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Basketball Player Dylan Gonzalez Accuses Trey Songz of Rape
Content warning: Acts of sexual assault are detailed in this piece. Former University of Nevada Las Vegas basketball player Dylan Gonzalez has accused Trey Songz of raping her. Gonzalez first accused the R&B singer of sexual assault on December 30th, but didn’t provide any other information at the time. Now, she’s come forward with a more personal allegation against the singer. “With what seems like endlessly recurring news of the alleged sexually assaults committed by Trey Songz, I am forced to repeatedly relive in my mind, and suffer anew, the long-supressed horror and unbearable PTSD of my rape by his very hands at a well known Las Vegas hotel,” Gonzalez tweeted on January 11th. “I want to send my love, strength, and hope to all who are victims of sexual assault and its fatal nature...
Pooh Shiesty Pleads Guilty to Firearm Conspiracy After Allegedly Shooting Man in Ass
Pooh Shiesty was facing up to life in prison for allegedly shooting a man in the buttocks, but after reaching a deal with prosecutors, he has pleaded guilty to a single lesser charge of conspiracy to possess a firearm in furtherance of violent and drug-trafficking crimes, Rolling Stone reports. The 22-year-old rapper, who was born Lontrell Williams, was indicted last year following a shooting. Prosecutors argued that Williams and his associates had met two men at the Landon Hotel in Bay Harbor Islands, Florida, with the intention of purchasing marijuana and high-end sneakers. Purportedly the deal went wrong, ending with Williams firing into one man’s rear, while his associate shot another man in the hip. They allegedly fled the scene but left behind a Louis Vuitton bag containing $40,912 i...
David Koechner Arrested on New Year’s Eve for DUI
David Koechner spent New Year’s Eve inside of a jail cell in Ventura County, California after being arrested on suspicion of DUI and a hit and run. TMZ reports that Koechner was pulled over by police around 3:00 p.m. local time following reports of a car driving erratically and allegedly hitting a street sign. He was given a field sobriety test, which he failed. The 59-year-old actor, known for his roles in Anchorman and The Office, was booked at the Ventura County Jail at 5:15 p.m. local time and released the following morning shortly before 6:00 a.m. Advertisement Koechner has a court hearing scheduled for March 30th. Consequence has reached out to Koechner’s representatives for additional information. Share this: [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” ti...
Dr. Dre’s Divorce Finalized, Nicole Young Awarded More Than 20% of His Net Worth
After more than year of acrimonious divorce proceedings, Dr. Dre and Nicole Young are finally ready for the next episode. As Rolling Stone notes, their divorce is now finalized, and the couple will move on from recent accusations of domestic abuse as Young walks away with more than 20% of Dre’s net worth. The couple married in 1996 and Young filed for divorce after 24 years together in June 2020. As part of the split, she’s been awarded $100 million, which includes more than half of Dre’s liquid assets, as well as a Rolls Royce, Range Rover, Spyder motorcycle, Escalade limousine, and all of her jewelry. In the process, Young successfully fought off a prenuptial agreement from 1996, arguing that it had been signed under “duress.” Dre had been cited as the world’s first ...
Kay Flock Arrested for Murder
Bronx rapper Kay Flock was arrested on murder charges on Thursday, December 23rd. The 18-year-old musician (born Kevin Perez) is accused of killing Oscar Hernandez, 24, outside of a Harlem barbershop on December 16th. According to the New York Daily News, Hernandez was sitting in a barber shop waiting to get a haircut when Perez walked by, opened the shop’s door, and asked Hernandez what he was looking at. Hernandez walked outside to confront Perez, at which point Perez pulled a gun and shot Hernandez in the neck and back. Related Video Police believe the shooting was gang-related, as Hernandez was a member of the Bronx-based Thirdside Gang. However, Hernandez’s family believes Perez had mistaken him for someone else, as the two did not know each other. Advertisement The drill rapper was s...
Home Alone Actor Devin Ratray Charged with Felony Domestic Assault
Devin Ratray, the actor best known for playing Buzz McCallister in the Home Alone franchise, has been charged with felony domestic assault. The 44-year-old actor turned himself into Oklahoma City police on Wednesday after a warrant was issued for his arrest. He was booked for domestic assault and battery by strangulation, a felony, as well as misdemeanor domestic assault and battery, according to TMZ. He was released after posting $25,000 bond. A woman identified as Ratray’s girlfriend filed a police report on December 10th, following an altercation the evening before. According to the affidavit, Ratray was intoxicated when he became angry with the woman after she gave away an autograph photo of him without charging for it. The woman alleges that Ratray got physical once they returned to t...
Jamie Spears Asks Britney to Pay Legal Fees He Incurred Keeping Her from Her Own Money
Jamie Spears, who unsuccessfully fought to keep Britney Spears separated from her own money under his conservatorship, is now asking his daughter to pay his legal fees. The 27-page petition obtained by Variety reads like a blackmail note. “Prompt payment on account of Jamie’s attorneys’ fees is necessary to ensure the Conservatorship can be wound up quickly and efficiently to allow Britney to take control of her life as she and Jamie desire,” it says with the air of someone twirling a mustache. You know that nice freedom you’re looking forward to? Sure would be a shame if someone slowed it down. Spears’ attorney Matthew Rosengart called the request an “abomination.” “Mr. Spears reaped many millions of dollars from Britney as a conservator, while paying his lawyers millions m...
Alabama Shakes Drummer Steve Johnson’s Child Abuse Case Dismissed
The child abuse case against Alabama Shakes drummer Steve Johnson was dismissed last Thursday (December 16th). Per local CBS affiliate WHNT, Circuit Judge Matthew Huggins dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning it can’t be refiled. Back in March, Johnson was arrested after being indicted on charges of “willful torture, willful abuse, and cruelly beating or otherwise willfully maltreating a child under the age of 18.” He spent 15 days in jail before being released on a $26,5000 bond. Johnson previously pleaded guilty in March 2020 to violating a domestic violence protection order. He received a suspended sentence of a year in jail, with 24 months on probation. Advertisement Related Video The musician’s attorney Nick Lough told The Associated Press on Friday that the allegations were rela...
Former Olympic Speed Skater Allegedly Stole $10 Million and Financed Elijah Wood Movie
A one-time Winter Olympic speed skater found herself in hot water today when she was charged with defrauding the federal government of $10 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, part of which she allegedly used to help fund an Elijah Wood movie. In court papers filed in Utah, prosecutors allege that Allison Baver — who represented the United States in the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Olympics as a member of the women’s speed skating team — filed multiple loan applications claiming her production company, Allison Baver Productions, had as many as 430 employees and a monthly payroll of $4 million. According to the indictment, the Taylorsville, Utah native’s eponymous company was all smoke and mirrors, with no employees at all. And yet, Baver’s applications were approved to the tune of a...
Eric Clapton Successfully Sues Woman for Selling a Bootleg Live CD for $11
Very rich and often delirious musician Eric Clapton has successfully sued a German woman for selling a single bootlegged recording of one of his concerts from the 1980s on eBay. As DW points out, Clapton sent a Düsseldorf court an affidavit stating that the recordings were illegal. The defendant claimed she didn’t know she was infringing copyright, selling a recording for €9.95, or the equivalent of about $11. Stating that her late husband had purchased the original CD at a department store in 1987, the defendant appealed to the court, which was rejected. The judge ruled that it did not matter that she hadn’t purchased the CD herself and did not know the recording was done illegally. Clapton’s injunction requires the defendant to pay the legal fees of both parties, which come out to about ...
Sex and the City’s Chris Noth Accused of Sexual Assault by Two Women
Chris Noth has been hit with two separate allegations of sexual misconduct. According to a story published by The Hollywood Reporter, two different women aged 31 and 40, came forward separately months apart — without knowing each other — with allegations that the Sex and the City star sexually assaulted them. Using pseudonyms, the alleged victims assert that their respective encounters with Noth took place in 2004 in Los Angeles and 2015 in New York City. The younger of the two women, a journalist in the entertainment industry, initially reached out to THR via email. “Seeing that he was reprising his role in Sex and the City set off something in me. For so many years, I buried it,” wrote Lily in August. The timing of the SATC reboot helped the woman make the decision to “try to go pub...
Tory Lanez Shouted, “Dance Bitch!” Before Shooting Megan Thee Stallion in Foot
According to testimony at a preliminary hearing for Tory Lanez’s assault trial, the controversial artist shouted, “Dance, bitch, dance!” before shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the foot. Via TMZ, the revelation came from LAPD Detective Ryan Stogner, who was relaying Meg’s version of events. According to Det. Stogner’s testimony, at approximately 4:30 a.m. on July 12th, 2020, Lanez was standing on the step board of an SUV while Meg stood outside of it. The two had been fighting, and Lanez was intoxicated when he yelled at her to “Dance!” As shots rang out, Meg “immediately felt pain to her feet, observed blood, fell to the ground, and then crawled to an adjacent driveway of a residence.” Det. Stogner’s testimony confirmed public knowledge of the event, including that Mega...
