Lil Wayne is not getting any special treatment in jail, and is not considered a celebrity. TMZ has learned that the star has been instructed by prison officials not to sign a single autograph while in jail.
A prison representative told TMZ that Lil Wayne has not asked for anything out of the ordinary, and is serving a standard prison sentence. Weezy is serving a year long sentence for gun charges at Rikers Island in New York.
After delays that included a fire and a dental emergency, Lil Wayne is finally of to jail. The rapper will begin his one year prison sentence starting today stemming from a 2007 gun arrest.
In the past few weeks, Lil Wayne has been working in overdrive to clean up some loose ends. These delays have allowed him to complete some music videos and songs in order to continue airplay during his prison stint.
MTV News spoke with a New York State corrections officer about how Lil Wayne will be housed.
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After 10 months, rapper T.I.’s lawyer confirmed that he will be released from prison at the end of this month, reports MTV News. T.I. also announced his new single “I’m Back” through a promotional Twitter account, and the Federal Bureau of Prison records list the rapper’s release date as March 26.
“That date is correct,” lawyer Steve Sadow said via e-mail to MTV News. “T.I. is now serving the remainder of his sentence in home confinement under the supervision of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.”
In late December the 29-year-old, whose real name is Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr., was transferred to a halfway house. However, T.I.P. is not off the hook; after his release from Dismas Charities Atlanta West later this month, he’s expected to complete 20 to 60 additional days of home confinement after an arrangement he made with prosecutors before his sentence began.
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Today was supposed to be the first day of Lil’ Wayne’s year-long jail sentence after the rapper plead guilty to attempted possession of a weapon in the second degree. As andPOP has already reported, Lil Wayne’s sentence start date has been delayed due to the rapper requiring “emergency” dental surgery.
However, “Weezy” didn’t leave home before saying a final good-bye to all of his fans.
“I’m out this bitch. To all my fans, my real fans, I really, really, really truly love you. I love you with all of me, for real. I’ll probably be loving everything else because I love you so much. Thank you from the bottom [of my heart]. Do not forget about me ’cause I will forever think about you, and I cannot wait for you to see me again. I’m out,” said the rapper as he choked back tears.
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Roger Avary, co-screenwriter of Pulp Fiction has been removed from a prison work furlough program and locked up, reports CBC. He was sentenced in September to one year in jail for vehicular manslaughter and drunk driving.
Avary, 44, was responsible for causing a car crash, killing one of his passengers, Andreas Zini, 34, who was visiting from Italy. Avary’s wife was also injured in the accident.
The Los Angeles Times reported he was removed from the furlough program and placed in county jail after Twittering about his experiences after he was sentenced. However, Capt. Ross Bonfiglio, spokesman for the Ventura County sheriff, said he was jailed over security issues that had nothing to do with his Twittering.
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It turns out Wesley Snipe’s bad boy TV persona transfers over to the real world as well.
The actor is facing up to three years in prison as a result for avoiding taxes for five years. According to E! online, the attorneys for the star have filed an appeal against the incarceration time, claiming that the sentence is “unreasonable.” They are also arguing that the tax-evasion trial, which took place in Florida in February (finding Snipes guilty on three charges), should have taken place in New York.
Apparently, Snipes, who made an estimated $13.8 million over the past three years, owes the IRS millions of dollars. Peter Goldberger, Snipes’ attorney, said “The right to a correct venue is part and parcel to the right to a jury trial” (eonline.com). Snipe himself did not show up for the hearings, but is roaming around after paying for his $1 million bond after appealing the sentence.
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What is this prison place, and why is it stealing all of our rap artists?
This time, the culprit is Lil’ Wayne, the beloved Grammy winner, and unfortunately, the second major rapper (the first being T.I.), in the span of a year to be faced with weapon charges. According to perezhilton.com, the rapper pleaded guilty to attempted weapon position and is expected to be sentenced to a year in jail. Wayne admitted to having a .40 caliber semi-automatic loaded gun onboard his tour bus back in 2007.
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NFL Quarterback Michael Vick has been conditionally reinstated into the NFL following a 20 month stint in prison for a highly publicized dogfight scandal, reports Perez Hilton.
Vick, who is currently a free agent, may attend preseason practices, workouts and meetings. If he is signed by a team, he will be permitted to play in the final two preseason games.
He may participate in all team activities except for games once the regular football season begins, and may be back on the field for games as early as October.
Moments after a Northern Georgia District judge sentenced T.I. to one year and one day in prison on Friday (March 27), the rapper discussed his sentence at a press conference.
His sentence was in connection with felony weapons charges stemming from his October 2007 arrest on the eve of the BET Hip-Hop Awards, reports mtvnews.com.
“It brings me great pleasure and honor to say to you today that I have begun to close this chapter in my life with, of course, the help and blessings of the U.S. attorneys and the courts of the U.S. government.”
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O.J. Simpson, who walked away a free man after one of the so-called murder trials of the century has been sentenced to 15 years in jail, with further conditions that may extend his imprisonment by 2 ½ years.
On October 3rd, the 61-year-old former football star was found guilty of armed robbery and kidnapping by a Las Vegas jury.
The incident leading to his conviction and then his later sentence on December 5th took place in 2007 inside the four walls of a Las Vegas hotel room, where Simpson provoked a raid to recover sports memorabilia items that he claimed were his.
Simpson’s lawyer, Yale Galanter stressed that the trial unfairly cornered Simpson during its investigations and that the results were ‘overblown charges’.
According to People’s Magazine, Nevada judge Jackie Glass who delivered the sentence made it clear that she was only sentencing Simpson for the actions for which he was currently on trial and not those of his past (referring to the 1994 murders of Simpsons ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman). “The problem is that I can’t ignore that the behavior at the time…was reckless…A gun was used…property was stolen…and now I will sentence you,” she said.
While Simpson remained calm during this delivery he did not hesitate to make an attempted apology to the court for his actions, adding that he denied knowing they were illegal to begin with.
The statement was disregarded and he was then denied bail before being escorted from the courtroom in a navy prison jumpsuit.
