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No Hero Points: Rapper T.I. Going Back to Prison

Judge gives him 11 months for violating probation

(Newser) - T.I.'s power of persuasion goes only so far. Days after he talked a jumper off a ledge , a judge didn't buy his apologies or his claims of being off drugs and ordered him back to prison for 11 months, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . "I screwed up,"... More »

Stopping Suicide No Publicity Stunt: T.I.

Rapper slams claims he was trying to look good ahead of court date

(Newser) - After T.I. talked a man threatening suicide out of jumping from a downtown Atlanta building, some are calling the move a publicity stunt—but that couldn’t be further from the truth, the rapper tells CNN . The video he made, which police played to the man and is credited... More »

Rapper T.I. Talks Jumper Off Ledge

He makes video that convinces man to come down

(Newser) - Atlanta police are crediting rapper T.I. with saving the life of suicidal man today. When the rapper heard a radio report about a man threatening to jump from a downtown building, he drove to the scene, talked to police, and made what TMZ describes as a "heartfelt video"... More »

TI Leaves Jail, Heads to Halfway House

Rapper moves after 7 months of 1-year gun sentence

(Newser) - Rapper TI left jail today after serving about 7 months of his 1-year sentence, heading from the low-security facility in Arkansas to a halfway house in his hometown of Atlanta. The 29-year-old, whose real name is Clifford Harris, will likely remain there until March, XXL reports, under a federal sentence... More »

TI Checks Into Jail Early

Rapper will serve 366 days on weapons charges

(Newser) - Rapper TI began his prison sentence early today, leaving his home in Georgia and checking into the Arkansas federal facility before the noon deadline, TMZ reports. The time is a year and a day in the minimum-security Forrest City prison; the crime was attempting to buy unregistered machine guns and... More »

Fans Cheer TI at 'Bye Bash' Before Prison

48 hours before prison, Atlanta rapper sells out arena

(Newser) - TI returned to his native Atlanta to play a sold out "Goodbye Bash" last night, just two days before he reports to a federal prison for a weapons conviction. Many of his fans expressed support for the convicted rapper, whom they described as a role model, reports the Atlanta ... More »

Rapper TI to Serve Time in Arkansas

(Newser) - T.I. has 11 days to arrive at a low-security Arkansas prison for his year-and-a-day sentence on weapons charges, E! Online reports. The 28-year-old rapper, real name Clifford J. Harris Jr., will likely spend less than 2 months at the Forrest City federal prison, thanks to early release and... More »

MTV Ditches Rich-Kid Shows for Do-Good Obama Era

(Newser) - MTV is hoping to boost its sagging ratings by revamping itself in the image of the do-good Obama Era, reports the New York Times. In a new reality show, The Buried Life, four buddies road trip across the US, checking off the 100 things they hope to do before they... More »

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