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So far there’s only been one day of testimony in the R Kelly child pornography case, but boy is it fire. Yesterday, after viewing the sex tape in open court, the underage girl in the video and R Kelly were both positively identified by the victim’s former best friend of ten years, Simha Jamison, Simha’s father, and the victim’s own aunt, who happens to be a Chicago police officer. The former friend told the court that her ex-pal’s father introduced them to R Kelly at a Chicago gym called Hoops when both girls were 12 years old. Simha said the girl referred to Kelly as her Godfather and that they hung out at his home many times. She told the court that Kelly often gave her friend money so they could go on shopping sprees, never less than $100.00 and not more than $500.00. She also identified the distinctive log cabin style sauna where the porno was shot. The defense countered that all three were trying to extort money from his client and that the video could have been altered to add Kelly’s head to the body on the video.

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Fox Boogie’s new cd, Brooklyn’s Don Diva, entered the charts at No. 5, moving 8,800 units in its opening week. That’s not a typo. Foxy sold 9,000 cds. They must be counting the bootlegs, too.

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Wendy Williams’ husband has a sex tape out. Click here if you want to see it. It’s his fat ass and some fat chick. I advise you to watch it on an empty stomach.

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The good news is, that 1.5 million dollar judgment DMX’s baby mama won against him for defamation after he claimed in Sister 2 Sister magazine that the child he had outside his marriage with her was the result of her raping him, has been thrown out. The bad news is, now your boy is under investigation for giving a fake name and address at an Arizona hospital where he went seeking treatment, in an effort to avoid paying his medical bills. Hospital officials claim DMX checked in under the name Troy Jones and was diagnosed with pneumonia. He stayed at the hospital for 8 hours and was overheard telling a visitor to his hospital room that “someone in the projects is going to get the bill”. DMX could be charged with “theft of services” and providing the hospital with “false information including name and address for billing purposes.”

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Foxy Brown’s long awaited ok, not really, but anyway new CD, Brooklyn’s Don Diva, was recently released and Foxy hated it. She’s since fired her manager, Chaz Williams of Blackhand Entertainment, and released this statement, “I heard this CD in its entirety for the first time just days ago and was devastated. Riddled with grief over an album that was seemingly so carelessly orchestrated, I sat down with the president of Koch to come to a decision on how to make the best of this situation. In another phase of my life and career I would have dealt with this situation with litigation, but for the benefit of my fans and in the wake of the profound spiritual cleansing I recently underwent in prison, I made the decision to settle our creative difference amicably. My fans have waited seven years for an in-store release and deserve my very best. I am of a certain pedigree and I have an obligation to my fans to deliver the level of product my brand is accustomed to. In order to preserve my artistic integrity, the new release will have my stamp of approval and fingerprints all over it. Going independent was a great business decision and I believe Koch and I will deliver the biggest street album in female rap history.” If you say so, Foxy.

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According to reports, all hell broke loose yesterday at Remy Ma's sentencing. Of course you know Remy was all crying and begging for leniency, but Papoose is the one who really showed out. They say he got into it with some of shooting victim, Makada Barnes-Joseph's people in the hallway outside the courtroom and when his boys tried to hold him back he started yelling, "Get the fuck off me. Fuck ya'll. Fuck jail!" And when the court officers came to break it up, he was all like, "Fuck y'all. Lock me up. Lock me up. I don't care. Take me to jail. Arrest me. Y'all fuckin' put her in jail when she didn't do shit! This is all about money!" Papoose is convinced that the only reason Makeda went through with this trial is so she could sue Remy and come up. Never mind the fact that Remy shot her ass.

Back in the courtroom Remy'd told the judge, “Throughout this unfortunate case, I was advised from my attorney to stay silent but now I want you all to see me for me and what I've gone through. Reporters and newspapers have called me a 'hardcore rapper,' a 'hip-hop harlot'—Remy Ma is just a music industry name. A facade. I'm not a thug. I'm not a hardcore anything. I have feelings. I'm Remy Smith—No, I'm Remy Mackie. I'm a wife, mother, daughter and big sister." Remy asked for mercy, "not just for me, but for my loved ones, and for my little boy."

The judge wasn't going for it. Before she handed down her eight-year sentence, she told the court, "This is not the first time Ms. Smith has engaged in violence. This is a pattern. The previous times haven't been as severe. Smith doesn't take responsibility for her actions. Her letter to the court and her statement today showed no remorse. She even painted herself as the victim. This is not about hip-hop. This is about the individual, Remy. She is a danger to others."


They say Remy's eight-year-old son was present during the sentencing and that someone had painted "Remy Ma" on his cheek in red letters. And that Makeda, through tears, asked that the court show Remy some mercy saying, "I ask that you give her the kind of time that will allow her to reconnect with her son and become a responsible mother." Comments (No responses yet)

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Remy Ma was sentenced to 8 years in prison today for shooting a former friend the the abdomen over a missing $3000.00 and because her fiance, mix-tape rapper, Papoose, tried to smuggle a handcuff key into the jail for Remy, he is banned from visiting her for 6 months.
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The wife of a Baptist preacher from R. Kelly's hometown, a business executive and a telecommunications company employee were the first three jurors chosen Monday for R Kelly's child pornography trial. Potential jurors who were dismissed included a man in his 50s who prosecutors said clearly was awe-struck by Kelly's celebrity and a security guard who said Kelly would have "some explaining to do" if he was on the video. About 15 potential jurors were questioned Monday; 20 others out of an initial pool of 150 were scheduled to face questions on Tuesday. Sixteen jurors, four of them alternates, are to be chosen for the trial. Court officials have said questioning and selection from the 150 potential jurors is expected to take about a week.

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