Judge Won’t Allow Photographers At Lil Wayne Drug, Gun Trial
Don’t expect to see any pictures of Lil Wayne in a Yuma, Arizona courtroom. The “Yuma Sun” reports a judge has ruled against having photographers in the court during the rapper’s trial on drug and weapons charges. Superior Court Judge Mark Wayne Reeves noted that the media’s only interest in the case revolves around the fact that Lil Wayne is a celebrity, and Reeves said he’s more concerned about the rapper’s right to a fair trial. Lil Wayne was arrested in January 2008 at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint near Yuma. DEA agents claimed they found marijuana, cocaine, Ecstasy and a gun on the rapper’s tour bus. Lil Wayne has pleaded not guilty to the charges. No word on when the rapper’s trial will get underway. Lil Wayne is also facing a gun possession charge in New York City. The case stems from a July 2007 arrest, where police claimed they pulled over the rapper’s tour bus and found him in possession of a 40-caliber pistol. Lil Wayne pleaded not guilty. He’s due back in court on May 20th.
T.I. Drops Grand Hustle Artist Alfamega After Informant Stories Leak
T.I. is distancing himself from an artist on his Grand Hustle label. According to XXLMag.com, the rapper has issued a statement regarding rapper Alfamega in the wake of TheSmokingGun.com’s report that Alfa used to be an informant for the DEA. T.I. said, quote, “Even though all of our artists and employees are asked by us to be honest and open about their past history, at no time did Alfa disclose to me or Grand Hustle what has now appeared in the media.” T.I. added that he felt “deceived” and that there is no room at the record label for this type of “misleading behavior.” TheSmokingGun.com reported last week that Alfamega became an informant in the mid-1990s in order to shorten a jail sentence for gun charges. T.I. is due to start his own prison sentence this month. The rapper was ordered to serve 366 days behind bars for a federal gun case. T.I. is expected to report to prison on May 19th.
Rihanna’s Label Fights Back Against Alleged Nude Pics Of The Star
Team Rihanna is responding to some nude pictures alleged to be of the singer. TMZ.com confirms Rihanna’s music label Def Jam Music Group sent a letter to at least one website where the pictures surfaced on Saturday. Without denying or confirming that the woman in the photos is Rihanna, the letter demands that the site take them down. The music group calls the photographs a violation of the “artist’s rights.” The photos in question do not show the face of the woman whose naked body is featured. They are however posted alongside pictures of a woman fully clothed, clearly resembling Rihanna.
T.I.’s time behind bars on federal gun charges is scheduled to begin today. This picture was taken after he got of stage at his goodbye concert in the ATL, I will be posting all the pictures in a few from the concert. The Tip was sentenced to 366 days in prison back in March, and was ordered to serve time in Arkansas’ Forrest City Correctional Institute. The case stems from an October 2007 arrest. T.I. was taken into custody in Atlanta just hours before he was scheduled to appear at the BET Hip-Hop Awards, when he attempted to buy machine guns and silencers from an undercover agent. Read the rest of this entry »
