FOXY BROWN BETTER SHOW UP TODAY INSTEAD OF GETTING HER NAILS DONE

A Criminal court judge on Monday warned a lawyer for hip-hop artist Foxy Brown that the rapper would be arrested and thrown in jail if she failed to appear again in her New York assault case today. Brown, whose real name is Inga Marchand, in a written letter to the judge said she was unable to attend the hearing because she was recovering from an oral surgery. The judge, Melissa Jackson, on Monday rejected a motion by Brown to withdraw her guilty plea and said the sentencing would be held today. She warned that if the rapper failed to show up, she would void a plea deal sparing her jail time and sentence her to instead of probation.
In August 2004, the 28-year-old rapper hit and kicked two women in an argument over a $20 payment for a manicure at Bloomie Nails. Brown pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault charges but asked to withdraw her plea after she learned as part of a 3-year probation she would be required to undergo periodic drug testing and attend anger management classes. In the last two years, the rap artist has fired three lawyers, delaying her case each time. Brown has also failed to show up for other scheduled proceedings. She once stuck her tongue out at Jackson, which led to her being handcuffed to her seat in court until she apologized.