The Most Shocking Revelations in Diddy’s Federal Indictment, Tyreek Hill’s Arresting Officer Has Allegedly Had Been in Trouble Before, ATL Man Wrongfully Accused of Killing His Parents and More News

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You Won’t Believe the Trouble Tyreek Hill’s Arresting Officer Has Allegedly Had at Work…Or Maybe You Will

Photo: Getty Images Perry Knotts

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill went viral with the release of police body cam footage of him being arrested just before the Dolphins’ season opener on Sept. 8. The video shows Hill being detained by multiple responding officers, but in a perhaps not-so-surprising turn of events, the one who violently pulled Hill from his car has an, ahem, colorful record of professional misconduct. – Phenix S Halley Read More

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The Most Shocking Revelations in Diddy’s Federal Indictment

Diddy performs onstage during the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. Photo: Getty Images Johnny Nunez for MTV

On Tuesday, the federal indictment against Sean “Diddy” Combs was officially unsealed and released to the public and the details—about everything from his alleged “freak offs” to his mansion raids by Homeland Security earlier this year—will surprise you. – Shanelle Genai Read More

Twitter Reacts To the Ironic Twist of the Haitian Prosecutor Investigating Trump’s Assassination Attempt

U.S Attorney Markenzy Lapointe speaks during a press conference on September 16, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Ryan Wesley Routh is charged with two federal counts: possession of a firearm while a federal convict and possession of a firearm with the serial number obliterated. Photo: Getty Images Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo

It’s a joke that even we couldn’t prepare enough for. The federal prosecutor spearheading the investigation into former President Donald Trump’s second assassination attempt is— you guessed it— Haitian-American. – Phenix S Halley Read More

Diddy Dirty Money’s Kalenna Harper Has Some Words After Being Named in Dawn Richard’s Diddy Lawsuit 33 Times…And It’s Messy

Dawn Richard, left; Diddy, and Kalenna Harper attend the 2010 BET Awards announcement at 230 Fifth Avenue on May 18, 2010 in New York City. Photo: Getty Images Charles Eshelman/FilmMagic

Former Diddy Dirty Money member Kalenna Harper spoke out about being named multiple times in the recent lawsuit filed against Diddy by her fellow groupmate Dawn Richard. Her response might raise more than a few eyebrows. – Shanelle Genai Read More

An Atlanta Man Was Wrongfully Accused of Killing His Parents…And He Just Got Payback

Harry Hubbard, Deborah Hubbard, and Keith Sylvester Screenshot: 11 Alive

Updated as of 9/17/2024 at 3:35 p.m. ET

Nothing can truly make right the unbelievable injustice Keith Sylvester faced back in 2018, but now, the City of Atlanta just took the final step towards righting their wrongs after a tragic double murder resulted in the false imprisonment of a grieving son. – Phenix S Halley Read More

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