Charges Dropped Against Comedian Katt Williams

It is reported that the gun charges against the comedian Katt Williams have been dropped because prosecutors say that they "can't prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt." Williams was arrested this past November after police pulled over a Cadillac Escalade SUV and a Dodge minibus that belonged to him and found a gun in each of the vehicles. Prosecutors found that the guns were legally registered in other states to two men who with with Williams.

Rapper Kanye West Charged with Misdemeanors

The rapper Kanye West has been charged with misdemeanor battery, grand theft, and vandalism by the Los Angeles city prosecutors due to destroying a paparazzi's camera back in September. He has the possibility of spending 2 and a half years in jail if he is convicted of the charges.

West's manager, named Dan Crawley, is also facing six misdemeanor charges, two counts of battery, and vandalism and grand theft due to being part of the incident by breaking the camera and accosting a videographer from TMZ. He has the possbility of spending up to five years in jail if he is convicted.

Rapper Kanye West Not Charged in Airport Incident

Prosecutors have decided not to file felony charges against the rapper Kanye West and his manager for an incident in which the camera of a paparazzi was broken. Prosecutors referred the case to the city attorneys and they will decide if West will be charged with a misdemeanor.

West was arrested on September 11th at Los Angeles International Airport on suspicion of vandalism after he was caught on video struggling with a paparazzi and then breaking his camera on the floor. His manager was also arrested on suspicion of breaking the camera and one that belonged to a TMZ videographer.

Actor Health Ledger’s Drug Inquiry Dropped

Federal prosecutors have chosen not to open a criminal case into how the late actor Heath Ledger was able to get the painkillers that contributed to his death earlier this year. Lately, prosecutors in the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan had been overseeing a Drug Enforcement Administration probe into whether the painkillers found in Ledger’s body were obtained illegally. Prosecutors decided not to open a case because they don’t believe that there is anybody to make responsible for his death. The actress Mary-Kate Olsen was Ledger’s close friend and played a part in this decision because she demanded immunity before answering questions about his death and drug use. A case can still be opened if there is evidence of a crime.

DEA investigators suspect that the painkillers found in Ledger’s body were obtained with false prescriptions and illegally in other ways. The painkillers oxycodone and hydrocodone were found in his system. Ledger had also taken anti-anxiety mediation and sleeping pills that were legally prescribed by doctors in California and Texas.

No Charges Pressed Against Warren G

Prosecutors have decided not to press charges against the rapper Warren G, who was arrested earlier this week for being in a car that had marijuana in it. There was insufficient evidence to prove that he knew anything about the drugs.

He was riding in a car with another man, which was registered to neither one of them, when they were pulled over by police on Sunday morning in Hollywood after the driver ran a red light. Marijuana was found in the trunk and police wanted to charge them both with felony charges. They were released from jail after each posting $20,000 bail.

Rapper Vanilla Ice No Longer Being Charged for Assault

Prosecutors against the rapper Vanilla Ice have decided not to charge him with domestic battery since his wife changed her original statement. He was arrested on April 10^th at the couple’s home after his wife called 911 and said that he kicked and hit her during an argument. She later told police that he only pushed her. In an affidavit that was provided to prosecutors, she changed her version of what happened saying that the physical confrontation was accidental. Prosecutors closed the case on Tuesday.