More on the ongoing saga that is the court life of Foxy Brown. The US rap star missed a court appearance yesterday, relating to those much reported assault charges brought by two nail salon workers who allege that Brown, real name Inga Marchand, attacked them over the price of a manicure back in August 2004 in Manhattan.
The case is still ongoing because Marchand, who originally entered a guilty plea in exchange for the promise of a three year probation, asked to withdraw the guilty plea on hearing that as part of the probation she would have to undergo regular drugs tests and attend anger management classes.
Now she has failed to appear at the latest court date, telling the judge, Melissa Jackson, that she was unable to attend the hearing due to the fact that she was undergoing oral surgery. Jackson responded by threatening to issue a warrant for her arrest if she doesn't turn up the next time. In Brown's absence, she denied the motion to withdraw the guilty plea, and said that she was considering changing the promised probation time to jail time. It's not really surprising that Jackson is losing patience with the hip hop star - it's not the first time she's failed to show, she's delayed the case further by firing three lawyers, and on one occasion stuck her tongue out at the judge and was handcuffed to her seat in court until she apologised.