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*Today, one of the world’s biggest superstars, Will Smith, finds himself being super embarrassed by one of his own family members. Star magazine first reported – and court documents verify – that Smith’s brother-in-law, Dee Lawrence Downs, who is married to the actor’s younger sister Ellen, has been arrested on federal drug charges. Here’s what’s [...]
*Uh oh, Nelly could be in BIG trouble. As we reported, the St. Louis rapper’s tour bus was busted Thursday morning when authorities found heroin and marijuana. But he denies any knowledge of the substances on board. “It is my understanding a member of my staff made an unfortunate decision to bring unlawful materials onto [...]
*A traffic stop turned into an arrest on weapon and drug violations charges for Beanie Sigel on Wednesday, just two weeks before he’s scheduled to report to prison for failing to file taxes. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The rapper, whose real name is Dwight Grant, was a passenger in a car pulled over on [...]
*TMZ is reporting that music legend Sly Stone has copped a plea that will keep him out of jail on cocaine charges. The 68-year-old musician was arrested on April 1 after police claimed he was in possession of freebase cocaine. Under the deal, Sly, who has already completed 30 days of in-patient rehab, must commit [...]
*Rapper Big Boi can sidestep jail time on drug charges in Florida if he passes several drug tests and performs community service, prosecutors said on Thursday. As previously reported, the Outkast MC , whose real name is Antwan Patton, was arrested in Miami after leaving a cruise ship in August. Authorities accused him of having [...]
*TMZ is reporting that T.I. was released from an Atlanta halfway house in the wee hours this morning after spending 10 months in federal prison for a probation violation. The rapper, whose real name is Clifford Harris, was arrested in September 2010 in Los Angeles on drug charges. He was sentenced to 11 months in [...]
*Actress Felicia “Snoop” Pearson, who played a drug dealer and assassin on HBO’s “The Wire,” pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to distribute heroin, the Associated Press reported. Pearson, 31, entered the plea a day before her trial was set to begin. Judge Lawrence Fletcher-Hill accepted the plea, suspending a seven-year sentence with credit for time [...]
*One of the four men who accused Bishop Eddie Long of sexual misconduct was arrested this week in Florida on suspicion of being a drug dealer, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Jamal Parris, 24, was driving a white 2011 BMW in Miami Beach Tuesday evening when a Florida Highway Patrol officer noticed that it had no [...]
*Tupac’s mama, Afeni Shakur, will be put on hold for the third time. She was arrested last April after being caught with marijuana in Lumberton, N.C. She was charged with possession of marijuana, simple possession of a controlled substance and maintaining a dwelling or place for a controlled substance. She was arrested but released on [...]
*A sentencing hearing has been set for June 16 for Grammy-winning Jamaican reggae singer Buju Banton, reports the AP. The artist faces up to 15 years in prison after he was convicted of conspiring to set up a cocaine deal in 2009. A Tampa federal court jury last month found Banton guilty of two drug [...]
*As far as Buju Banton is concerned, it boils down to this. He lied about being able to move drugs to an undercover cop he met on a flight from Spain. Yesterday he told the all-white jury in his second trial that he’s ashamed of his actions and that they were nothing but boasts. Stephen [...]
*Rap star T.I. and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Cottle were arrested on drug charges last night after police smelled alleged marijuana wafting from their vehicle, the AP is reporting. The arrests for possession of a controlled substance occurred on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood during a traffic stop, Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy Mark Pope told [...]
*In trouble again, rapper Lil’ Wayne is trying to avoid more jail time in Arizona on drug charges after making a plea deal with Yuma County prosecutors. On Friday, the rapper videoed in from a New York jail and pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a dangerous drug in January 2008. U.S. Border [...]
*Radar Online is reporting that the 20-year-old son of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Nene Leakes was arrested Monday on a drug charge. Bryson Bryant, the eldest of Nene’s two sons, was released from jail today after posting bond. According to Channel 2 Action News, Bryant was taken into custody on March 7 while [...]
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