Busta Rhymes Considering Deal On Assault Charge

Rapper BUSTA RHYMES rejected a prosecutor’s offer of six months in jail on two assault charges yesterday (20FEB07), but is considering another deal that would allow him to plead guilty to a misdemeanour assault charge in order to avoid jail time.

Rhymes, real name TREVOR SMITH, is accused of beating EDWARD HATCHETT, his former driver, during a dispute over back pay outside his New York City office building on 26 December (06).

Manhattan Criminal Court Judge TANYA KENNEDY said the rapper could plead guilty to third-degree assault and receive a conditional discharge. Read more

Robbie Williams enters rehab for drug addiction

Singer Robbie Williams has been admitted to a rehab center in the US ,where he will seek treatment for prescription drug addiction.
His agent released this statement “Robbie Williams has today been admitted into a treatment center in America for his dependency on prescription drugs,” his public relations agent in London said. “There will be no further comment on this matter.”