As expected, rapper DMX has avoided yet more jail time be reaching a plea deal on the latest charges against him.
Ironically the hip hopper's latest run in with the law stemmed from an incident in prison, from when Mr X, real name Earl Simmons, was serving time relating to drugs, fraud and animal cruelty charges. He was accused of assaulting a prison employee, seemingly in a squabble over food.
Although some thought the altercation could result in more jail time for Simmons, Reuters reports that the rapper will be put on supervised probation for 18 months and forced to receive counselling instead.