Published: Monday, June 25, 2007
POLICE SAY RAPPER FOXY BROWN WAS ROBBED
Police say rapper
Foxy Brown was robbed
NEW YORK — Rapper Foxy Brown — who's on probation for assault and facing a battery charge in a separate case — had another brush with violence over the weekend. But this time, she was the victim, police said.
Four people teamed up to rob the racy rapper of a Louis Vuitton bag, $500 in cash and credit cards around 5:30 a.m. Saturday in the East New York section of Brooklyn, police said.
Roshawn Anthony, 23, was arraigned Sunday on charges of robbery, assault and grand larceny, said Clinton Hughes, an attorney with Legal Aid who is representing Anthony.
"She denies these charges," Hughes said.
Bail was set at $50,000 and her next court date was Thursday.
Brown's lawyer, state Sen. John Sampson, did not immediately return telephone and e-mail messages early Sunday. But Brown told the New York Post that the robbery never happened, and that she hadn't been at the location police gave, near a public housing complex.
"A lot of the time, people mistake me for someone else, or people always call in these false tips," Brown told the newspaper outside her Brooklyn brownstone Saturday.
Police said the rapper, whose real name is Inga Marchand, had indeed been attacked.
Brown, 27, is known for her sexy outfits and steamy lyrics. Her albums include the platinum-selling "Ill Na Na" and "Chyna Doll."
She pleaded guilty in August 2006 to misdemeanor assault charges stemming from a fight with salon workers over payment for a manicure in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood on Aug. 29, 2004. She was sentenced in October 2006 to three years' probation.
Julian and Sean Lennon
back on speaking terms
NEW YORK — Half brothers Julian and Sean Lennon have begun speaking to each other again.
Their reconciliation follows Julian's eight-year feud with Sean and Sean's mother, Yoko Ono, the widow of the men's father, Beatle John Lennon, the New York Post reported in Sunday's editions.
The rift stemmed from comments Julian made about Yoko Ono, he told the Post. Julian's mother is John's first wife, Cynthia.
"I thought it time to make big changes in my own life," Julian, 44, told the Post in what the paper said was his first interview since 1999. "Part of that has been to get Sean back into my life, because I love him so much."
After contacting Sean's tour manager this year, Julian surprised his half brother backstage after a show in Prague. "We just hugged and held each other," Julian recalled.
Julian joined Sean, 31, on the tour bus, sleeping on the floor and traveling through Croatia and Slovenia, he said.
Bill Gates visits Peru,
to attend Festival of Sun
LIMA, Peru — Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates visited the ancient Incan capital of Cuzco in Peru and is expected to attend a reenactment of the historic Festival of the Sun.
Gates explored the lost Incan city of Machu Picchu Saturday and on Sunday he was to attend a reenactment of Inti Raymi, or the sun festival, a colorful celebration of the winter solstice that is the most important Incan holiday, local media reported.
U.S. actress Cameron Diaz is also in Cuzco, the launching point for visits to Machu Picchu, which is Peru's top tourist destination.
Microsoft worked with several universities to develop a Windows version in Quechua, the language of the Incas, which was launched in Peru last year.
Today's birthdays
Movie director Sidney Lumet is 83. Actress June Lockhart is 82. Rhythm-and-blues singer Eddie Floyd is 72. Actress Barbara Montgomery is 68. Basketball Hall-of-Famer Willis Reed is 65. Singer Carly Simon is 62. Rock musician Allen Lanier (Blue Oyster Cult) is 61. Rock musician Ian McDonald (Foreigner; King Crimson) is 61. Actor-comedian Jimmie Walker is 60. Actor-director Michael Lembeck is 59. TV personality Phyllis George is 58. Rock singer Tim Finn is 55. Rock musician David Paich (Toto) is 53. Actor-writer-director Ricky Gervais is 46. Rock singer George Michael is 44. Actress Erica Gimpel is 43. Rapper-producer Richie Rich is 40. Rapper Candyman is 39. Musician Sean Kelly is 36. Actress Angela Kinsey (TV: "The Office") is 36. Rock musician Mike Kroeger (Nickelback) is 35. Rock musician Mario Calire is 33. Actress Linda Cardellini is 32. Actress Busy Philipps is 28.
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