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09-09-2007, 12:00 AM
Rapper Foxy Brown sent to New York jail for a year
September 7, 2007, 4:48 pm PDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York judge sent rapper Foxy Brown to jail for a year on Friday, ruling she violated the terms of her probation by failing to attend anger management classes and failing to stay out of trouble.
Judge Melissa Jackson told Brown, 28, whose real name is Inga Marchand, that she had failed to take probation seriously and that she would be treated "just like any other defendant" despite her celebrity.
Brown, who wore a gray suit with her hair arranged in long twists, told the court that she deserved another chance.
"Being in jail humbled me in a way I never imagined," she said. "I realize that this is not where I want to be."
But Jackson called her apology "too little, too late."
"Probation is a gift that is given to the defendant and I feel very strongly that I gave her the chance to do what she wanted with her life," Jackson said.
In October, the hip-hop artist was sentenced to three years probation and anger management classes for assaulting two nail salon stylists over a $20 manicure. Brown had argued self-defense.
Jackson handled Brown's case last year, when she also ordered Brown to undergo periodic drug testing, stay away from the manicurists for five years and get the court's approval before traveling.
Brown got into trouble again in August when she was accused of bruising the eye and chipping the tooth of a Brooklyn woman with her BlackBerry. Also in August, she was arrested in New Jersey for misspelling her name and giving an incorrect date of birth to a police officer.
Following those arrests, Jackson sent Brown to jail pending a full hearing.
At the time, Brown told Jackson that she was three months pregnant, but there was no mention of it at Friday's hearing. Ikiesha Al-Shabazz, Brown's lawyer, said that she was not aware that Brown is pregnant.
Brown's 1999 album "Chyna Doll" opened at the top of the Billboard 200, the U.S. pop chart encompassing all styles of music, becoming the first female rap artist to achieve that feat.
September 7, 2007, 4:48 pm PDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York judge sent rapper Foxy Brown to jail for a year on Friday, ruling she violated the terms of her probation by failing to attend anger management classes and failing to stay out of trouble.
Judge Melissa Jackson told Brown, 28, whose real name is Inga Marchand, that she had failed to take probation seriously and that she would be treated "just like any other defendant" despite her celebrity.
Brown, who wore a gray suit with her hair arranged in long twists, told the court that she deserved another chance.
"Being in jail humbled me in a way I never imagined," she said. "I realize that this is not where I want to be."
But Jackson called her apology "too little, too late."
"Probation is a gift that is given to the defendant and I feel very strongly that I gave her the chance to do what she wanted with her life," Jackson said.
In October, the hip-hop artist was sentenced to three years probation and anger management classes for assaulting two nail salon stylists over a $20 manicure. Brown had argued self-defense.
Jackson handled Brown's case last year, when she also ordered Brown to undergo periodic drug testing, stay away from the manicurists for five years and get the court's approval before traveling.
Brown got into trouble again in August when she was accused of bruising the eye and chipping the tooth of a Brooklyn woman with her BlackBerry. Also in August, she was arrested in New Jersey for misspelling her name and giving an incorrect date of birth to a police officer.
Following those arrests, Jackson sent Brown to jail pending a full hearing.
At the time, Brown told Jackson that she was three months pregnant, but there was no mention of it at Friday's hearing. Ikiesha Al-Shabazz, Brown's lawyer, said that she was not aware that Brown is pregnant.
Brown's 1999 album "Chyna Doll" opened at the top of the Billboard 200, the U.S. pop chart encompassing all styles of music, becoming the first female rap artist to achieve that feat.