Celebrity Justice
Busta Doesn't Get Rolled Up in Court

Posted Jul 10th 2007 11:30AM by TMZ Staff

Something good finally happened for Busta Rhymes in court, as a judge refused to roll all four of his arrests in the last year together into one fat case, as the district attorney had requested.
Busta Rhymes Court Sketch
Rhymes just walked out of Manhattan Criminal Court, and was all smiles for the cameras, as all four of the charges -- two misdemeanor assault charges, a DUI, and a suspended license charge -- will be handled separately. TMZ is told that the D.A. had sought to try the four cases together for the sake of expediency, but Rhymes thought he'd get a better deal if the cases weren't done in tandem. The rapper rejected a plea deal last month that would've meant a year of jail time and a $1,500 fine.

Rhymes -- real name Trevor Smith -- has been arrested four times in the last 10 months. He's due back in court September 5, and trial dates will be set then, if necessary.

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1. Another one bites the dust

Posted at 11:41AM on Jul 10th 2007 by debbie

2. That is the worst court room sketch ever. Did the artist just say to him/her self "I'll draw a generic black dude and call it Busta'. Only white people read the newspapers and all white people think all black people look alike."?

Posted at 11:44AM on Jul 10th 2007 by logruszed

3. Your sketch artist should be flogged in public. That picture looks like a bloated Nas.

Posted at 11:51AM on Jul 10th 2007 by Shootingstar

4. What would I do if I couldn't see all the celebs going down like they are everyday?

Posted at 11:52AM on Jul 10th 2007 by Kel

5. I hope Busta goes to jail before he kills someone. Scary TMZ report.

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Posted at 11:53AM on Jul 10th 2007 by jProud American Author

6. Why can't he get 2 days like Paris?

Posted at 12:05PM on Jul 10th 2007 by A

7. Poor Busta, hes probably scared to do a year of jail time - I bet he rejected that with a quickness. I dont think he'll get any better than that arrested 5 TIMES IN 10 MONTHS!!
Paris aint even do that bad and that b*tch is white!!! Hes going down......Sorry Busta

WOO - HAAA -WOOOHAAA THEY GOT YOU ALLLL IN CHECK!!!!!

Posted at 12:25PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Timothy

8. i agree with the richer get richer you are so right i feel you.

Posted at 12:32PM on Jul 10th 2007 by ana rose

9. Another talentless idiot off the street for awhile.

Posted at 12:38PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Paul

10. The DA isn't worried, he knows that this piece of garbage will be back, people like this always do.

Posted at 1:11PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Lenn K

11. BILL COSBY PLEASE PLEASE DO SOMETHING....HELP THESE PEOPLE. You are the only one with the guts to call it what it is....more than ever the black community need you Bill....HIP HOP IS POISON, STRICLY POISON. Music of the gutter, talk that is posion, clean it all up BILL, tell it like it is.
Lots of people hear you and understand you. There is lots of black leaders who appear on the scene for a photo op....they need solid people, people like Bill Cosby and Oprah, who will be there for the oppressed long term, you don't have to go to Africa to build a school, you can clean up the streets of Chicago, and
Detroit, so much to be done in the black community. Getting rid of the so called 'gangsta' culture is the beginning. It is poison to the youth. Good luck in all your endevours.

Posted at 1:20PM on Jul 10th 2007 by pockets

12. Busta Rhymes is just another rich you know what! Why do all of these "thugs" keep getting into legal trouble - maybe [they] weren't meant to have massive amounts of money in the first place, do ya think? LOL

Posted at 1:54PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Leonard

13. please just let him go--you know why--

Posted at 2:22PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Juli

14. He needs to go to jail. How many times in a year have you been arrested? Normal people don't keep getting arrested. Lil Kim went to jail for not "snitching", but not Busta? Someone was killed here, and he can't give any testimony.
Paris Hilton had to go to jail, Martha Stewart went to jail, and he is far more of a criminal than those two.
It's time for the rappers to quit getting off with their crimes.

Posted at 2:39PM on Jul 10th 2007 by judy

15. Busta should get ten days in front of a fireing squad !

Posted at 2:43PM on Jul 10th 2007 by Sebastian

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