NEWARK — A social media influencer well-known in the hip-hop community for his inflammatory remarks is accused of raping an ex-girlfriend at his New Jersey home and lying to his followers about it, according to a new lawsuit. Livingston Allen, known online as DJ Akademiks, is a podcaster who has amassed 1.5 million followers on X as a leading commentator on hip-hop culture. But now Allen's "sheer stupidity" and compulsion to speak publicly about drama has landed him in legal trouble, according to a new lawsuit filed Monday in Superior Court in Essex County....…NEWARK — A social media influencer well-known in the hip-hop community for his inflammatory remarks is accused of raping an ex-girlfriend at his New Jersey home and lying to his followers about it, according to a new lawsuit. Livingston Allen, known online as DJ Akademiks, is a podcaster who has amassed 1.5 million followers on X as a leading commentator on hip-hop culture. But now Allen's "sheer stupidity" and compulsion to speak publicly about drama has landed him in legal trouble, according to a new lawsuit filed Monday in Superior Court in Essex County....WW…

(Adem AY on Unsplash/Morris County Prosecutor's Office)MORRISTOWN — A 20-year-old man who pleaded guilty to a number of sex crimes may spend the next half of his life wasting away in state prison.Ruben Gonzalez, of Morristown, was sentenced to 20 years in state prison on Friday, Sept. 29, according to the Morris County Prosecutor's Office.He pleaded guilty in April to nine counts of second-degree sexual assault, 25 counts of third-degree invasion of privacy, and one count each of second-degree leading a child pornography network and second-degree child endangerment.Gonzalez was first...…(Adem AY on Unsplash/Morris County Prosecutor's Office)MORRISTOWN — A 20-year-old man who pleaded guilty to a number of sex crimes may spend the next half of his life wasting away in state prison.Ruben Gonzalez, of Morristown, was sentenced to 20 years in state prison on Friday, Sept. 29, according to the Morris County Prosecutor's Office.He pleaded guilty in April to nine counts of second-degree sexual assault, 25 counts of third-degree invasion of privacy, and one count each of second-degree leading a child pornography network and second-degree child endangerment.Gonzalez was first...WW…