Akon Gets Thrown The Book, Singer Faces Trial For 'Fan Throwing' Incident
Date: 09/03/08 | By Njai Joszor
Filed under: R&B News, Akon
Akon will go to trial after all. The "Smack That" singer requested a trial today in response to charges that he tossed a fan offstage at a concert last summer.
The 35-year-old singer is accused of tossing a teenager off the stage during a June 2007 concert at a minor league baseball stadium near Poughkeepsie. Another concertgoer said she suffered a concussion when the boy landed on her.
Akon asked for the jury trial in Fishkill Town Court on Wednesday. He's due back in court Dec. 1. He pleaded not guilty in December to misdemeanor charges of endangering the welfare of a minor and second-degree harassment, a violation.
His hits include "Smack That" with Eminem and "I Wanna Love You" with Snoop Dogg. His most recent album, "Konvicted," was nominated for four Grammy Awards.
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GOOD! im glad he gettn wat he diserve fake ass tuff dude. It dont make u tuff thrown sum1 a lil boy off the stage...he needa get smacked
f***in hell akon got him self into real s***