Posted Jul 24th 2007 4:50PM by TMZ Staff
New York rapper and G-Unit founder Tony Yayo -- real name Marvin Bernard -- smacked down an offer of nine months in jail in exchange for copping to an alleged assault on a 14-year-old boy.
Yayo pleaded not guilty in Manhattan Criminal Court this morning and is currently free on $5,000 bail. The alleged victim is the son of Jimmy "Henchman" Rosemond, Czar Entertainment honcho and manager of rapper The Game. The Game and Yayo, of course have beefed on-and-off-record for years.
His case was adjourned until September 6, when Judge Neil Ross is expected to rule on his lawyer Scott Leemon's motion to subpoena e-mails between Czar Entertainment and its PR company, 5W Public Relations.
Leemon told TMZ, "We rejected the offer of nine months. That's not even a good offer for a guilty person, never mind an innocent person." He adds that Tony is "doing fine. He went right from court to the airport, and flew to Miami to meet the rest of the members of G-Unit to record the new G-Unit album."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: the game, TheGame, tony yayo, TonyYayo
Posted Feb 6th 2006 6:30PM by TMZ Staff
By TOM HAYS, ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
Detectives want to question Busta Rhymes about the fatal shooting of the rapper's bodyguard outside a Brooklyn warehouse where a star-studded video was being taped, officials said Monday.
Rhymes was among several potential witnesses who left the scene of the slaying early Sunday before police arrived, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly told reporters at police headquarters.
"We believe Busta Rhymes may have been on the street when the shooting took place," Kelly said.
A spokesman for Rhymes, Greg Miller, declined comment.
Police planned to seek a court order to obtain video shot inside the warehouse, believing it might provide clues about what sparked the shooting.
"Obviously, we're very much interested in the filming that went on," Kelly said. "So all of that film with be examined with a subpoena."
Click here... it's not over yet
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Music, The Biz
Tags: Busta Rhymes, BustaRhymes, G-Unit, Israel Ramirez, IsraelRamirez, Lloyd Banks, LloydBanks, Missy Elliot, MissyElliot, Tony Yayo, TonyYayo
