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Celebs and Athletes Join #AllInChallenge to Help Those in Need
Athletes, celebrities and businessmen, including Ben Simmons, Meek Mill, Kevin Hart, and Michael Rubin, are helping those in need through the #AllInChallenge. Rubin speaks with NBC Sports Philadelphia’s John Clark.
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Rock Out! 18 Must-See Concerts in Philly, Jersey Shore This Summer
Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber, Hall & Oates, Green Day and many more are rockin’ into our area this summer. Here’s where to score tickets.
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Meek Mill Headlining Roots Picnic 2020: Here's the Full Lineup
The 2020 Roots Picnic will feature performances from Meek Mill, Summer Walker, DaBaby and more.
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Very Philly Decade: Highs and Lows of 2010s
We should be relishing in a decade of success for our city. Philadelphia, after all, served as a destination for pontiffs and presidential candidates. Women took power over Pennsylvania politics. The skyline grew taller. A Super Bowl victory parade really happened on South Broad Street. Still, roughly 1-in-4 city residents live in poverty and a neighborhood once considered one of…
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Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, Others Ask Texas Governor to Stop Execution of Rodney Reed
Supporters of a Texas death row inmate who is facing lethal injection in less than two weeks for a murder he says he didn’t commit are mounting a final push in the courts and on social media to stop his execution, which is being called into question by lawmakers, pastors, celebrities and the European Union. Read More
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Malcolm Jenkins, Meek Mill to Take Part in Criminal Justice Town Hall
Eagles player Malcolm Jenkins’ Players Coalition is hosting a town hall focused on police conduct and social justice issues Monday night in Philadelphia. This event, which is set to feature rapper Meek Mill, follows a series of controversies within the Philadelphia Police Department this year. Tickets to the event have sold out.
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Meek Mill, Meghan Trainor Headline Free NFL Pregame Concert
Meek Mill and Meghan Trainor are helping kick off the new social change partnership between the NFL and Jay-Z before the season-opening game in Chicago next week.
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Meek Mill Court Drama Over; Not His Reform Movement, He Says
Meek Mill is no longer tied to decade-old criminal charges after a hearing Tuesday. But the Philadelphia rapper said his work reforming the criminal justice system is far from over.
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Attorney Speaks on End of Meek Mill's Legal Battle
Philly hip hop star Meek Mill’s decadeslong legal battle finally came to an end Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to a gun charge. Attorney and legal analyst Enrique Latoison takes a look at what it all means.
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Now Free From Legal Limbo, Meek Mill Eyes Prison Reform
Rapper Meek Mill pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge Tuesday in a deal that resolves a 2007 arrest that has kept him on probation or in prison for most of his adult life. The negotiated plea comes after an appeals court threw out his conviction last month over doubts about the arresting officer’s credibility. The 32-year-old rapper, born Robert...
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Meek Mill's Decadelong Legal Battle Wears on After No Decision on New Trial
A decision on whether Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill will be retried in a drug and gun case has been delayed until later this month, prolonging the celebrity’s 12-year legal battle many of his supporters hoped would end Tuesday.
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Meek Mill's Hearing Delayed
Rapper Meek Mill appeared in a Center City courtroom on Tuesday but at the request of the defense, his hearing is continued until later this month. Only then will he learn whether prosecutors will retry him or drop the case once and for all.
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Meek Mill Granted New Trial; Could Mean End to Legal Saga
Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill’s long-running court battle took another turn as he was granted a new trial Wednesday – a development that could lead to an end of his 12-year legal saga. The decision was handed down by the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. Now that Mill has been granted a new trial, Philadelphia prosecutors could choose to retry the case...
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Philly Rapper Meek Mill Gets New Trial
Philly hip hop star Meek Mill was granted a new trial on Wednesday. NBC10’s Rosemary Connors has the details.
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Meek Mill Lawyers: Case Could Crumble if New Trial Granted
Lawyers for Meek Mill asked an appeals court Tuesday to overturn a 2008 drug and gun conviction that has kept the rapper on probation for a decade and made him a celebrity crusader for criminal justice reform. Defense lawyers believe the city judge who has overseen his case and sent him to prison in 2017 over minor parole violation has...
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Meek Mill Seeks New Trial
Rapper and Philly native Meek Mill is one step closer in his quest for justice, as he seeks to overturn his decade old conviction on gun and drug charges.
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Rapper Meek Mill Continues Fight for New Trial
A court will hear rapper Meek Mill’s plea to overturn a decade-old conviction. Meek Mill and his team have been pushing for criminal justice reform of probation and parole laws.
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Meek Mill Makes Plea to Court for a New Trial
Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill and his legal team will attend an appellate court hearing Tuesday to request his original conviction be overturned. They are basing their request on credibility issues with police officers, and they argue that the judge on his case has a grudge against Mill.
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Celebrities Demand ASAP Rocky's Release From Swedish Detention Center
A growing number of celebrities are calling for the release of ASAP Rocky, who was arrested last week on suspicion of assault while on tour in Stockholm. ASAP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, was in Sweden to headline Smash x Stadion, a two-day hip-hop festival that began on July 2 in the country’s capital. Read More