Lil Wayne sentencing delayed by court fire
Rapper Lil Wayne enters Manhattan criminal court in New York. The Grammy Award winning performer will be the latest in a string of rappers to go to jail after rising to fame. (Feb. 9, 2010) Credit: AP
A court spokesman says rap star Lil Wayne’s sentencing in a New York City gun case has been postponed because of a courthouse fire.
The rapper had been expected to start a 1-year jail term after sentencing Tuesday. He pleaded guilty in October to attempted criminal possession of a weapon.
Courts spokesman David Bookstaver said the sentencing was among proceedings canceled due a basement fire at a lower Manhattan courthouse.
The 27-year-old rapper entered his plea in October. He admitted having a loaded gun on his tour bus in July 2007.
He has become one of rap’s biggest names and music’s biggest sellers in recent years.
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