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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail for third time in sex-trafficking case

November 28, 2024 World Justice News 0

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been denied bail for the third time by a judge in New York City. Two judges previously denied Mr Combs’s release from custody, primarily due to concerns about potential witness tampering, […]

Fraud gangs ‘stealing billions’ from music industry via ‘fake’ streams

July 4, 2024 World Justice News 0

Fraud groups take billions of dollars a year out of the music industry through fake streams, a streaming technology company has warned. At least 10% of all song streams are fraudulent, and this takes between […]

A$AP Rocky must face trial on charges of firing gun at childhood friend

November 21, 2023 World Justice News 0

Rapper A$AP Rocky will stand trial on charges that he fired a pistol in a feud with a former childhood friend, a Los Angeles judge has ruled. The decision came on Monday during the second […]

Young Thug: How rap lyrics put a rapper behind bars

August 31, 2022 World Justice News 0

Was a Grammy-winning rapper singing about crimes he committed or simply expressing himself as an artist? New legislation in the US sets guardrails on the use of lyrics as evidence in criminal cases. Under the […]

Ed Sheeran wins Shape of You copyright case

April 6, 2022 World Justice News 0

Ed Sheeran has won a High Court copyright battle over his 2017 hit Shape of You. A judge ruled on Wednesday that the singer-songwriter had not plagiarised the 2015 song Oh Why by Sami Chokri. […]

Katy Perry wins in Dark Horse copyright appeal

March 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

Katy Perry will no longer have to pay $2.8m (£2.1m) to a rapper who said she stole his song on her hit Dark Horse. Marcus Gray sued Perry in 2014, saying she had plagiarised an […]

R. Kelly accused of abusing teenage boy he met in McDonald’s

July 24, 2021 World Justice News 0

US R&B star R. Kelly has been accused of fresh abuse allegations, including the claim he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old boy. Prosecutors allege the singer abused the teenager after meeting him at […]

Marilyn Manson active arrest warrant issued on assault charges

May 26, 2021 World Justice News 0

Police in the US state of New Hampshire have issued an active arrest warrant for singer Marilyn Manson in connection with assault charges. Mr Manson, 52, is accused of two counts of “class A misdemeanour […]

Meek Mill pleads guilty to gun charge to end 12-year case

August 27, 2019 World Justice News 0

Meek Mill has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge, in a plea deal which ends a 12-year long case. The US rapper was granted a new trial in July because judges ruled that his […]

ASAP Rocky case: Rapper found guilty of assault

August 15, 2019 World Justice News 0

US rapper ASAP Rocky, real name Rakim Mayers, has been found guilty of assault during a Stockholm fight and given a two-year suspended sentence. The 30-year-old has also been ordered to pay damages to the […]

Human Rights

Istanbul’s ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

March 9, 2026 0

The former mayor of Istanbul is due to become the central defendant in a mass corruption trial that his opposition party and rights groups say is politically motivated. Ekrem Imamoglu, 55, faces more than 140 charges […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]