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Illicit Guns! Unauthorized Movies! It's Lil Wayne's (Legal) World
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Tha Carter's got one heckuva court docket, battling gun charges in New York and an unflattering star turn in L.A.
Lil Wayne turned up in Manhattan Superior Court Thursday to listen In as his lawyer asked the judge to examine an alleged discrepancy in testimony by cops who busted the Grammy-winning hitmaker in 2007 for an illegal weapons charge.
Wayne (ID'd in court docs by his real name, Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.) was set to stand trial this coming Monday on one count of criminal weapons possession and one count of criminal possession of a loaded weapon. But the date's been postponed while both sides continue to gather their evidence.
Attorney Stacey Richman asked Judge Charles Solomon to call the arresting officer back to the stand next month to explain why the officer's description differed from the account another investigator offered in a police report.The 26-year-old "Block Is Hot" hip-hopster, who is free on a $70,000 bond, stood silently in court alongside Richman and a bodyguard. If convicted, he could face up to 15 years in the slammer.
Another hearing's been set for May 20.
Meanwhile, across the country, Lil Wayne's L.A. legal team lost a round in a separate court fight.
Wayne had sought to block the theatrical release of Tha Carter, a documentary chronicling the performer that premiered at last January's Sundance Film Festival. But a Los Angeles Superior Court judge refused on Tuesday to grant the preliminary injunction.
The rapper sued the producers last month, claiming they failed to grant him final approval before its release. The version screened at Sundance features Wayne doing drugs in Amsterdam and talking about losing his virginity—scenes Team Wayne wanted cut.
"We're very pleased with the court's decision," producer Quincy Jones III tells Variety. "We made a great film, which was incredibly well received at Sundance, and showcases Lil Wayne's extraordinary talent."
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