Lil Kim is to get an early release from her year-and-a-day prison sentence. It's not a huge surprise, really - it was said at the time of her perjury conviction that she would be released early for good behaviour, and, it would seem, she has behaved herself. Lawyer L. Londell McMillan says: "She has accepted responsibility and handled herself in an exemplary manner".
The rap star, real name Kimberley Jones, who was found guilty in 2005 of lying about that 2001 shooting outside the Hot 97 radio studios in New York, began her sentence at the federal detention centre in Philadelphia on 19 Sep, and will be released on 3 Jul (the day before Independence Day, interestingly enough), but remains under house arrest for thirty days following her departure from prison. She has released the following statement via her publicist: "I am thrilled to be coming home. I thank all my fans for all their letters, as well as my family and friends for all their support throughout the past 10 months."