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DMX back in prison
By CMU Editorial | Published on Wednesday 28 July 2010
DMX, real name Earl Simmons, has been out of prison for just over two weeks, in which time his wife has left him (and launched an entire reality show based around that fact) and a 2002 driving conviction has caught up with him, the latter of which has landed him back in jail.
As previously reported, the rapper was released from prison at the beginning of the month after serving four months for parole violation after failing a drugs test. According to LA city officials and DMX’s lawyer, he then handed himself in to authorities on Monday afternoon to face sentencing over another parole violation, this time in relation to a reckless driving conviction from 2002. The judge ruled that DMX was unsuitable for either electronic monitoring, work release or home detention and sentenced him to 90 days in jail.
The rapper’s lawyer Aja M Southern told AllHipHop.com: “Mr Simmons is here today to fully cooperate with respect to any matters of the court’s concern. This is one of many steps towards rebuilding his image and rapport with the community and his loyal fans”.
