Gucci Mane Kidnapped By Former Friend Pooh Shiesty, DOJ Claims

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We have a bizarre story to report from the world of hip hop.

Authorities say Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was among the victims allegedly kidnapped and robbed at gunpoint at a Dallas recording studio earlier this year.

And nine people, including fellow rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30, have been federally charged in connection with the incident.

Authorities say Gucci Mane was abducted by several fellow rappers, including Pooh Shiesty. (YouTube)

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the victims were lured to Dallas on January 10 under the pretense of a recording contract meeting, a setup that prosecutors now describe as a coordinated armed ambush.

Federal prosecutors allege that Lontrell Williams Jr., better known as Pooh Shiesty, invited Gucci Mane and two others to a studio under the pretense of discussing business matters.

Instead, investigators say, the location became the site of a violent armed robbery.

According to the DOJ complaint, the suspects held multiple victims at gunpoint, forced a record label head to sign paperwork, and robbed others of cash, jewelry, and luxury items.

The complaint also says one victim was choked from behind until nearly unconscious, and that Big30 (Rodney Wright Jr.) allegedly blocked the studio door, preventing people from escaping as the robbery unfolded.

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Eight of the nine alleged suspects were arrested this week in Dallas, Memphis, and Nashville, authorities say.

Among those charged publicly are Pooh Shiesty, Big30, and several others.

The DOJ says investigators used surveillance footage, cellphone data, fingerprint evidence, and social media posts to tie the suspects to the scene and the events leading up to the incident.

Officials have pointed to posts showing large amounts of cash and jewelry believed to have been stolen, as well data showing travel patterns from Memphis to Dallas in the days before the ambush.

All nine defendants are now charged with kidnapping and conspiracy to commit kidnapping under federal law — offenses that, if convicted, could carry sentences of up to life in prison, prosecutors say.

The FBI’s Dallas Violent Crimes Task Force is leading the investigation, with support from multiple federal, state, and local agencies, the Department of Justice said.

Gucci Mane, whose real name is Radric Davis, is a major figure in hip hop whose influence stretches back decades and who helped shape trap music and Southern rap.

Pooh Shiesty was signed to Gucci Mane’s 1017 Records imprint before the alleged incident, making the nature of the accusations especially bizarre.

For now, prosecutors are continuing their work as the case moves through the federal system, and authorities have said additional details may emerge as the investigation progresses.

We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.

Gucci Mane Kidnapped By Former Friend Pooh Shiesty, DOJ Claims was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Meghan Markle ‘Fuming’ Over Prince Harry’s Flirty Texts to Female …

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As we previously reported, texts that Prince Harry sent to a woman named Charlotte Griffiths were revealed in court this week.

The texts were submitted as evidence in Harry’s privacy lawsuit against the publishers of the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday.

They portray a very different side of the Duke of Sussex than the one we typically see in public.

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend the Project Healthy Minds 3rd Annual Gala at Spring Studios on October 09, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

In the texts, Harry makes flirty remarks to Charlotte, referencing their “movie snuggles” at a recent group weekend getaway.

She, in turn, refers to him using the nicknames “Mr. Mischief” and “H-Bomb.”

Now, these texts were sent in 2011 and 2012, long before Harry met and married Meghan Markle.

Still, it seems that Meghan is less than thrilled with the content of the messages — and with the new nickname that Harry has earned.

“This has led to Harry picking up the nickname ‘Flirty Harry’ because of the tone of those messages, and Meghan Markle is fuming that all of this is now doing the rounds.

According to Prince Harry, he wants to get into acting to capitalize on the American obsession with royals. This is a joke. (Image Credit: CBS)

“Meghan feels it is embarrassing and frustrating, especially given how hard they have worked to control their narrative, and now these old conversations are being picked apart publicly,” a source close to the situation tells

“The fact that the messages come across as so playful and familiar has left Meghan particularly unhappy that this side of Harry is being highlighted in such a public way.”

It’s true that the messages depict a more laid back side of Harry

At one point, he wrote to Charlotte about missing a party and joked he would have enjoyed “drinking u under the table.”

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend the 75th NBA All-Star Game at Intuit Dome on February 15, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

And the line about “miss[ing] our movie snuggles” seems to suggest that these two were more than just friends.

We’re sure it’s not easy for Meghan to be confronted with this glimpse at her husband’s past.

But it’s important to note that this all took place before Harry was a married father of two.

While he may have had more freedom back then, we’re sure he’s much happier now.

And hopefully, Meghan feels assured of that truth every day.

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Nurul Amin Shah Alam: Tragic Death After CBP ‘Courtesy Ride’ Ruled a Homicide

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Who killed Nurul Amin Shah Alam?

Heartbreaking questions like these are usually a matter of combing for witnesses, analyzing physical evidence, and finding the culprit.

In this tragic case, it’s a matter of determining who is legally responsible for his death. Because we basically know the rest.

His death has been ruled a homicide. Now, someone needs to be held accountable for it.

In February 2025, Nurul Amin Shah Alam was arrested due to an apparent misunderstanding. This was only the beginning of a series of tragedies that claimed his life. (Photo Credit: Buffalo Police Department)

Nurul Amin Shah Alam should be alive today

On February 15, 2025, Buffalo police arrested Mr. Alam after what appeared to be a misunderstanding.

Alam was a Rohingya refugee with legal status in the US. He used a cane to walk, and spoke very little English.

Following an incident where he walked while carrying a pair of poles, police tasered him and tackled him to the ground when he did not understand or respond to their commands. They charged him with assault.

He spent the next year in the Eerie County Holding Center. Reports say that he agreed to a plea deal that would make him ineligible for removal and deportation.

On February 19, 2026, Buffalo Police handed him over to Customs and Border Patrol.

CBP claims that Mr. Alam voluntarily accepted a “courtesy ride” to a closed Tim Hortons (a coffee shop chain). This seems like an odd story, on multiple levels.

CBP claims that they dropped Mr. Alam off at a “safe, warm location.” He was, however, unable to enter the locked building, and seemingly had no means of contacting his family.

Meanwhile, his family had no idea where to find him. CBP was, of course, no help.

His family and their attorney began the search, and filed a missing persons report.

On February 24, a woman’s 911 call indicated an unmoving man on her street — a man who had been alive and moving earlier that afternoon.

Mr. Alam’s body was positively identified on February 25. The outcry spanned the nation, spilling into Senate hearings and beyond.

In an apparent attempt at damage control, DHS tried to smeAr Nurul Amin Shah Alam with statements that do not appear to conform to any known facts. (Image Credit: WKBW)

‘Homicide’

On Tuesday, March 31, the Erie County Medical Examiner reached a determination on Mr. Alam’s cause of death.

The cause of death was “complications of a perforated duodenal ulcer precipitated by hypothermia and dehydration.”

Ulcer can be confusing, and public health officials clarified what this meant during the April 1 announcement of the findings.

In more simple terms, days of exposure to the extreme colds of Buffalo, NY in February, coupled with no access to food or water, caused a stress response that claimed his life.

The manner of death, the ME concluded, was homicide.

Another clarification is required, however.

The medical examiner’s evaluation shows that Mr. Alam’s death was the result of actions (or inactions) of others. That is a homicide.

However, homicide is also a legal classification — which is outside of the ME’s purview.

It is up to the office of the district attorney to determine whether criminal charges will be filed — and against whom.

There was an entire chain of custody of people who appear to have brought about Mr. Alam’s death. All because, his family says, he was lost in February 25 and using a pole to navigate.

Speaking to ‘Fox News Digital’ in February 2026, Kristi Noem continued to defend ICE. (Image Credit: Fox News Digital)

Who was responsible for this senseless homicide?

Some point the finger at the police who approached, tasered, tackled, and arrested Mr. Alam while he was minding his business and trying to find his way home.

Others suggest that whoever contacted Customs & Border Patrol had to have known that they were endangering his life at the very least, even if they did not know his exact fate.

Many — perhaps most — blame CBP and the leadership, all of the way up to the top. Certainly, it was one of many issues that Congress brought up with disgraced former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.

Realistically, it’s unlikely that law enforcement in New York can go after Donald Trump and Stephen Miller for orchestrating this cruel ethnic cleansing campaign. That and similar “Nuremberg 2” tasks will fall to federal authorities.

But, one hopes, authorities will at least bring some of the monsters behind Mr. Alam’s homicide to justice. Good things are possible, even in the face of the horrors.

Nurul Amin Shah Alam: Tragic Death After CBP ‘Courtesy Ride’ Ruled a Homicide was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Jen Shah Slams Ghislaine Maxwell: She Has ‘No Remorse’ for Victims!

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In 2025, Ghislaine Maxwell’s cushy new prison perks included a transfer to a low-security facility, courtesy of Trump loyalists.

But the world soon connected the dots.

The woman who procured victims for Jeffrey Epstein was now sharing a prison with the likes of Jen Shah and Elizabeth Holmes.

But the RHOSLC alum is out. What does Jen Shah have to say about her most notorious fellow inmate?

Speaking to ‘People’ after her release from prison, Jen Shah sets the record straight on conditions behind bars. (Image Credit: People/YouTube)

She never imagined sharing a minimum security prison with a criminal like this

During her first interview since leaving prison, Jen Shah told People about life behind bars, about her crimes, and about her own sense of guilt.

(She did sound remorseful, even if she perhaps spent a little too much time explaining how she had trusted the wrong people.)

Last year, the Trump regime went to extraordinary measures to transfer disgraced criminal Ghislaine Maxwell to Camp Bryan, a minimum security prison.

That is unusual for a monster like Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence. It only makes sense when you learn that Maxwell had claimed to have no incriminating testimony regarding Trump’s participation in Epstein’s crimes.

Shah says that she and Maxwell had only “limited interactions” behind bars. And it doesn’t sound like she wanted to change that.

“I just feel like there should be a level of remorse for the victims,” Shah expressed.

“And she made it very publicly known — at least to Elizabeth and I — that there’s no remorse there,” she shared. “She outrightly said it.”

According to the fallen Bravolebrity, she recalled a specific instance when the victims were speaking on television.

Maxwell, she described, “was just in complete disregard for them.”

“And this is when they are pouring their hearts out in front of Congress for those files to be released,” Shah added. “To be so dismissive of that? That just didn’t sit with me the right way.”

Jen Shah speaks bluntly to the RHOSLC confessional camera. This was before she confessed in court. (Image Credit: Bravo)

What about the special privileges that Maxwell is getting?

Jen Shah recalled that “she was treated very well there.”

She detailed: “She was afforded things that nobody else was afforded, like private workout sessions, special meals, bottled water.”

All of this echoes previous reporting on Maxwell’s status after her silence earned Trump’s favor.

“Everybody witnessed it,” Shah claimed. “And I know that firsthand because I worked in [recreation] so I would have to clean things up.”

She added: “I was also asked for certain equipment because she was going to go work out late at night.”

Ghislaine Maxwell did not always have such luxurious accommodations.

That all changed after her meeting with Trump’s former personal attorney, who has since become a higher-up at the Department of Justice.

Suddenly, she was enjoying privileges that would be unheard of even for a white collar criminal — like Shah. But Maxwell is not a white collar criminal. She found victims for Epstein. She’s a monster.

It is stories like these that make us feel like America is a failed state. But it’s important that we not despair or give up, even when brazen corruption runs rampant.

We can reclaim our nation. We can punish the villains.

This purple and feathery reunion look was so good for Jen Shah. But her behavior was so, so bad. (Image Credit: Bravo)

Her tone totally changes when discussing Elizabeth Holmes

In contrast to discussing Maxwell, Shah shared that she and Elizabeth Holmes — or “Lizzie,” as she calls her — are “good friends.”

“As another high-profile prisoner, there are just certain things you’re both dealing with, so you naturally come together in those instances,” the Bravolebrity reflected.

But they weren’t of the same mind when it came to acknowledging their crimes.

“I had to accept the mistakes that I made and take accountability,” Shah explained. “Elizabeth, she’s continued to defend her innocence while she’s been there.”

When she asked Holmes about her continued insistence, she recalled, Holmes “paused and said, ‘My kids. I want them to know that I’m innocent.’”

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Florida Politician Nancy Metayer Bowen Killed at Home Before Congressional Run, Husband …

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A Florida politician has been found dead in her home.

The Vice Mayor of Coral Springs, Nancy Metayer Bowen, had been planning to run for higher office.

One day before she announced herself as a candidate in the Democratic primary and run for Congress, police discovered her apparent homicide.

Her husband, Stephen Bowen, is now in custody.

Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen was a political rising star. (Image Credit: City of Coral Springs)

She was found dead on Wednesday, April 1

Recent years have seen multiple political killings — most notably, the shootings of Minnesota legislators last year.

The homicide of Carol Springs’ Vice Mayor, however, appears to have a more personal motive.

On Wednesday, April 1, authorities entered her home on a welfare check.

Given Metayer Bowen’s busy schedule and her professional reputation, her being a no-show at a planned event set off alarm bells with her colleagues.

Those alarms were justified. Investigators discovered her, deceased, in her upscale home in a gated community.

As you can see in the photo below, authorities have marked off the residence with police tape.

Investigators will need continuous access to the home to further document evidence and to prevent tampering — accidental or deliberate.

Police immediately began investigating her death as a domestic violence incident.

A manhunt began for her husband, Stephen Bowen.

He was not at home.

The home of late Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen is now a crime scene. (Image Credit: WPLG Local 10)

Her husband is now in custody

Investigators soon caught up with him about a dozen miles away in Plantation.

There, he was taken into custody.

Stephen Bowen has been booked into Broward County Jail in Fort Lauderdale.

He faces charges of both premeditated murder and tampering with evidence.

It is believed that he acted alone. There are no additional suspects at this time.

Stephen Bowen has been arrested and charged after his wife was found dead in her home. (Photo Credit: Broward County Sheriff’s Office)

Florida Representative Jared Moskowitz tweeted his shock at Metayer Bowen’s tragic killing.

He also revealed that she was in the midst of running for higher office.

She had planned to announce her candidacy for Congress — starting with the Democratic primary — on Thursday, April 2.

Her goal was to take the seat of embattled Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick.

She was a true political rising star — snuffed out by an evil act.

In a tweet, Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz mourns Nancy Metayer Bowen and reveals her Congressional run. (Image Credit: Twitter)

She was a political force for good

Metayer Bowen was elected as commissioner of Coral Springs for her first term in 2020.

She was the first Black and Haitian American woman to fill the roll.

In 2024, she was reelected. In November 2025, she received her appointment to serve a second term as Vice Mayor.

Metayer Bowen has a passion for sustainability, and this was a driving focus of her work in the political arena.

Her coworkers are mourning her loss. As are we all.

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Pam Bondi FIRED as Attorney General After ‘Begging’ Trump Not to Let Her Go: …

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For the second time in less than a month, there’s been a major shakeup within the Trump administration.

Early reports from several major outlets indicate that Attorney General Pam Bondi has been relieved of her duties.

Yes, that’s our nice way of saying she was fired.

And one outlet claims that Bondi “begged” to keep her job.

Pam Bondi has reportedly been fired by President Trump. (YouTube)

“She was unhappy and tried to change his mind,” a source close to the situation tells the Daily Mail.

While many might jump to the conclusion that Bondi was fired for her mishandling of the Epstein files, the Mail contends that she was let go due to a different scandal.

The outlet reports that Trump was frustrated with Bondi’s intervention in the situation surrounding Rep. Eric Swalwell’s relationship with a Chinese spy.

“She’s intervening in those matters. The White House wasn’t pleased she was intervening due to her personal friendship with Swalwell,” says one insider.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will reportedly assume Bondi’s position while the administration seeks a more permanent replacement.

EPA administrator Lee Zeldin has emerged as an early frontrunner to replace Bondi.

“Let’s hope it’s Zeldin,” one former Trump administration official told the Mail.

News of Bondi’s firing comes less than one month after Trump fired Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

It’s been a tumultuous week for former Trump cabinet members, thanks to new reports that Noem’s husband had a cross-dressing fetish, which led him into some strange social media communities.

Neither Bondi nor the Trump administration has spoken publicly about today’s decision as of this writing.

We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.

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Deanna Duggar Begs Kendra Duggar to Divorce Joseph

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Thinking back to over a decade ago, even voices on the extreme end of Christian conservatism were encouraging Anna Duggar to divorce Josh.

She did not. The family cult does not believe in divorce. She still has not, even after his incarceration.

Now, Joseph is the latest member of the family to have a molestation scandal.

This time, the call for Kendra to divorce him is coming from inside the family.

Joseph Duggar and Kendra Caldwell appear on TLC, before a sequence of disgraceful events. (Image Credit: TLC)

Kendra should divorce him

Deanna Duggar is the sister of Jim Bob, the mother of Amy Duggar King. She is Joseph’s aunt.

Speaking to Page Six, she makes her feelings clear about what Kendra Caldwell should do next.

“The way I feel about it is, I think Kendra should divorce him,” Deanna expressed.

“She needs a new life,” she affirmed.

“The best thing to do would be to divorce him,” Deanna advised, “and go on with her life.”

In the ‘Shiny Happy People’ doc, Deanna Duggar speaks to the camera. (Image Credit: Amazon Prime)

“I don’t know what the charges are going to be for Kendra,” Deanna admitted.

Kendra is facing multiple counts of child endangerment in the second degree and of false imprisonment in the second degree.

She is currently barred from seeing her four children while she awaits trial. Kendra’s next court date is April 29.

“I don’t know, we’re all waiting to see,” Deanna added.

Expressing sympathy, the admitted: “While my heart goes out to her, I know there has been some wrong decisions.”

Following her arrest, Kendra Caldwell Duggar posed for a mugshot. (Photo Credit: Washington County Detention Center)

‘Repent of their pride, their feeling of the world is against them’

“My prayers are for the victims,” Deanna affirmed.

But the victims are not the only people in her thoughts. “For Kendra, for Joseph, for the whole family,” she listed.

Deanna prays for them to “wake up and repent of their pride, their feeling of the world is against them, get things right in their family…”

As we have previously reported many times over, the Duggars possess a persecution complex.

In the past, some members of the family have floated political conspiracy theories or beliefs in spiritual attacks by their religion’s devil to explain things like Josh’s scandals. It is not productive.

Joseph Duggar has been arrested for the alleged molestation of a 9-year-old girl. (Washington County Sheriff’s Office)

Deanna also delved into the allegations that her nephew sexually abused a little girl. Joseph, specifically. He is the second nephew, to our knowledge, to face such allegations.

“I went into shock. I couldn’t believe it was Joseph,” she admitted.

Deanna expressed: “This is so horrible to hear this again in the family.”

She shared that she keeps wondering about “what is really going on” in Duggar households.

“I am like everyone else watching the news and going, ‘How can this happen again?’” she shared. “I want people to know I am so burdened in my heart for the victims.”

Kendra Caldwell and Joseph Duggar stare into each other’s eyes in this photo. (Image Credit: TLC)

‘This travesty is beyond me’

None of us know the identity of the now-14-year-old victim in Florida. But we all know enough — that no child deserves to be a victim.

“That sweet innocent girl who didn’t deserve this at all,” Deanna emphasized. “It’s awful and horrendous.”

She admitted: “I am so baffled by everything that has happened. I have been walking around for days in shock.”

Deanna affirmed: “I pray justice is served. This travesty is beyond me.”

The cult to which Deanna’s brother and most of his children belong is a breeding ground for predators. But that doesn’t make it any less shocking to the family when another monster is uncovered.

Deanna Duggar Begs Kendra Duggar to Divorce Joseph was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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