Rapper Foxy Brown appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court last week to plead ‘not guilty’ to those previously reported charges of assault and harassment. The rap star, who is accused of punching and kicking two nail salon employees in New York last year in a dispute over payment for a pedicure and a manicure, admits that an altercation took place but denies any physical attack.
Brown, real name Inga Marchand, has rejected a plea deal which would keep her out of jail without probation or conditions. The rapper’s lawyer Joseph Tacopina said she would not agree to any resolution that involved her admitting to a crime, adding that the offer was "normally a good one, but she's not guilty." Brown herself said "I have confidence in the criminal justice system. I am confident that I will be exonerated." Brown will appear in court again on 28 Jul.