Feb 19, 2007 • 1 min read

Foxy Brown arrested over beauty shop fracas

Rapper Foxy Brown has been arrested in Florida after a reported altercation with a beauty shop owner, and could face a year in prison.

No, I can't quite believe it either, but according to reports, US rap star Foxy Brown has been arrested in Florida over another altercation that took place in a beauty shop. As previously reported, Brown, real name Inga Marchand, was sentenced to three years probation in October last year for assaulting two nail salon workers in New York. There's clearly something about grooming products that gets Ms Brown a little het up.

Okay, it's not quite the same - this beauty shop was a proper shop (selling beauty products, not applying them), but still. The shopkeeper, whose name, I think, is Sam Hayssam (there are differing reports) told reporters that Marchand arrived at the store with a female companion just before closing time, purchased a spray bottle of hair glue, and then went to the bathroom to apply it. When he approached and told the rapper that the shop was now closed and she would have to leave, she reacted angrily, and there followed a series of events in which she pushed the shopkeeper, squirted him with the hair glue and knocked over two display shelves. Finally, and most charmingly, Brown spat on the floor of the shop, and on Hayssam himself.

Brown was subsequently arrested outside the building, on suspicion of battery and violent obstruction. Physical force was required to subdue her. The word from NY is that the hip-hopper could face a year in prison for violating the terms of her probation.

Great! You’ve successfully signed up.
Welcome back! You've successfully signed in.
You've successfully subscribed to CMU | the music business explained.
Your link has expired.
Success! Check your email for magic link to sign-in.
Success! Your billing info has been updated.
Your billing was not updated.
Privacy Policy