Rapper On Murder Charge

October 10th, 2009 Rapper SOULJA BOY is facing a charge of obstruction of justice after fleeing the set of his new music video when cops arrived. The Crank That (Soulja Boy) hitmaker was shooting the promo at a Georgia house on Wednesday (07Oct09) with a cast and crew of 40 people - including fans he had invited to take part - when local authorities arrived at the scene to investigate complaints from residents.

October 9th, 2009 Rapper/actor METHOD MAN blames laziness for his failure to file income tax returns for three years, insisting he has learned a lesson from his headline-grabbing arrest. The Wu-Tang Clan rapper surrendered to police on Monday (5Oct09) and was charged with tax evasion after withholding $32,799 (£21,870) in taxes for the period 2004 to 2007.

October 7th, 2009 AP: Anna Nicole Smith investigated in murder plotMIAMI — Files obtained exclusively by The Associated Press say the FBI investigated whether Anna Nicole Smith was part of a plot to kill her tycoon husband's son, whom she was battling for his late dad's fortune. The FBI files say prosecutors ultimately decided there wasn't enough evidence to charge the model and Playboy Playmate who died of a drug overdose in 2007.

October 5th, 2009 Rapper JIM JONES has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour assault charge stemming from his brawl with members of R&B hitmaker NE-YO's entourage. The Diplomats frontman entered the plea in Manhattan Criminal Court, New York on Monday (05Oct09) in connection with a fight that broke out in the Louis Vuitton store in the Big Apple on Christmas Eve last year (Dec08).

October 5th, 2009 Rapper METHOD MAN is facing up to four years behind bars after authorities in New York charged him with tax evasion. The Wu-Tang Clan rapper - real name Clifford Smith - surrendered to police on Monday (05Oct09) and was arraigned in Staten Island's Stapleton Criminal Court.

September 7th, 2009 Imprisoned rapper MAX B's ex-lover has been handed a 15-year sentence for her part in the murder of a hotel guest during a botched robbery. The Harlem hip-hop star, real name Charly Wingate, was charged with felony murder along with his accomplice, Kelvin Leerdam, for shooting and killing David Taylor in September, 2006.

September 4th, 2009 Rapper MAX B has been sentenced to 75 years behind bars after a New Jersey judge found him guilty of murdering a hotel guest in a botched robbery. The Harlem hip-hop star, real name Charly Wingate, was charged with felony murder along with his accomplice, Kelvin Leerdam, for shooting and killing David Taylor in September, 2006.

August 31st, 2009 Rapper COREY MILLER has vowed to fight for his freedom, days after he was sentenced to life in prison for second-degree murder. The star, known in the industry as C-Murder, was charged with slaying a teen in a New Orleans club in 2002.

August 26th, 2009 Rapper COREY MILLER has had another decade added on to his current life sentence for second-degree murder in connection to an unrelated nightclub shooting. Miller, known in the industry as C-Murder, was charged with the slaying of a teen in a New Orleans club in 2002.

August 24th, 2009 Motel manager says woman checked in reality starVANCOUVER, British Columbia — The manager of a motel where police discovered the body of fugitive murder suspect and reality TV contestant Ryan Jenkins says a young woman checked him in on Thursday. Jenkins was wanted in Orange County, California, on a first-degree murder charge after the mutilated body of ex-wife Jasmine Fiore was found stuffed in a suitcase in a suburban Los Angeles trash bin.

August 21st, 2009 Police: Model's body had no fingers, teethBUENA PARK, Calif. — Police investigating a reality TV contestant in his ex-wife's death say her fingers and teeth had been removed when her body was found in a California trash bin.

August 5th, 2009 Embattled rapper COREY MILLER's murder retrial has begun in New Orleans, Louisiana - six years after he was initially convicted for the shooting death of a teenager in a club brawl. The star, formerly known as C-Murder, is facing second degree murder charges relating to the slaying of 16-year-old Steve Thomas in 2002.

June 26th, 2009 Tru Life arrested in stabbing death at clubNEW YORK — New York Police say a rapper once signed to Jay-Z's label has been arrested with his brother, both on charges of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of a man. Robert Rosado, known as Tru Life, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of second-degree murder and gang assault and is being held without bail.

June 25th, 2009 Billy Bob Thornton's estranged daughter indictedOCOEE, Fla. — The estranged daughter of actor Billy Bob Thornton has been indicted on several charges in the death of a 1-year-old girl she was baby sitting in central Florida.

June 8th, 2009 Rapper DMX avoids more Ariz. jail time for assaultPHOENIX — Rapper DMX will not have to serve any more jail time in Arizona despite his guilty plea for throwing a food tray at a jail officer.