An Australian man’s pilgrimage to Mecca has left him facing 500 lashes and a year in jail. Mansor Almaribe, a 45-year-old Shiite Muslim, was hit with the penalty on a blasphemy charge. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story. Funk Flex Find Flex On Google+
Ja Rule Pens Second Letter/Journal Entry From Jail
After penning his first letter to fans a few weeks ago, the Rule follows up with another update on his bid, via VIBE Magazine. Below, Ja talks fighting with the inmates, his father’s passing and more. Marisa Mendez
Lil Boosie Admits He Is A Drug Addict And Needs Help
After news broke yesterday that rapper Lil Boosie was sentenced to 8 years in prison for trying to smuggle drugs into jail THREE times (while he’s being held on an attempted murder charge of which he goes to trial for in April), he spoke to TMZ and admitted he’s an addict that needs help. Read his statement below. Marisa Mendez
T.I.’s Wife Tiny Says the Reason He’s Back in Jail is Solely Because the Cops Have a “Personal Vendetta” Against Him
T.I.’s ride or die has spoken out once again on the case surrounding her hubby, and she tells TMZ she feels prison officials are trying to make an example out of her husband by dragging him back to prison, targeting him simply because he’s a famous rapper. I definitely agree with this! Read more below. Marisa Mendez
(Photo) First Photo of T.I. Since His Prison Release
Tip was released from a 10 month bid earlier today, but he still has to ride out in the halfway house for another month before he’s completely free. According to TMZ, T.I. rolled over to the ATL halfway house in style. Apparently he “made the trek from an Arkansas prison in a suped-up tour bus, accompanied by a 4-car motorcade.” Swag. Check out what he was rocking after the jump. Marisa Mendez
Welcome Home, T.I.!!!
T.I. is a free man! Well, sort of. The rapper will sit in a halfway house for the next 30 days, but it is significantly better than being behind bars. Originally Tip was slated for a release date from his 8 month bid for probation violation for September 29th. Then earlier this week, MTV reported that The King would be released a month early for good behavior and would be a free man today and do a month of the halfway house until he’s completely free. Then yesterday XXL reported that was in fact not true, and he’d have to sit tight until his original date. But alas, here we are on August 31st, and here is T.I. tweeting about his freedom!! Welcome home, T.I.P.! Stay out of trouble now, would ya?! Hit the jump to see his first words as a free man….again. Marisa Mendez
