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Rapper Jim Jones (real name Joseph Jones) pleaded guilty to a minor assault charge Monday and was sentenced to time served.

Harlem rapper Jim Jones pleaded guilty to a minor assault charge Monday for beating up a pal of R&B star Ne-Yo in a luxury Louis Vuitton store on Fifth Ave.
The “Pop Champagne” [...]

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 [...]

A judge has delayed sentencing R&B singer Chris Brown on an assault charge to seek more input from Virginia authorities about whether Brown could do community labor in that state.
Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg said at a hearing Wednesday she will sentence Brown on Aug. 27 in the beating of Rihanna, who did not attend [...]

Chris Brown is said to be set for his first televised interview since he assaulted Rihanna and the subsequent guilty plea that followed.
According to RadarOnline, Chris Brown will sit down with Larry King Live after his official sentencing Wednesday, August 5.
Said to be the preferred choice, sources believe Larry King Live will be the [...]

Chris Brown has pleaded guilty and publicly apologized for beating Rihanna, but after Wednesday afternoon, plenty more hard work lies ahead.
The 20-year-old R&B singer is scheduled to be sentenced to five years of probation and six months of community labor. A judge has said she wants Brown, who will likely be allowed to serve his [...]

Chris Brown on Monday publicly apologized for the beating of Rihanna, saying in a two-minute video that he’s still seeking help and wants to live his life as a role model.
Brown released the video on his Web site apologizing to fans and saying he is sad and ashamed of his conduct. He also tells viewers [...]

American rapper Busta Rhymes won a court order Friday allowing him to perform at a charity concert in Britain, despite a government attempt to keep him out of the country.
High Court Justice Nicholas Stadlen ruled that Rhymes — whose real name is Trevor George Smith Jr. — could play at London’s Royal Albert Hall. [...]

 
 Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was solemn as he pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday in a dogfighting case almost certain to wreck his football career.

Standing ramrod straight, Vick said “guilty” when asked by U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson how he would plead to the charges of conspiracy in connection with an illegal, interstate [...]

Foxy Brown is accused of lying to police during a traffic stop, the latest addition to the rapper’s legal woes, according to a published report.
 
 
Brown, whose real name is Inga Marchand, was driving a sport utility vehicle on Wednesday when she was stopped for talking on a handheld cell phone and failing to stop at [...]