Rapper T.I.’s Wife Charged with Possession of Ecstasy

The L.A. County District Attorney has charged rapper T.I.’s wife, Tameka Cottle, with possession of the drug ecstasy stemming from when the couple was arrested in Los Angeles last month. If she is convicted she could spend up to a year of incarceration. The District Attorney has already decided not to prosecute T.I. for charges related to the incident. He will already be serving time in Georgia for a probation violation related to the L.A. arrest.

Rapper Lil Boosie Indicted for First-Degree Murder

The upcoming rap star Lil Boosie, whose real name is Torrence Hatch, was indicted on Thursday in Baton Rouge on a first-degree murder charge for is alleged involvement shooting incident that happened in October and left one man dead. If he is convicted, he could possibly face the death penalty. He is currently in prison already for a probation violation. Both Lil Boosie and his girlfriend, Walnita Decur, were also indicted on several drug-related charges.

Actor Charlie Sheen to Serve Jail Time

Next Monday, the actor Charlie Sheen is set to go to Aspen and plead no contest to 3rd degree assault. He will then begin his sentence of 30 days in jail. He had the choice of serving jail time or getting probation. With good time credit his jail sentence could be shortened to 17 days. After jail, he will not have to be on probation.

Lindsay Lohan Not to Be Arrested

It has been reported that the actress Lindsay Lohan will not be arrested because she has posted bail and the arrest warrant has been recalled. Earlier, a judge set her bail at $100,000 but her people paid the standard ten percent to secure the bond. The judge then recalled the warrant and Lohan will not be arrested when she returns to the United States. She and her lawyer are expected to be in court on Monday and the judge will then set a date for the probation violation hearing.

Actress Lindsay Lohan Headed for Jail

The actress Lindsay Lohan recently violated the terms of her probation, which will very possibly will mean that she will have to serve jail time after she goes to court next month on May 20th. She is on probation for DUI and has not finished the alcohol education requirement that the judge ordered for her. The judge told her that if she did not comply with the terms of probation that she would go to jail.

Singer Chris Brown Finally Sentenced

On Tuesday, a judge placed the singer Chris Brown on felony probation for 5 years. He must obey all laws and keep in touch with the Probation Department. He is subject to search and seizure at any time for the next 5 years and can't own any dangerous weapons, including guns and knives. He must also perform 180 days of community labor, which can be performed in Virginia where he is from. He has to complete a 52 week domestic violence program sponsored by the Commonwealth Catholic Charities. He will have to pay $2,500 in restitution and another $2,500 in probation expenses. He has to pay a $30 criminal correction fee and $400 to a domestic violence fund. He also has to go to court every 3 months during his probation.

The judge issued a protective order that will last 5 years where Brown is ordered to not harass, assault, threaten, or molest his ex-girlfriend Rihanna. He is not allowed to have any contact with her, even through a phone or 3rd person. He has to stay at least 100 yards away from her, unless there is an entertainment-related event, then he must stay at least 10 yards away from her.

Singer Chris Brown Pleads Guilty

The singer Chris Brown has pleaded guilty to one count of felony assault against his ex-girlfriend Rihanna. The judge issued a stay-away order that requires Brown to stay at least 50 yards away from Rihanna, except when it comes to industry events. At industry events he must stay at least 10 yards away from her. Rihanna must also keep the same distances away from him. The plea deal includes five years of supervised probation and six months of community labor.

Tyra Banks Stalker Gets Sentence

The stalker of Tyra Banks, who is a former model and current talk show host, named Brady Green was sentenced to one year of probation. As part of his sentence, he has to complete an anti-stalking course called Project SHARP (Stopping Harassment and Relationship Problems). If he doesn't complete the course, he will have to serve 90 days in jail.

Singer Chris Brown Pleads Not Guilty

On Monday, the singer Chris Brown pleaded not guilty to threatening and physically assaulting his girlfriend, singer Rihanna. Rihanna's lawyer was hoping that a plea deal could be made before the case went to trial and has stated that Rihanna would testify if it is required. If Brown is convicted, he could be sentenced to probation or as much as five years in prison. In March, he was charged by Los Angeles County prosecuters with felony assault likely to cause great bodyily injury and making criminal threats.

Don Cornelius Sentenced to Probation

Don Cornelius, the previous host of the television show "Soul Train," has been sentenced to three years on probation after he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor spousal battery on Wednesday. In November, he was charged with spousal battery, assault with a deadly weapon, and dissuading a witness from making a police report after being arrested a month earlier for a domestic dispute with his wife in his Hollywood Hills home.

Rapper DMX Sentenced to Jail Time

On Friday, the rapper DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was sentenced to serve 90 days in jail for his convictions on theft, drug-possession, and animal-cruelty charges. He was also placed on at least 18 months supervised probation by the Maricopa County Superior Court Commissioner Phemonia Miller.

On December 30th, Simmons pleaded guilty to three felony counts, which were theft, possession or use of marijuana, and the possession or use of narcotic drugs. He also had a misdemeanor count of animal cruelty. He is not being given credit for time served and is not expected to get out of jail until the end of April.

Rapper Da Brat Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

The rapper Da Brat was sentenced on Friday to three years in prison for hitting a hostess in the head with a bottle of rum during an altercation at an Atlanta nightclub last fall. She pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in DeKalb County. She was also sentenced to serve seven years on probation and 200 hours of community service and have substance abuse treatment, mental evaluation, and anger management classes.

The altercation started at a private Halloween party at Studio 72 last fall when Da Brat got into an argument with the hostess named Shayla Stevens, who was also an Atlanta Falcons cheerleader, after the two bumped into each other. Stevens walked away after the argument and soon after was hit in the face with the rum bottle. She had gotten a deep cut in her cheek, some swelling on her forehead, and a permanent scar on her face.

Kid Rock Sentenced to Probation

On Monday, Kid Rock was sentence to serving a year of probation and was fined $1,000 for his part in a fight at an Atlanta Waffle House this past fall. He was also sentenced to six hours of anger management counseling and 80 hours of community service. He pleaded no contest to one count of simple battery and four counts of battery were dropped.

Five members of his entourage were also arrested because of the fight. Two of them pleaded no contest and also received probation and community service. Charges were dropped against the other three people since the court decided that they weren't involved in the altercation after viewing the videotape.

Khloe Kardashian Serves Three Hours in Jail

Kloe Kardashian, the youngest daughter of late lawyer Robert Kardashian and reality TV star, had to spend three hours in a Los Angeles jail for violating her probation that came from a drunken driving arrest that happened last year. Soon before she arrived, someone called in a bomb threat to the facility and it had to be locked down. The threat was not related to Kardashian and she was put in a holding cell for her safety.

Earlier this month, a judge sentenced her for up to 30 days in jail after she admitted that she violated her probation by not enrolling into an alcohol education class and cleaning up roadside trash.

NBA Star Dennis Rodman Pleads No Contest to Spousal Battery

The former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman has decided to plead no contest to a misdemeanor charge of spousal battery in a Superior Court appearance on Tuesday. There were two other counts that were dismissed under a plea deal. He was arrested at a Los Angeles hotel in April after a woman, named Gina Peterson, stated that he struck her during an altercation.

Rodman was sentenced to 45 days of road cleanup work, a year of domestic violence counseling, and three years on probation. He was also warned not to intimidate or use physical force against Peterson.

Actor Wesley Snipes Faces Sentencing For Tax Crime

The actor Wesley Snipes is soon going to find out what his punishment is for three misdemeanor tax convictions. A jury found him guilty this past February of willfully not filing taxes for three years. The government states that he owes $2.7 million in taxes. Snipes has already been acquitted of three identical counts and two felony charges of tax fraud and conspiracy.

The prosecutors are seeking the maximum sentence of three years in prison. They feel that Snipes should be made an example of to warn other people who don’t pay their taxes as they should. The attorneys for Snipes feel that he deserves only probation for the misdemeanors.

Rapper Foxy Brown Freed From Jail

The rapper Foxy Brown has been freed from the New York City prison that she has been serving time at. She served eight months of the one year sentence. She was originally sentenced to three years on probation in 2006 after she assaulted two nail salon stylists over a $20 manicure but the judge ruled that she was not taking the probation seriously and sentenced her to one year in prison.

Rapper Busta Rhymes Sentenced to Probation

A judge in Manhattan sentenced Busta Rhymes to three years on probation and 10 days of community service for previously assaulting his former driver and a fan. He was also fined $1,250 and court costs for driving while intoxicated with a suspended license. He pleaded guilty to all charges against him in Manhattan Criminal Court. He also must enroll in a DWI program.