler, was indicted by an Ascension Parish grand jury this past Tuesday and the 51-year-old veteran rapper remains in the Ascension Parish Prison according to a report from the New Orleans Advocate. Mystikal’s previous attorney shot down the allegations but he has since retained new counsel in Joel Pearce, who represented the rapper in 2017 in another rape case that Mystikal served 18 months in prison over. Related Sto...
Fugees Reunion Tour Halted Due To Pras Michel’s Connection To Jho Low?
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Slaven Vlasic / Getty For fans around the world waiting to learn when the Fugees reunion world tour will make a stop in their part of the world, it appears those plans are largely put on hold. According to a new report, group member Pras Michel and his ongoing federal money laundering case will prevent him from leaving the country thus ending the tour. Puck News published a report pointing to the legal ordeal of Pras Michel, who is connected to Malaysian businessman and socialite Jho Low. Low was cozy with many of Hollywood and entertainment elites but became the target of a money laundering scheme that allegedly stole billions from Malaysia’s 1MDB fund. According to charges levied by the federal prosecutors in the United States, Michel worked in Low’s st...
NJ Supreme Court Orders Parole For Former Black Panther Sundiata Acoli
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: naruecha jenthaisong / Getty A former member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army convicted of murder in the slaying of a state trooper in 1973 has a new development in his case. The Supreme Court of New Jersey ordered parole for Sundiata Acoli, now 85 years of age. Gothamist reports that the state’s highest court made the decision via a 3-2 ruling on Tuesday (May 10). According to those close to Acoli, he is currently suffering from dementia and the court’s opinion states that the State Parole Board denying Acoli parole “is not supported by substantial evidence in the record or by a reasonable weighing of the relevant factors.” Acoli was convicted in the May 1973 shooting death of State Trooper Werner Foerster during a traffic stop on...
DaBaby Slapped With Felony Battery Charge After Alleged Music Video Set Beating
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Denise Truscello / Getty DaBaby might be known more for his legal issues outside his still-ongoing music career these days, and another incident that recently resurfaced adds to that fact. The North Carolina rapper was slapped with a felony battery charge after an incident during a music video recording went left. TMZ got the scoop on the music video dustup in Los Angeles that left one man with reported injuries. Another man alongside DaBaby (Jonathan Kirk) was also charged by the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office. More from TMZ: Related Stories The rapper has been charged with felony battery by the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office … over an incident from early December last year … which allegedly left a guy, Gary Pagar, with serious injuries. ...
Actor Kaalan Walker Convicted Of Serial Rape, Intends To Appeal
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Kaalan Walker, an actor best known for his role in the Superfly reboot, was recently convicted of serial rape. Walker, 27, via his attorney, plans to appeal the conviction according to new reports. The Wrap reports that Walker was convicted of rapping six individuals and sexually assaulting another person. Walker’s attorney responded to the outlet’s inquiry into the matter and the response suggests that Walker, a native of Los Angeles, is angling to fight the charge. “Mr. Walker maintains his complete innocence to the charges and allegations,” Flier wrote in response to The Wrap. “The defense is very confidant [sic] that the convictions will be reversed.” This past Monday (April 18), a Los Angeles County jury found Walker guilty of th...
Former Disney Star Kyle Massey Charged With Immoral Communication With Teen
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jody Cortes / WENN / WENN Kyle Massey, an actor that has appeared in a handful of Disney Channel productions, was charged in Washington state this week on one count of immoral communication with a minor after he allegedly sent a 13-year-old girl explicit images. The incident, which took place in December 2019 and January 2019, came up again after a 2019 lawsuit said that the girl first met Massey when she was just 4 years of age. Yahoo! Entertainment reports that Massey, 29, faces a felony charge of communication with a minor for immoral purposes and could also face additional charges after he didn’t appear at his arraignment. On June 14, the charges were filled in a King County court and more details are now emerging about the case. Massey was due in cou...
Famous Dex Lands Back In Jail For Violating Protective Order: Report
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty Famous Dex is once again in custody after a tumultuous march saw the Chicago rapper slapped with 19 charges, including domestic violence allegations and gun possession. While attending a court hearing for the charges earlier in the year, it was discovered that Dex violated a protective order and was taken back into custody. TMZ reports that Famous Dex, real name Dexter Tiewon Gore Jr., attended a hearing last week in connection to the charges from March. Pleading not guilty to all the charges listed, the 27-year-old rapper was then told that he violated a protective order stemming from an alleged domestic violence incident from last October. Famous Dex is currently in jail and is being held on a $200,000 bond. Back in 2016, a video ...
Sir Jinx, Producer For Ice Cube, Sues Rapper Over Unpaid Royalties
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Michael Tran / Getty Ice Cube has a number of undeniable classic tracks in his catalog and Sir Jinx was responsible for adding his touches to the production of the tracks. Now, Jinx believes he’s owed adjusted royalties and has sued Cube for the unpaid monies but there might be some resistance in the way. TMZ reports that Sir Jinx has filed suit against his past collaborator in Ice Cube, notably working with the rapper and actor on his early solo work beginning in 1990. Jinx, real name Anthony Wheaton, says that Cube, real name O’Shea Jackson, examined his royalty statements back in 2019 and felt that he was being underpaid. According to the outlet, JInx reached out to Cube’s side to hopefully get things back on track but it appears that talks have stalle...
G Herbo Slapped With New Federal Charges, Accused Of Lying To FBI
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Chicago rapper G Herbo is currently battling a federal fraud scheme case and now there are new developments in the ongoing matter. A new report states that the rapper born Herbert Wright III faces new charges of lying to an FBI agent during a 2018 investigation. The Chicago Tribune has been covering the 25-year-old rapper’s case since it broke wide and shared details of the new charges that were recently filed in federal court. The charges allege that Herbo lied to an agent regarding what he knew of the fraud scheme and misleading authorities of what connections he had that existed within the crew carrying out the crimes. The fraudsters allegedly rang up $1.5 million in charges and splurged on a variety of gifts, including private fl...
Black Trump Appointee Lynne Patton Banned From Government Work
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ida Mae Astute / Getty An appointee of former president Donald Trump was slapped with a two-year ban from federal government work due to a violation of the Hatch Act. Lynne Patton also paid a $1,000 fine for using her position at HUD to craft a video on behalf of the Republican National Convention. Some might remember Patton as the event planner who planned Eric Trump’s wedding ahead of her appointment as the Administrator of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for Region II. Previously to her federal appointment, Patton was a speaker at the 2016 Republican National Convention and reportedly helped with casting with The Celebrity Apprentice as well.” Last year, Patton landed in hot water after pulling a stunt while appointe...
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