celebrity scandals

They tried to keep things on the down-low, but these 7 secret love affairs throughout the history of the music industry had everyone talking.

Jussie Smollet, if it’s not already too late,  might want to try and patch things up with the city of Chicago and get to steppin’ the hell outta there … if he still he can. We say that because Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot had some not too encouraging words for Smollett if he had any thoughts of […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty Monday to restored charges that accuse him of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself last year in Chicago and then falsely reporting to that the phony attack was real. A somber looking Smollett, 37, entered a Cook County courthouse wearing sunglasses and sporting […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday of rape and sexual assault against two women and could be sent to prison for decades, sealing his dizzying fall from powerful Hollywood studio boss to archvillain of the #MeToo movement. He was convicted on charges stemming from a 2006 sexual assault and a 2013 rape. […]

CHICAGO (AP) — When a grand jury revived the criminal case against Jussie Smollett, the indictment for many people called to mind two nights on two different streets in the same big city. On one Chicago street was a wealthy, famous black man who claimed he was a victim of a racist, anti-gay attack. On […]

CHICAGO (AP) — A grand jury returned a six-count indictment accusing actor Jussie Smollett of lying to Chicago police, a special prosecutor announced Tuesday. The charges stem from Smollett’s assertion that he was the target of a racist and homophobic attack in January 2019. Special prosecutor Dan Webb issued a statement announcing the indictment. Smollett, […]

The end of 2018 brought out shocking news about director/producer Salim Akil and his showrunner/producer/writer wife Mara Brock Akil, but a year later the couple appears to still be going strong, despite accusations of physical and sexual abuse brought against Salim. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM On Christmas, the “Girlfriends” creator shared the first […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Singer R. Kelly pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he schemed with others to pay for a fake ID for an unnamed female a day before he married R&B singer Aaliyah, then 15 years old, in a secret ceremony in 1994. Kelly entered the plea in New York via a video […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors are accusing singer R. Kelly of scheming with others to pay for a fake ID for an unnamed female a day before he married R&B singer Aaliyah, then 15 years old, in a secret ceremony in 1994. The revised indictment filed Thursday in New York, accuses Kelly of paying […]

Comedian Lil Rel is sorting his way out of a sticky legal situation when it comes to his two-year-old son. The Get Out actor recently filed legal documents to have sole custody, after finding out that the child’s mother was not forthcoming when it came to their relationship and the child’s paternity. In documents obtained by TMZ, Rel, […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Beleaguered R&B singer R. Kelly was denied bail Wednesday in his New York City sex-abuse case after a judge agreed with prosecutors that freeing him from jail would create a risk of him fleeing or tampering with witnesses. U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly denied a defense motion asking to release him […]

It’s been a few months since actor Jussie Smollett was accused of allegedly faking a hate crime in Chicago. Charges were later dropped against the estranged “Empire” star, but the entire situation remains the butt of many industry jokes. In a recently released Netflix special, comedian Dave Chappelle took jabs at Smollett saying of the incident, “Everybody was […]