One rapper is on his way out, another one goes back in…
Rapper T.I walked into court today with his lawyers at his side and appeared before U.S. District Judge Charles Pannell Jr. It turns out that 6 top lawyers and the good deed of saving a suicidal man’s life earlier this week wasn’t enough to influence the judge for a lesser sentence as he was sentenced back to jail. Before his sentencing he pleaded to the judge:
“As I discovered in talking to my probation officer, I had many problems from my childhood. Now I am down to the disease of addiction. I need help. For me, my mother my kids. I need the court to give me mercy. Judge, don’t send me back to prison.â€
According to All Hip Hop, T.I’s attorneys also argued that the drugs in his system were the result of a root canal and T.I admitted to using them after the surgery. He also asked the judge to sentence him to rehab for drug addiction but he was sentenced to 11 months in prison instead. He has two weeks to turn himself in.
Ironically, yesterday T.I spoke to Don Lemon of CNN (to see that video click here) and he told him that he was “tired†and “worn outâ€.
“I don’t have the age, the energy or just the attitude to move forward and continuing in this cycle in this ongoing process of destruction and disparity in my life. I’ve got too many depending on me and counting on me. I can’t do it.â€
He also offered up his sincerest apologies to those who he may have let down:
The only thing that I can say, man, is that all people who have supported me, who were behind me, who believed in me, who were disappointed and were let down, I just offered my sincerest apologies, and I will dedicate my life no matter how long it takes to earn your trust back and to make you proud yet againâ€
Spotted over at Necolebitchie.com
