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“Matthew saw something he didn’t like to see and tried to step in and the guy turned on him instead, but then the two of them (the couple) walked off together like nothing happened,” said a police officer who asked not be identified.

“He’s a Good Samaritan who got the worst end of it,” the source added. “This is a guy who if he had not gotten immediate treatment could have taken a bad, bad turn.” (Chicago Breaking)

So, lemme get this right. Dude tried to help a lady who was getting beat down by her husband, but the guy turned on him and put him in the hospital?

Leone’s twin brother, Nathan, who is also in the band, said his brother had just left his apartment and the two were going to meet up at a nearby bar an hour later.

But before Matthew Leone got to the bar, he saw the man hitting a woman. Witnesses said Matthew Leone managed to separate the two and was calming the situation down, Nathan Leone said.

“As he stepped away to call the police, the guy jumped him from behind and beat him severely,” said Nathan Leone. “Him and his wife left my brother unconscious on the street and took off.”

I guess the lady had no choice but to leave with her husband. I mean, who was gonna save her from him. Really? Matthew tried but old boy was outta control and on some sneaky-ass blind-side shit apparently.

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The state of New York and the IRS claim he owes more than $2.2 million in delinquent state and federal taxes (detnews).

• The IRS filed a $652,727 lien against Swizz Beatz, real name Kasseem Dean, on June 3 with the Rockland County (N.Y.) Clerk. According to the lien, which you can see here, he owes income taxes from 2008.
• The state of New York filed a $162,300 tax warrant against Dean and his ex-wife Feb. 4, 2009, with the New York County Clerk.
• The IRS filed a $556,986 lien against Dean and his ex-wife on Aug. 18, 2008, in Rockland County. They owe 2007 income taxes, according to this public record.
• The IRS filed an $842,645 lien against Dean and his ex-wife March 4, 2008, with the Somerset County (N.J.) Clerk. According to this lien, they owe income taxes from 2006.

Poor fella.

The case, which stems from a 2008 incident where Weezy’s tourbus was pulled over at a US Border Patrol stop outside of Yuma, AZ, is separate from the gun charge that landed Weezy in Rikers’ Island earlier this year (theurbandaily).

This case has nothing to do with the current jail term he is serving right now.

His probation will begin immediately upon his release from Rikers in November.

Hip-hop star Method Man pleaded guilty to a tax-evasion charge Monday, writing a check on the spot for the final $40,000 restitution payment after owing about $106,000.

The former Wu-Tang Clan member was arrested Oct. 9 on charges he failed to pay state and personal income taxes. He pleaded guilty to a charge of attempted failure to pay tax. (NewsOne)

I’m glad he cleaned that up cause Uncle Sam don’t play. This is one time that we saw a celebrity in trouble… but this time he did what he had to do to (for lack of a better term) square it away.

He was sentenced to a conditional discharge, which means the arrest will be purged from his record if he stays out of trouble.

“When he found out about the tax issue he hired someone and immediately corrected it,” defense attorney Peter Frankel said. “He took care of it quickly like the good member of our community he is.”

The Judge handed down orders for NAS to cough up over 80 G’s for back support to Kelis.

A court ordered Nas last month to pay more than $87,000 in back spousal and child support. The judge also ordered Nas to pay Kelis $10,000 a month in spousal support to stay current. It’s unclear how much Nas is required to pay in monthly child support.

Nas says the judge predicated the order on Nas making $152,031 a month, but the rapper says he makes “substantially less than that amount.”

Nas’ lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, is asking the judge to take another look at the damage to Nas’ wallet (TMZ).

Meanwhile, D-Wade’s estranged wife appears to be tryna make it hard for him and Gabriel Union.

Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade is lashing out at his estranged wife, saying he is “saddened and disappointed” by a lawsuit she filed against his girlfriend, actress Gabrielle Union.

“I am shocked that Siohvaughn Wade has brought this baseless and meritless lawsuit in the name of our children against Gabrielle Union,” Wade said in a statement.

In the lawsuit, Siohvaughn says she was seeking damages from Union — who has starred in the films “Bring It On,” “Deliver Us from Eva,” and “Bad Boys II” — on behalf of the couple’s 8-year-old and 2-year-old sons.
The lawsuit states that Union “apparently decided to take her role” of seductress “beyond the films and into the home of a married man … in the presence of his two minor children.” (Chicago Breaking)

The problem here is that these brotha’s are messing or have messed with women that should’ve been with me in the first place. If Kelis were with me, she wouldn’t have to worry about what happened with her and NAS. Gabriel could’ve gotten some too. I don’t have an ex-wife that would harass us.

I’m just saying…

“If you tell me you love me and you tell me you my man, I’m going to take that and run with that,” he said in an exclusive interview with BET on Friday. “When something happens to me and you turn your back on me–regardless of the situation, regardless of what we been through–I don’t appreciate that…I don’t respect that. If you my man, I’m going to always be your man unless you flip on me. I was under the assumption that I was family.”

Black Rob gave an interview with BET only two hours after his release:

Today, it was formally announced that Gucci Mane will be President and CEO of Brick Squad 1017 Records
. The imprint, through Warner Brothers/Aslyum, is home to Wacka Flocka Flame, OJ Da Juiceman and Brick Squad, a super-group of the trio (including Gucci).

This move marks the end of a relationship Gucci Mane has had with label, So Icey Entertainment, former management Mizay Entertainment and booking agent Hitt Afta Hitt Enterprises. The Atlanta rapper and his imprint will now be exclusively handled by First Avenue Management, with new business manager David Bolno, Managing Director at Nigro, Karlin, Segal, & Feldstein and top entertainment law firm Davis Shapiro Lewit & Hayes, LLP.

There had been several reports of illegally sold Gucci Mane verses as well as unfulfilled show bookings in the past year, perhaps a catalyst for the change.

“The rest of 2010 is going to be real major,” said Gucci Mane in a statement. “I’m taking control of all of my business properties and keeping the focus on my career, my music and my artists. All the pieces to the puzzle are finally in place and once I get home it’s Gucci time.”

Gucci Mane’s next appeal, The Appeal, is planned for late 2010 release. (Hiphopdx).