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Stevie J ordered back to rehab after failed drug tests

Sometimes, I go to red carpets to get photos of people who might end up in the news later. That is the case with Stevie J, who was at the BMI R&B Hip Hop Awards at Atlanta Symphony Hall last Thursday. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/ rho@ajc.com

Credit: Rodney Ho

Credit: Rodney Ho

Sometimes, I go to red carpets to get photos of people who might end up in the news later. That is the case with Stevie J, who was at the BMI R&B Hip Hop Awards at Atlanta Symphony Hall last Thursday. CREDIT: Rodney Ho/ rho@ajc.com
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Sept 8, 2016

By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Thursday, September 8, 2016

The New York Post's Page Six reported that "Love and Hip Hop Atanta" cast member and music producer Stevie J has been ordered back to rehab followed by home detention for violating the terms of his bail. He failed multiple drug tests and failed to appear at other testing appointments over the summer.

Stevie J was on trial for failure to pay more than $1 million in child support for a son and daughter who lived with their mother in Pennsylvania. This is something that I can't recall was addressed to any degree on the VH1 reality show, which generally paints him in a far more generous light. During the past season, he and Joseline Hernandez broke up but Hernandez was portrayed more as the villain and Stevie J the victim.

He was placed in Fulton County jail in 2014 over the same issues, owing child support for a period of 15 years.

The New York federal judge told Stevie J that if he makes any more mistakes, he will go straight to prison. Afterwards, he told the New York Post the allegations were "lies" and called the federal prosecutors "clowns."

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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.

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