DMX
was recently sentenced to 365 days in prison for tax evasion. Now, a judge has
ordered the “X Gon’ Give It To Ya” rapper to pay $2.3 million in restitution to
the IRS.
As
reported by TMZ, the judge is allowing X — real name Earl Simmons — to pay the
exorbitant amount in monthly installments. Two months after his release from
prison, he will have to pay 10 percent of his gross monthly income every month
until it’s paid off.
In
addition, X must participate in an outpatient substance abuse program and outpatient
mental health program once he’s out.
The
47-year-old New York native will reportedly serve out his time at Danbury
Federal Correctional Facility. It’s the same low-security prison in Danbury,
Connecticut that was the inspiration for the hit HBO show Orange Is The New
Black.
According
to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website, X is currently being held at
Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City.
(This
article was last updated on March 28, 2018 and can be found below.)
A
humble DMX was sentenced to one year in prison for tax evasion on Wednesday
(March 28). According to TMZ, X told the judge he knew he was “too old” to be
behaving the way he is and admitted he “hasn’t been acting right.”
During
the hearing, which was held in a New York City courtroom, X’s attorney Murray
Richman played the New York native’s video for “Slippin” to demonstrate his
difficult path.
“I’ve
been through mad different phases like mazes, to find my way,” he raps in the
song. “And now I know that happy days are not far away/ If I’m strong enough
I’ll live long enough to see my kids/ Doing something more constructive with
their time than bids/ I know because I been there.”
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