R&B singer Akon, released without bail Dec. 3 after surrendering to authorities because a background check showed no criminal record, does indeed have a criminal history, according to Dutchess County Assistant District Attorney Anthony Parisi.
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R&B singer Akon, who hit the scene over three years ago with the smash single “Locked Up,” is Billboards top pop artist of 2007.
The singer's "Konvicted" album (Konvict/Upfront/SRC/Universal Motown/UMRG), released in November 2006, may not have reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200, but its sturdy performance aided Akon's rise to the top of the pop heap.
R&B singer Akon pleaded not guilty today (Dec. 3) in Fishkill, N.Y., to criminal charges filed against him after he threw a fan off the stage at a June concert.
The “Sorry, Blame It On Me” singer was released on his own accord following his brief court appearance in the Dutchess County, New York. He was charged with misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a minor and second-degree haras ...Read
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R&B star Akon has been charged by police after a fan said she suffered concussion when he allegedly threw a teenage concert-goer off stage, hitting her.
The incident occurred in June at Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill, New York. The singer is scheduled to appear in court next week on charges of endangering the welfare of a minor and second-degree harassment.
Rachel Ritfield, who was set to become Mrs Thiam or wife number four to the R&B star Akon, has hit the road, saying that she wants one man.
"I'm not a bad person, I don't do anything to hurt anybody else so why can't I be one of those women who have a normal relationship and have a family?," she tells The Voice about the break up of her relationship with Akon.
R&B singer Akon was celebrating after being a big winner at the World Music Awards.. The superstar's worldwide record sales secured him the R&B artist award - ahead of Fergie, Beyonce Knowles, Timbaland and Rihanna.
He was also crowned Africa's Best-Selling Artist and the World's Best-Selling Internet Artist.
Akon said: "You are witness to seeing me receive any kind of awar ...Read
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A free concert featuring R&B star Akon at Emory University in Atlanta was canceled Thursday afternoon after part of the outdoor stage collapsed during construction, injuring three people, two of them seriously, according to DeKalb County officials.
"It's probable that the weight of the lighting may have contributed to the canopy falling," DeKalb County Fire Capt. Eric Jackson told Atla ...Read
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R&B superstar Akon has spoken out in support of jailed rapper T.I., insisting the star was "set up" over a weapons deal.
Twenty-seven-year-old T.I., real name Clifford Harris Jr. - is currently in custody after allegedly sending his bodyguard to buy three machine guns and two silencers from an undercover police officer who was posing as an arms dealer. But Akon believes Harris was the ...Read
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