Celebrity Justice
Source: T.I. Didn't Do It!

Is he packin' heat or isn't he? A source close to embattled rapper T.I. says that the gun charges leveraged against the hip-hopper are false; T.I. never tried to purchase guns -- it was all his bodyguard.

The source told MediaTakeOut.com that "[The bodyguard] asked T.I. for an advance on his [pay] and T.I. gave it to him. ...Whatever he spent money on -- whether it be guns, drugs, or formula for his children -- T.I. had nothing to do with it." That's it, he was buying formula!

And those guns found in T.I.'s house? "T.I. has security that lives with him and stay with him at all times. The gun that the [federal agents] found belonged to his security team" -- all of whom are licensed to carry them, the source claims.

"The government was just looking to pin a case on T.I. - they've been trying for years. So they pushed [the bodyguard] into snitching on T.I."

But according to CNN, authorities said they found three firearms in the car in which T.I. -- also know as Cilfford Harris -- drove to pick up the machine guns and silencers, "including one loaded gun tucked between the driver's seat where Harris had been sitting and the center console."

Conspiracy, or just caught up?

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16. His FREEDOM, LIFE and CAREER are SO over and he is proabdly to ignorant to know it. With 7+ kids it is a shame there is no role model for the children

Posted at 2:45PM on Oct 14th 2007 by kassandra

17. Why are yall quoting Media Takeout? Don't you know they make up stories off the top of their heads? They have made fools of the media in the past for running with a story from their site. This is the first time I have seen another page quote them in quite some time.

What you need to be talking about is those damn Jena 6 boys being at the BET hip hop awards last night. Talk about a violence glorifying slap in the face. I guess MTV really messed up by not inviting Justing Barker to the VMAs.

Posted at 2:47PM on Oct 14th 2007 by Bird

18. I'm sure there is a perfectly logical reason for the guns found in his car and house, but regardless, this is going to make a hilarious Behind The Music episode.

Posted at 2:47PM on Oct 14th 2007 by YNOT

19. I think you all need better things to do than complain about people .It's said to hear some of these comments they are nothing but sad and pathetic coming form scum bags who have no lives .I can see if he was doing something wrong like selling drugs ,but he was not .You idiots on here talking your raciest crap can go to hell .Atleast people from the south are real .

Posted at 2:47PM on Oct 14th 2007 by Amber

20. #19 i guess you dont realize BET, MTV and VH1 are all the same company, they share the same executives ect. So the Jena 6 boys were not ONLY at the BET awards they also took park of the Viacom company as a whole. So instead of coming down on BET look at Viacom and ALL their networks, BET, MTV, VH1, Nikelodeon, Noggin, and those children's networks

Posted at 2:58PM on Oct 14th 2007 by LH

21. He has armed guards with him at all times with sub-machine guns and AK-7's. What kind of quality individual is this T.I. person? Perhaps I should invite him for tea.

Posted at 3:12PM on Oct 14th 2007 by MissVee

22. sorry meant post #21

Posted at 3:00PM on Oct 14th 2007 by LH

23. Wow #21, didn't know the Jena 6 were at the BET's. Why? Anybody know when the Duke
Lacrosse players will be invited to an award show or two.....? Oh yeah and T.I. =
Thug Ilicious.

Posted at 3:10PM on Oct 14th 2007 by CURIOUS

24. LH

Just because they all fall under the Viacom umbrella doesn't mean they have the same staff and of course they don't. The CEO of BET is not the CEO of MTV and VH1 and she is a far cry from being the head of Viacom.

Posted at 3:20PM on Oct 14th 2007 by Bird

25.

TI needs some IT - intellectual technology - he is too low IQ to make the most of his luck!

Posted at 3:20PM on Oct 14th 2007 by IT

26. You can tell ignorant azz white folx by the ignorance that gleams from their text. All of you know squat about this man or this situation yet you wanna throw all of HIP HOP in the mix. It's Hip Hop's fault. I don't blame you all for your trust in the government...after all the government is built, ran, and has been irreversibly brought to the crumbling state it is now by ummm yes...a group of pontifical white men with too much power and say so. So there is no way the ATF, or FBI. could have been wrong...No way...they've never been wrong before...(WACO and David Koresh) .ANYWAY...innocent til proven guilty. I certainly hope innocent. Regardless of what these white folx on this board say TI..it would be a shame to lose you to the system after all you have done for your community. Building houses for single parent families and donating money to the causes that you do. After all real charity needs no publicity...

Posted at 3:20PM on Oct 14th 2007 by JaimeNTexas

27. THE girl AMBER WITH HER LAME ASS COMMENTS.....THE GUY IS A CRIMINAL WITH PAST CRIMES....HE HAS LIKE 20 LOADED GUNS AROUND....I HOPE U MARRY A RETARDED GUY THAT BEATS YOU...THEN YOU CAN RAISE YOUR KIDS TO BE ASSHOLES...........T.I. CAN RAP GOOD BUT THE FACT IS HE IS A PUSSY....RATTING OUT FRIENDS THAT HELPED HIM OUT.....TO BE HONEST WITH ALL THIS TALK OF HIM BEING KING....I CHALLENGE HIM TO GETTING A REAL JOB AND TAKING CARE OF HIS KIDS ON HIS OWN.......WHAT A LOSER AMBER IS ..AMBER SUX LOL

Posted at 3:20PM on Oct 14th 2007 by BIGSAMPSON

28.

PS - I admit I am a racist as are most of the brothers - plus low IQ lazy - thanks welfare!

Posted at 3:22PM on Oct 14th 2007 by JaimeNTexas

29. Wow, his publicist is pretty good to dream up this rather credible story in less than 24 hours. Now let's see if the judge falls for it. ;)

Posted at 3:23PM on Oct 14th 2007 by Not bad

30. TI's story doesn't fly and isn't credible. First of all, all these hip hop artists and moguls may flash bling bling but when it comes to paying for services and for staff they are CHEAP. I don't buy for a second that TI gave his bodyguard an advance, especially a sizeable advance to buy all those automatic machine guns and silencers. We are not talking about baby formula money, we are talking a few grand here. I hope the grand jury indicts this piece of dung and that subpoenas are issued to his bodyguards. I bet most will testify that TI wasn't paying them on time and that he was short a few bucks several times on the paychecks. TI may call out punks can man up against a real gangsta. Let's see how the self proclaimed "King" of the South fares in jail with brothas that would love to tap his scrawny azz.

Posted at 3:27PM on Oct 14th 2007 by BLACKPANTHER

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