Straight Outta Compton

A judge Monday affirmed a $107 million judgment against imprisoned former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight and Death Row Records, which was awarded back in 2005. Over the objection of Lydia Harris, the woman who obtained the original judgment and later agreed with Knight that it should be voided, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Sotelo said he would not…

Ever seen a female-led mob movie? Neither had “The Kitchen” writer and director Andrea Berloff, and that’s why she says she jumped at the chance to adapt DC Vertigo’s comic series of the same name. But first, she had some key changes to make to the source material. “I said to the studio: ‘I don’t want to make a movie...

MTV on Wednesday cut Jason Mitchell from contention at next month’s MTV Movie & TV Awards following reports of alleged misconduct by “The Chi” actor.

Days before his long-awaited trial was set to begin, former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight pleaded no contest Thursday to a voluntary manslaughter charge for running over a man with a pickup truck in the parking lot of a Compton hamburger stand.

The case stems from a fatal confrontation at a Compton burger stand in 2015. Patrick Healy reports for the NBC4 News on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018.

Former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight pleaded not guilty Thursday to a charge of threatening the director of the film “Straight Outta Compton.”
Knight, who was ordered to return to court Aug. 10, was indicted in February for allegedly threatening “to commit a crime which would result in death and great bodily injury to Felix Gary Gray.”

Officers responded to the Marenas Beach Resort off Collins Avenue and 187th Street shortly before 11:30 p.m. Sunday night after a call about a fight in the lobby area.

Comedian Katt Williams was sentenced to three years of probation after pleading no contest to stealing a celebrity photographer’s camera. Los Angeles prosecutors said Monday that Williams will also need to attend anger management classes.

The galactic get-ups are on display as part of the annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design exhibit.

Former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight and comedian Katt Williams pleaded not guilty Tuesday to robbery charges filed against them after a celebrity photographer accused them of taking her camera last year.

Movie theater chain Regal Entertainment Group has begun to check bags in response to shootings at theaters around the country, a procedure it acknowledged on its website was “not without flaws” and would inconvenience guests but provide better security. It’s unclear when the policy began, but several local TV stations reported online that customers noticed the change in Texas, Virginia,...

After viewing “Straight Outta Compton,” hometown hero and “Selma” director Ava DuVernay delivered an 18-tweet review of what the film meant to her.

The N.W.A. story “Straight Outta Compton” sets the stage for the coming of age of the rap biopic.

“Straight Outta Compton” charts the rise of rap group N.W.A. and hits theaters August 14.