January 4th, 2007 • Related • Filed Under
Busta Rhymes Is Busted:
According to reports, Busta Rhymes has finally turned himself in to face New York cops following claims that he beat up his driver Eddie Hatchett for having the nerve to ask him for 19 day’s back pay on December 26. Busta Rhymes, already no stranger to legal difficulties, now faces charges of assault and behaving like an almost comically violent modern-day version of a festive Dickensian curmudgeon.
Already in the past Busta Rhymes allegedly beat up a fan who asked for his autograph, and recently it seems like he’s done it again - Busta Rhymes’ driver claims he was beaten up by the rapper just for requesting a payroll signature from him.
Comment by Busta on 5 January 2007:
When it came time to make his $3,500 bail on assault charges yesterday, rap star Busta Rhymes had no problem coming up with that much money. A tall, bulky man who called himself a business associate reached into his pocket - and plucked out a wad of cash. And that wasn’t the only thing that distinguished the 34-year-old rapper from the average defendant.
Rhymes, whose real name is Trevor Smith, waited no more than a half hour before he was whisked out of the downtown Manhattan court complex in a Correction Department bus, which whizzed right past photographers on the sidewalk. He then climbed into a big black SUV that was waiting for him just a few feet away.