Meek Mill, the 28-year-old boyfriend of Nicki Minaj, escaped a
custodial prison sentence but was dealt a critical blow to his hip hop
career as he must now serve a minimum of
three months house arrest for parole violations with a possibility of up to 12 months depending on a judge's review.
three months house arrest for parole violations with a possibility of up to 12 months depending on a judge's review.
On Friday, a Philadelphia judge sentenced the Maybach Music rapper,
born Robert Williams, to 90 days of house arrest, starting March 1, and
six additional years of probation. He was ordered to wear an ankle
monitor during his confinement and will also not be allowed to work
during that time, with the exception of performing community service for
adults.
His girlfriend, Nicki Minaj, who had testified on his behalf in the
past, also attended Friday's hearing and the two spoke to the judge
privately after the sentencing, WHYY reporter, Bobby Allyn tweeted.
Meek spent several months in jail for a 2008 conviction for drug
dealing and gun possession and was paroled in 2009 on five years'
probation. A judge determined in December the rapper had violated the
terms of his probation by repeatedly ignoring travel and other rules and
making unauthorized trips, including several to meet Minaj. Mill was
been accused of submitting a suspicious urine sample.
It was gathered that he had violated his parole several times in
past years. His probation was last revoked in 2014, which had garnered
him several more months behind bars, court records show.
Meek said in court Friday "everything is riding on the line"
and that money, success and his ego got the best of him early in his
career, Allyn tweeted. He also said Mill's attorney told the judge
prison time would "decapitate" the rapper's career.
"He's immature, judge," the reporter quoted the lawyer as saying. "But he's turned his life around."
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