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Chris Brown Back To Studio After Prison Related Warning

Chris Brown was spotted outside a Los Angeles area studio just hours after Judge Patricia Schnegg handed down a sentence that includes five years of probation. While it’s unclear whether Brown’s forthcoming album “Graffiti” is nearing completion, Judge Schnegg made sure the singer was aware of a potential prison stint Tuesday.
During Brown’s sentencing Judge [...]

Chris Brown Appears in Court on Felony Charges

Chris Brown briefly appeared in court, hours after he was charged with two felonies stemming from what a police detective describes as a brutal argument between the singer and his girlfriend, Rihanna.
Brown’s arraignment was postponed until April 6 on charges of assault likely to cause great bodily injury and making criminal threats. The 19-year-old R&B [...]

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 [...]

Don Cornelius Arrested: Busted for Domestic Violence

     That’s because the venerable creator and one-time host of “Soul Train” was arrested on domestic violence charges Friday night, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Police said they responded to a radio call for domestic abuse at his Mulholland Drive home at 7:15 p.m. and arrested the 72-year-old Cornelius.
He was released from a LAPD [...]

West Won’t Face Felony Charge in Airport Incident

Los Angeles County prosecutors say they have declined to file felony charges against Kanye West for an incident in which a paparazzo’s camera was broken.
Los Angeles County District Attorney’s spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons says prosecutors referred the case to city attorneys, who will decide whether to charge West with a misdemeanor.
West was arrested Sept. 11 [...]

Cousin: Nate Dogg Was On Life Support

The Prodigal Son is ailing again. And we’re now learning that his condition was much graver than previously reported.
West Coast rapper Nate Dogg was hospitalized nearly two weeks ago after suffering a stroke, his second in less than a year.
But contrary to Internet news stories that offered an upbeat prognosis, a family member tells [...]

‘Suge’ Knight Arrested in Vegas Drug, Assault Case

Rap music mogul Marion “Suge” Knight was jailed Wednesday on assault and drug charges after he was accused of beating his girlfriend while brandishing a knife, police said.
Knight, 43, the founder of bankrupt Death Row Records in Los Angeles, was arrested about 6:40 a.m. on a busy street near the Las Vegas Strip. Police responding [...]

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 [...]

Rapper “The Game” in Court on Police Impersonation

Rapper The Game appeared in a New York court on Thursday, charged with impersonating a police officer but a judge ruled that those charges would be dismissed in six months if he stays out of trouble.

 

The Game, 27, whose real name is Jayceon Terrell Taylor, was arrested in November after identifying himself to a private [...]

Bishop Denies Abuse: ‘I Walked Away That Night’

The husband of evangelist Juanita Bynum held a press conference Friday at his Duluth Church to tell the world he is not an abuser of women.
Thomas W. Weeks, 40, also a preacher, said he felt compelled to speak his peace after his famous wife announced to the public recently that she was “the new face [...]

The Game Ordered to Stand Trial

 
The Game was ordered Tuesday to stand trial on three felony charges after he allegedly pulled a gun during a pickup basketball game at an educational center in South Los Angeles.

The rapper, whose real name is Jayceon Terrell Taylor, faces counts of making criminal threats, possession of a firearm in a school zone and exhibiting [...]