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Foxy Not Nailed for Salon Skirmish
Her Novocaine buzz may have worn off, but there's still good news for Foxy Brown: She won't be facing any jail time.
The "Chyna Doll" diva finally showed up in court Tuesday, where she was formally sentenced to three years' probation, anger-management classes and random drug testing as part of a plea bargain that brought an end to a two-year legal saga over a $20 manicure bill.
The hearing took place in Manhattan Criminal Court, with the hip-hop star, whose real name is Inga Marchand, pleading guilty to two counts of misdemeanor assault stemming from her meltdown on two nail salon workers in 2004.
The sentencing was due to take place Monday, but the 27-year-old emcee failed to show up, leaving her lawyer, Frank Rothman, to tell the court Brown was at home recuperating from a dental procedure.
Her absence tested the patience of Judge Melissa C. Jackson, who postponed the hearing for a day and warned Rothman that if his truancy-prone client again failed to appear, her plea bargain would be void and she would be locked up for one year.
Although she struck a deal with prosecutors to avoid jail in exchange for her admission of guilt to two lesser counts, she still made a last-ditch effort to turn her plea around.
"I'm innocent," she told the judge, rehashing her previous argument that she had only agreed to plead guilty because she was stressed, rushed and under duress.
Jackson, however, told Brown that the time to negotiate a sentence was over, saying that she had voluntarily agreed to the deal, and denied her appeal for a two-week extension in the case.
"The purpose of a reargument is not to let the parties go over issues that have already been decided," Jackson said, reiterating that if Brown failed to carry out any part of her sentence, she would immediately be jailed.
Brown's troubles started in August 2004, when she got into an altercation with two salon workers at Manhattan's Bloomie Nails. The staffers claim that Brown got a manicure and pedicure at the shop, only to dispute the $20 tab. Instead of forking over the cash, Brown allegedly attacked the manicurists, kicking one and slugging the other.
The two workers have since been issued orders of protection, preventing Brown from contacting them.
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