Judges Issue Warrants For Rap Star DMX
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WHITE PLAINS — Judges in two cities issued bench warrants yesterday for the arrest of rapper DMX, who failed to show up in court for either of his pending traffic cases.
“In truth, I do not know where he is,” said Murray Richman, lawyer for the 36-year-old rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons. “Why would he be hiding out from a damn traffic infraction?”
He said the rapper, whose albums include “It’s Dark and Hell is Hot” and “Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood,” was in Arizona on Tuesday but had promised to appear yesterday in White Plains and Yonkers, both north of New York City.
“He said he missed a flight,” Mr. Richman said. “He’s always missing flights.”
DMX, who has a long record of driving violations, was already a day late for White Plains City Court, but on Tuesday Judge Brian Hansbury had given him until 2 p.m. yesterday to face charges.
