DMX

Even before rapper DMX can begin his celebrity boxing match, he has already pulled out. DMX was scheduled to fight against New Mexico actor Eric Martinez on December 12 in Alabama and according to sources, the rapper was rumored to have pulled out over safety concerns, but it was actually over having the fight fixed [...] Read Full Story

DMX has been released from a Phoenix jail after serving a 90-day sentence for felony convictions. The rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, left a Maricopa County jail Thursday on a $10,000 bond. Simmons' lawyer, Glenn Allen, said his client was in good spirits and was still in Maricopa County. "He's extremely happy that he's home," Allen said. "We look forward to being able to handle his case with him out of custody." A spokeswoman for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says Simmons will likely return to court to face charges added while in jail. Simmons was booked on a charge of probation ... Read Full Story

PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona judge on Monday sentenced rapper DMX to probation for allegedly throwing a food tray at a detention officer inside a Phoenix jail. The rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, will spend 18 months on supervised probation for the jailhouse altercation under the ruling by Judge Robert Gottsfield in Maricopa County Superior Court. He also must attend counseling. Simmons pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated assault on May 22. Eight days earlier, he was released from the jail after serving 90 days on drug, theft and animal abuse charges. In May 2008, the 38-year-old rapper was arrested on ... Read Full Story

Rapper DMX will not have to serve any more jail time in Arizona despite his guilty plea for throwing a food tray at a jail officer. The rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was sentenced Monday to supervised probation by Maricopa County Superior Court. Authorities say that while Simmons was jailed for an earlier offense, he took a meal from a tray and became upset and threw the food when told he couldn't have it. Simmons pleaded guilty in May to attempted aggravated assault in the incident. Simmons had been serving a sentence after pleading guilty to felony charges of theft, drug possession ... Read Full Story

After rapper DMX wasn’t allowed to perform at a show in Colorado Springs on Friday, October 16, 2009, put on by a non-profit organization, it seems that the fans got rowdy and started a riot. Read Full Story