Underworld Turns

Cal State basketball player turned coach moonlighted as pimp, police say

A former student athlete turned assistant coach at California State University, Bakersfield is facing a slew of serious charges, including pimping, firearms trafficking and possession of child sexual abuse material, after an investigation last year led to his arrest. In Aug. 2025, the university launched an investigation into assistant men’s basketball coach Kevin Mays after longtime […]
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Rhianna’s L.A. home struck by gunfire while pop star reportedly inside

A 30-year-old woman was arrested in connection with a barrage of gunfire that reportedly struck the Los Angeles home of pop superstar Rhianna, who was inside the residence at the time of the shooting. Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to the 9500 block of Heather Road in L.A.’s Beverly Crest neighborhood around 1:15 p.m. Sunday on reports of the shooting, police officials confirmed to KTLA.   Approximately […]
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Chef addresses abuse allegations ahead of $1,500 a ticket L.A. pop-up

An internationally renowned Danish Chef set to launch a 16-week pop-up in Los Angeles’ Silver Lake neighborhood next week is speaking out after a New York Times report chronicled allegations of abuse from dozens of former employees. Chef René Redzepi, co-owner of the Copenhagen-based Noma, widely considered one of the most influential restaurants in the world, became something of a global authority on foraging, fermentation and fine […]
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