Busta Rhymes' Trial Postponed Again

By Jane Ivory
17:03, September 6th 2007
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Busta Rhymes' Trial Postponed Again

Rapper Busta Rhymes will have to wait two more months to stand trial on charges of assault, driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license.

Busta Rhymes appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York Wednesday, where he was to stand trial over four separate incidents.

The trial did not commence however. Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Larry Stephen ordered Busta to appear in court Nov. 7 after his attorney, Scott Leemon, and Assistant District Attorney Harrison Schweiloch told the judge they were not prepared to begin. The rapper, whose real name is Trevor Smith, rejected a plea deal earlier this summer. He would have been let off with twelve months in jail.

Busta is accused of having attacked a man for spitting on his car, in an incident that took place in August 2006, after the AmsterJam Music Festival on Randalls Island. The victim, Roberto LeBron, claims Busta was helped by his nine bodyguards to beat him up.

Earlier this year, the rapper was accused of attacking Edward Hatchett, his former driver, allegedly during a dispute over back pay.

In February, he was arrested for allegedly driving on a suspended license and aggravated driving. Three months later, he was stopped again and charged with driving while impaired and driving while intoxicated.

The 35-year-old rapper is famous for songs such as “Touch It,” “Dangerous” and “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See,” among others.

Busta has also dabbled in acting, appearing in movies such as “Shaft,” “Finding Forrester,” and lending his voice to a character in “The Rugrats Movie.”

The rapper reportedly left the courthouse smiling all the way to his car Wednesday.



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