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DMX Avoids Big House, Ready to Work on New Album

DMX is one lucky dog. The trouble-magnet rapper has managed to escape the slammer for the umpteenth time.
Despite a rap sheet longer than his greatest hits list and a guilty plea to attempted aggravated assault on a corrections officer, the hip-hopster wound up getting put on probation for the next 18 months.
Maricopa County Superior Court [...]

Rapper DMX Headed for Jail on Drug, Cruelty Charge

Embattled rapper DMX faces at least 90 days in jail after pleading guilty on Tuesday to drug, theft and animal cruelty charges, Arizona prosecutors said.
The rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, pleaded to three felony charges and one misdemeanor count in Maricopa County Superior Court under a deal to settle three criminal cases against him. He also agreed not [...]

DMX a No-show Again, Warrant Issued € Again

A judge in Phoenix has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of rapper DMX after he failed to show up in court Friday morning.
It was the second time DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, has missed an appearance in Maricopa County Superior Court.
The 37-year-old is facing charges of drug possession, identity theft and animal cruelty stemming from three felony arrests.
Judge Michael [...]

Rapper DMX Pleads Not Guilty to Felony Charges

 
PHOENIX - DMX rapped for reporters outside a Phoenix courtroom after pleading not guilty to felony charges of theft and identity theft.
Then he plugged his new album.
Authorities allege the 37-year-old rapper gave the name “Troy Jones” and an incorrect Social Security number to a Scottsdale hospital in April to avoid paying $7,500 in medical expenses.
Following [...]

DMX Arrested In Arizona Mall For Using Fake ID At Hospital

Another weekend, another trip to jail for DMX. The rapper (born Earl Simmons) was arrested at Phoenix, Arizona’s Metrocenter mall on Saturday on suspicion of giving a false name and Social Security number to the Scottsdale, Arizona, Mayo Clinic, where the 37-year-old MC went for treatment in April.
According to the Arizona Republic newspaper, X is [...]

Sheriff: Dogs Buried At DMX Home Wounded

 
Two dogs found buried at a home belonging to rapper DMX had serious wounds, authorities investigating animal neglect allegations said Saturday.

One of the dogs had serious bite wounds and another had trauma to its abdomen, but exact causes of death were not determined, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said. A third dog carcass had been [...]

Sheriff Raids DMX’ Home, Seizes Dogs

 
Sheriff’s deputies raided the home of rapper DMX on Friday, seizing several pit bulls and finding the remains of three other dogs but making no arrests.

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office received a tip more than a week ago about dogs being kept in inhumane conditions at the Phoenix-area home, said Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Detectives visited the [...]

DMX Loses Dog Suit

DMX was barking up the wrong tree when it came to this business venture.

A Manhattan State Supreme Court judge has ordered the Year of the Dog emcee to fork over a $242,000 judgment to a fashion company for failing to fulfill a deal to hype a canine clothing line.
DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, [...]