Foxy Brown Shows Up In Court, Sentenced To Three Years Probation
Foxy Brown avoided jail and showed up in court today (Oct. 24), where a New York judge sentenced her to three years probation over a 2004 altercation with two employees of a Manhattan nail salon.
Brown was originally scheduled to be sentenced yesterday (Oct. 23), but missed the date, telling the judge that she was at home recovering from oral surgery after a trip to the dentist's office.
The rapper was threatened with one year in prison by Judge Melissa Jackson, after she failed to appear in court to be sentenced over the incident.
In August, Brown pled guilty to misdemeanor assault charges for assaulting two women at a Manhattan nail salon over a $20 payment for a manicure and pedicure at Bloomie Nails.
Brown allegedly kicked and punched the women, who refused to let her leave the store without paying the $20 bill.
Shortly after pleading guilty, Brown attempted to withdraw the plea, stating that she was "innocent in this case."
Jackson rejected the motion by Brown to withdraw her guilty plea and imposed the original sentence, which calls for three years probation. Brown must also take anger management courses and submit to random drug testing.
The sentencing ends a tumultuous two-year court case, that was often delayed as Brown changed attorneys three times and missed several court dates.
Judge Jackson and Brown also clashed during the court proceedings. Judge Jackson caused a minor controversies when she ordered court security to handcuff Foxy Brown to a bench in court, after the rapper disrespected the court by chewing gum and sticking her tongue out the judge.
If Brown violates the terms of her probation, she could be sentenced to a year in prison.
Brown was originally scheduled to be sentenced yesterday (Oct. 23), but missed the date, telling the judge that she was at home recovering from oral surgery after a trip to the dentist's office.
The rapper was threatened with one year in prison by Judge Melissa Jackson, after she failed to appear in court to be sentenced over the incident.
In August, Brown pled guilty to misdemeanor assault charges for assaulting two women at a Manhattan nail salon over a $20 payment for a manicure and pedicure at Bloomie Nails.
Brown allegedly kicked and punched the women, who refused to let her leave the store without paying the $20 bill.
Shortly after pleading guilty, Brown attempted to withdraw the plea, stating that she was "innocent in this case."
Jackson rejected the motion by Brown to withdraw her guilty plea and imposed the original sentence, which calls for three years probation. Brown must also take anger management courses and submit to random drug testing.
The sentencing ends a tumultuous two-year court case, that was often delayed as Brown changed attorneys three times and missed several court dates.
Judge Jackson and Brown also clashed during the court proceedings. Judge Jackson caused a minor controversies when she ordered court security to handcuff Foxy Brown to a bench in court, after the rapper disrespected the court by chewing gum and sticking her tongue out the judge.
If Brown violates the terms of her probation, she could be sentenced to a year in prison.
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