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Florida says T.I. short on community service
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The investigation into the shooting death of Philant Johnson, Atlanta rapper T.I.’s childhood friend and personal assistant, remained stalled Friday.
No arrests have been made nor have any significant leads emerged in last week’s post-gig shootout near Cincinnati. Johnson, 26, was killed when a van carrying him, T.I. and others was riddled with bullets.
T.I., also known as Clifford “Tip” Harris, helped to eulogize Johnson during his funeral here Monday.
The CD “King” is No. 14 on the Billboard Top 200. A tour to support it remains on hold. Harris was once again arrested Wednesday while he was in a Fulton County courtroom clearing up another legal matter. As he was leaving court, officials notified Harris that there was an outstanding warrant in Florida. According to a report in the St. Petersburg Times, Harris still has outstanding community service to perform in Florida after he pleaded guilty to a 2003 charge of battery on a police officer. Florida officials contend that Harris still owes them 215 hours of community service.
On Wednesday, the rapper was released on a $25,000 bond. According to the Times, he’s due to turn himself into Florida officials by Monday.
Cincinnati police reps did not immediately return our call Friday. Atlantic Records’ Ashley White at T.I.’s label was also mum.
According to the artist’s Web site and the Atlantic Records Web site, the rapper’s “King” tour is slated to resume May 24 at House of Blues in Anaheim, Calif., followed by dates in San Diego, Los Angeles, New York, Washington and a final date June 5 at House of Blues in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
O.J.’s Bronco prank
In a scene from “Juiced,” his straight-to-pay-per-view “Punk’d” ripoff, former double-murder defendant O.J. Simpson pulls a prank involving his infamous white Bronco, drawing criticism from the family of a man he was accused of killing.
As part of the pay-per-view show, Simpson pretends to sell the Bronco at a used car lot and boasts to a prospective buyer that he made the vehicle famous, according to a segment aired Thursday on “Inside Edition.”
“It was good for me — it helped me get away,” Simpson said, referring to the slow-speed, televised police chase that preceded his 1994 arrest on charges of murdering his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman.
Goldman’s father, Fred, told “Inside Edition” he found Simpson’s comment “morally reprehensible.”
Simpson was acquitted on the murder charges. A civil jury later held him liable for the deaths and ordered him to pay $33.5 million to the Brown and Goldman families.
Much of that judgment remains unpaid.
“Any money that he makes, I hope, will go to satisfy the multimillion dollar judgment made against him in the civil case,” said Brown family attorney Gloria Allred.
The hourlong program is airing on pay-per-view this month, and a DVD offering uncensored material will be made available soon, “Juiced” executive producer Rick Mahr told The Associated Press.
Other allegedly hilarious practical jokes include Simpson disguised as an Elvis impersonator, an elderly man leading a Bingo game and, in what might be a glimpse into Simpson’s future, Simpson playing a vagabond selling oranges for money
Simpson was not paid for the program, Mahr said.
Celebrity docket
A Santa Monica, Calif., judge is refusing to throw out a lawsuit against Nick Nolte and his son filed by a woman who claimed a partygoer drugged and sexually assaulted her at the actor’s home when she was 15.
Superior Court Judge Gerald Rosenberg has denied a motion to dismiss the case, which was filed by the girl’s parents on her behalf and is scheduled for trial next month.
A call to the 65-year-old actor’s attorney seeking comment Friday was not immediately returned.
Nolte’s publicist has said the actor wasn’t home during the party. However, the lawsuit claims he was negligent, contending that the home had “a long history of furnishing drugs and/or alcohol to minors.”
Celebrity docket II
Former teen heartthrob Leif Garrett has a captive audience for the next 90 days — his fellow inmates in a Los Angeles jail. The singer was sentenced to 90 days in jail and three years’ probation after opting out of a drug treatment program.
The 44-year-old was given credit Thursday for the jail time he had served since being taken into custody March 30 after a Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner determined he failed several drug tests while staying in a drug diversion program.
Garrett’s attorney, Andrew Flier, said his client decided to leave the program, which required frequent tests and daily counseling, because it was too strict.
Celebrity birthdays
Today: Actress Bea Arthur is 83. Singer Stevie Wonder is 56. Singer Darius Rucker of Hootie and the Blowfish is 40.
Sunday: Movie producer George Lucas is 62. Musician David Byrne (Talking Heads) is 54. Actress Cate Blanchett is 37. Actress Amber Tamblyn (“Joan of Arcadia”) is 23.
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