Carl Crawford has been at the center of a few legal matters this year but his recent felony charge for assault is by far the most serious. Crawford is accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend and was recently arrested and charged with felony assault. Per Bossip, he has since been released on $10K bail but he’s facing a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and/or $10K fine.

Under the terms of his bail conditions, he won’t be allowed to go near the alleged victim, must stay in the Houston, Texas area, and stay completely sober, specifically from alcohol. 

The police report filed against him alleged that the victim tried to break things off from her relationship with him and went to his place on May 8th to talk. After arriving, she alleged that Carl Crawford pulled a semi-automatic handgun from his pocket and “unloaded the clip and ejected a round of the pistol and began walking towards her holding the firearm.” That wasn’t all. He allegedly bashed her head against a wall on several occasions over speculation that she was with another man. He had repeatedly asked her “how long had she been having sex with the male” as he it her head into the wall. 

We’ll keep you updated on any more information surrounding the case. 

Carl Crawford experienced a very traumatic tragedy at his home in Houston last week as it was reported that a young child and a 25-year-old woman passed away after drowning in his pool. As the story goes, a child wandered off into the poolside area and eventually fell in. The young woman noticed this and went after him to save him but neither were able to get out of the pool. When paramedics showed up, neither individual could be revived.

Recently, Crawford took to the 1501 Entertainment Instagram account where he expressed his sadness over the tragedy. As he noted, he still thinks about the individuals that were lost and he continues to pray for the families.

Per Crawford:

“My Hearts Heavy. The tragic events that occurred at my home will be with me forever. I’m at a loss for words I’ve struggled all week to manage my emotions and I keep thinking of the families of those who’ve passed and their grief, I know they have it the hardest. They are the first and last thing I think of these days. Please keep them in your prayers, I know they will always be in mine.”

This is a very difficult time for everyone and involved and our hearts are with those who were affected.

While Texas is one of the few states that has relaxed some of their social distancing guidelines recently, it appears that some locals have relaxed social distancing in their personal lives as well. As per Texas guidelines, it is allowed to gather in groups of 10 people or less. 

Carl Crawford has been in the news when it comes to his label, 1501 Entertainment, and his deal gone sour with Megan Thee Stallion. Today, however, he’s returned to the news for another reason entirely, and it’s heartbreaking.

The former MLB player reportedly had a small group of people– reportedly 6 people total– over on the weekend, including a woman and a small boy. KHOU 11 has uncovered that the woman in question was 25-year old Bethany Lartigue, the girlfriend of a recent signee to Carl’s music label. She was reportedly staying at Carl’s home and shooting music videos when this incident happened. 

While Carl was inside, a small boy apparently wandered away from the group and fell into Carl’s pool in the backyard. The boy was not related to Lartigue, but was the son of someone else who was on set for the music video, reports state. According to witnesses, Lartigue went in after the child in order to save him, but wasn’t able to get out of the pool, resulting in the death of both the woman and the child. Carl reportedly attempted to save them, as did paramedics when they arrived on the scene, to no avail.

Carl Crawford shared a statement on what happened over the weekend, which reads:

“This weekend, a terrible accident occurred at my residence resulting in the tragic loss of two precious lives. It’s devastating, I’m in complete shock and don’t really know how to move forward in this moment because my heart aches so deeply for the families.

After I reached out directly to the families to express my condolences and willingness to stand side by side with them as they grieve through this difficult process, I agreed to share this joint statement on their behalf:

We are heartbroken and deeply saddened by our loss. We ask for your continued thoughts and prayers for all those involved, as we begin the difficult grieving process ahead. Out of respect for the lives that have been lost, we ask that you provide us the necessary privacy required to grieve and properly mourn the loss of our loved ones. Please keep the families in your prayers.”

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Megan Thee Stallion is officially readying the release of her debut album, Suga but the announcement of the album’s release date comes at a trying time for the young superstar. Meg’s currently embroiled in a legal battle with her label, 1501 Certified Ent. after announcing that they’re blocking her from releasing music. Signing the deal at 20-years-old, she alleged in legal documents she only received a $10K advance before apparently also alleging she only received $15K off of streams.

Now, the details of Megan’s deal has resulted in a lot of polarizing opinions among fans, artists, critics, and industry insider. However, fans have also found humor in Meg’s situation. Megan Thee Stallion shared a video of a brand new piece of icy Hot Girl jewelry she gifted herself for her birthday from Eliante but it seems like a few fans were pocket watching a little too hard. “how you only get bacc 15k with a fat ass chain .. multiple,” a supposed fan wrote. Stating the obvious, Meg responded, “bc I work my ass off performing speak facts if you gone speak.”

While we could expect Meg to be rocking the chain on the release of Suga this Friday, new reports claim that Carl Crawford filed a motion to end the temporary restraining order Meg was granted against 1501 that allows her to release the album. This motion is going to have to be approved quickly is Crawford wants to prevent Suga from dropping. 

Megan Thee Stallion has already scored a major win after filing a lawsuit against her record label, 1501 Entertainment. Over the weekend, she claimed that she's blocked from releasing music following a request to renegotiate her contract with Carl Crawford, the head honcho of 1501 Certified Entertainment. TMZ reports that a restraining order was granted towards Megan Thee Stallion against her record label that would allow her to release music as planned. 

In the lawsuit, Megan Thee Stallion details some of the terms of their agreement including the payment methods. 1501 apparently gets 60% of her recording income while Meg's left with 40% which also has to go towards paying off engineers, featured artists, and other fees related to her career. Ultimately, she's making the majority of her money from touring which apparently is supposed to be paid straight to the label. Although 1501 said that they were going to give her proper accounting, Megan said that was never done and "purposefully and deceptively vague."

This story extends deep into the roots of Houston's hip-hop's scene since Meg also said Crawford's used his connection to J. Prince to strong-arm producers. "Prince is notorious in the industry for strong-armed intimidation tactics, and the comment was taken as a physical threat of harm," she said in the suit. She even suggested that Prince may have been behind an online smear campaign including the mugshot photo that surfaced.

"We are very happy the Court granted our [temporary restraining order] and thrilled that the world should be able to now hear Megan's new music on March 6," Richard Busche, Meg's attorney, said. "We will now proceed with the other claims set forth in the [lawsuit]."

Apparently, Meg only got a $10K advance on the deal when she signed it at 20-years-old. She's suing Crawford and the label for $1M in damages.