Young Jeezy, dubbed "the South's gnarliest MC" in Rolling Stone's June 26 "Hot List" edition, has an upcoming engagement in town —- in court.

The rapper also known as Jay S. Jenkins was arrested early Wednesday and charged with speeding, no proof of insurance, open container, reckless driving and driving while impaired by alcohol/drugs, the Atlanta Police Department said. Jeezy was nabbed near I-85 and Buford Highway, the department said.

New York attorney Scott E. Leemon released a statement about the matter Wednesday evening:

"Last night, at approximately 2:30 a.m., Young Jeezy was pulled over by the Atlanta Police Department shortly after leaving the studio to work on his new album, 'The Recession.' After being charged with various automobile related offenses, Jeezy was quickly processed and released. A court date has been scheduled, and Jeezy looks forward to getting the matter resolved."

Stay tuned.

In other legal matters

Hey, Atlanta filmmaker Marlon Campbell, quit trying to bum a ride on your famous cousin's coattails. That's the message in a letter from Tyler Perry's attorney. In the April 9 missive, L.A. barrister Matthew Johnson says, "Mr. Campbell does not have the right to use Mr. Perry's name in the furtherance of Mr. Campbell's endeavors. The use of Mr. Perry's name in connection with the promotion of any projects of Mr. Campbell [by] you or your agency is intentionally misleading, constitutes a substantial misrepresentation of the facts and wrongfully infringes upon the economic value of Mr. Perry and his products and productions." The letter is posted on TMZ.com, which goes out of its way to poke fun at Perry, noting the Atlanta filmmaker's next movie is "The Family That Preys."

And in still more legal news

Documents unsealed this week from the R. Kelly child pornography trial include claims from the prosecution's star witness that an employee of the R&B star threatened her, The Associated Press reports. Lisa Van Allen of Alpharetta says the employee told her last year she should've been killed for coming forward with information that could damage Kelly. No one was charged with threatening Van Allen, who testified she had three-way sex several times with Kelly and the female who prosecutors say was the victim in the sex tape at the center of the trial. Van Allen says in the pretrial statement she stole a separate videotape of one of those encounters from Kelly's duffel bag. Jurors acquitted Kelly last week of child pornography.

The diva dines

Who was that enjoying Southern cuisine at Watershed in Decatur? None other than The Boss herself, Diana Ross, sharing butter bean hummus, salmon croquettes and a hot veggie plate with two lunch companions. First V-103's Ryan Cameron rang us about this, as he and Atlanta Grammy winner Ciara were there. "The Boss shut it down!" he reported. But Buzz confirmed it with sous chef Robbie Kornacki, who gave the Motown legend's table a complimentary pimento cheese and celery appetizer. "We do have a lot of celebrities here," Kornacki said. "but I think people were kind of shocked to see her. I was. But yes, she was here —- hair and all."

Free tonight?

R&B artist Mario performs tonight at Six Flags Over Georgia. Other acts coming this summer include Aly & AJ on June 26 and Drake Bell on June 29. All concerts are free with park admission. Buy your tix online and get the kids' price, $29.99. (We think the headline here is kids' tickets to Six Flags cost 30 bucks). The concerts start at 6 p.m. in the 8,000-seat Southern Star Amphitheatre. Info: www.sixflags.com/overgeorgia.

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS,

Actress Phylicia Rashad is 60. Singer Ann Wilson of Heart is 58. Actress Kathleen Turner is 54. Country singer Doug Stone is 52. Singer Mark DeBarge of DeBarge is 49. "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul is 46. Actor Andy Lauer ("Caroline in the City") is 45. Actress Robin Tunney is 36. Actress Poppy Montgomery ("Without a Trace") is 33. Actor Paul Dano ("Little Miss Sunshine") is 24.

ATLANTA'S OWN

Chris "Ludacris" Bridges and his new restaurant, Straits, will be featured on Adam Murphy's "Restaurant Report Card" at 4 p.m. today on CBS, then again on Friday at 6 a.m. and noon. And if you're still hungry for more, watch it again at www.cbs46.com.

"Chicken lollipops are Luda's favorite dish, and I agree they're one of the best items on the menu," Murphy tells us.

Contributing: Sonia Murray, Bob Longino and news services

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