Crimes and Court

A miscalculation by organizers contributed to too many ticketed attendees at the tragic Astroworld festival in November 2021, new court records show. The documents, obtained by Houston Landing and filed in the weeks before organizers face civil litigation from some of the attendees of Travis Scott’s Houston fest against the rapper and Live Nation among others, also reveal that organizers fretted just 10 days before Astroworld about how the fest would fit 50,000 people outside NRG Park. “I feel like there is…

Anti-Flag’s lead singer Justin Sane is planning to imminently flee the United States amid a sexual assault lawsuit brought against the punk rocker, according to legal documents obtained by Rolling Stone.  Kristina Sarhadi filed an amended complaint in the Northern District Court of New York on Tuesday, alleging that Sane — real name Justin Geever — has “purposefully and unlawfully attempted to avoid service” of her November 2023 sexual assault lawsuit.  Instead, she claims in her lawsuit and an accompanying…

Prosecutors in the trial involving handwritten lyrics from the Eagles 1976 classic Hotel California dismissed the case on Wednesday in a surprise decision that seemingly puts an end to one of the more unusual music-related criminal trials in recent years. In the criminal case, three men were accused of conspiring to possess stolen property. That property in question was over 100 pages of drafts of songs from the Eagles’ landmark album, written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey. The trial was heading into its third week…

The man who struck Bebe Rexha in the face with his flying phone at a New York concert last summer may get away with only facing 40 days of community service for the attack. During a recent court hearing, Nicholas Malvagna accepted an offer from the court to have his charges dismissed if he completes 40 days of community service and does not violate an order of protection for 6 months, Rolling Stone has learned. At a Feb. 9 compliance update hearing, Malvagna informed the court that he had been serving…

Snoop Dogg and Master P have filed a lawsuit against Post Consumer Brands and Walmart, accusing both the packaged food giant and big box retailer of conspiring against the release of a Snoop-branded cereal line. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday by lawyer Ben Crump on behalf of the two rappers, claims that Post and Walmart engaged in “underhanded dealing” and “diabolical actions” in an effort to sabotage against Snoop Cereal’s success. Snoop and Master P launched Broadus Foods — and the Snoop Cereal and Momma Snoop…

WWE founder Vince McMahon is under federal criminal investigation amid a sexual assault and trafficking lawsuit filed by a former employee of the wrestling company. The Wall Street Journal reports that the now-former TKO Group chairman has been the subject of a federal probe since 2022 following a wave of allegations against McMahon. As part of a federal warrant that was issued, McMahon had his cellphone seized by authorities. In 2022, McMahon announced he was stepping down from the WWE after an internal probe…

The country star and Hootie & the Blowfish singer faces charges of simple possession, casual exchange, and violation of registration law Darius Rucker was arrested on Thursday on drug charges in Williamson County, Tennessee, according to multiple reports. The country singer was released on a $10,500 bond on the same day. Rucker, a country music star and the singer of Nineties stalwarts Hootie & the Blowfish, faces charges of simple possession, casual exchange, and violation of…

Wynette and George Jones' daughter accused of violating non-disparagement agreement by serving as consulting producer on 2022 miniseries The estate of Tammy Wynette’s fifth and final husband, George Richey, has sued Showtime and one of Wynette’s daughters over the “villainous” portrayal of Richey in the 2022 miniseries George and Tammy. Richey died in 2010, 12 years after Wynette’s 1998 death. A year after Richey died, Georgette Jones — the daughter of Wynette and fellow country legend George…

Alec Baldwin pleaded not guilty to a new charge of involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday in connection to the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust. The actor waived his right to an arraignment, according to New Mexico court documents. Baldwin previously pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in February 2023, but prosecutors in New Mexico ultimately dismissed the charges against the actor in April 2023 before he went to trial. However, after new…

Surveillance video from the night of Chris Young’s arrest at a Nashville bar appears to contradict a Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission agent’s claims that the country star assaulted the officer during the incident Monday night. In a pair of surveillance videos posted Tuesday to Facebook by Nashville’s Newschannel 5 reporter Nick Beres, Young — wearing the leather jacket in the video — is seen approaching the plainclothes TABC agents, non-aggressively touching one of the agents on the arm. The agent responded…