NEW YORK (AP) — In the midst of a career surge that has made him one of rap’s biggest stars, Lil Wayne is bracing for a year behind bars after pleading guilty Thursday in a 2-year-old gun case.
A glum Lil Wayne said little as he admitted illegally having a loaded gun on his tour bus in 2007, moving to end a case that churned along as he collected Grammys and gold records.
He’s expected to get a year in jail at his February sentencing.
The plea, which came as he boasted the country’s No. 1 pop song, makes Lil Wayne the latest in a long line of rappers to face incarceration after topping the charts.
Rapper Lil Wayne pleads guilty to attempted gun possession
Published: Friday, October 23, 2009
Updated: Friday, October 23, 2009
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AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano
Rapper Lil Wayne enters Manhattan criminal court, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, in New York. A hearing on a DNA profiling technique used in the rapper's 2007 gun-possession case was due to start Wednesday.
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You are loved by many. You are in our prayers and thoughts.
It would be just reckless to NOT have some form of defense as such -being "the STAR you are."
Dont let anyone take you down without a fight. Youre a wise man. Youre respected and UNDERSTOOD.
We are praying for you and dont let this get the best of you. Turn this around into something positive.
Always remember things happen for a reason.
Educate yourself and keep on keeping on!
We love the man you have become
-may peace be with you always-
Love Catherine-Sierra-Micaela- of Rhode Island