Fresh off getting mooning charges against her dropped, diminutive rapper Foxy Brown sat down with the NY Post to discuss how she's incredibly misunderstood, "The mooning thing bothered me more than anything else in the past -- because I'm a lady." She also revealed that since she lost her hearing, she feels, "I'm on an assignment from God." Who knew she had so many things in common with Sarah Palin? more ›

Last year Foxy Brown violated probation when she mooned her neighbor, Arlene Raymond. Earlier today, however, Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice John Walsh dismissed the case, meaning we won't have to hear about an "underwear defense," which her lawyer said they were prepared to do. Oh please, some ripped-from-the-headlines crime drama make this happen in the television! more ›

It's been a while since we've heard from Foxy Brown, whose continuing battle (over cell phones and bare butts) with neighbor Arlene Raymond has been going on for years now. Today, Foxy is making headlines for her tardiness, showing up for court a solid two hours late. more ›

In 2007 Foxy Brown gave her neighbor Arlene Raymond a little beatdown with her Blackberry, and has since been ordered to keep her distance. But on July 21st this year the two came face to face again, and Raymond claims that the rapper mooned her during the interaction, which she also claims consisted of a stare-down and spewing profanities. Foxy now faces felony charges for violating the restraining order, but denies all of it and is pleading not guilty. more ›

The woman who accused Foxy Brown of breaking the order of protection she has against her claims that during a recent run-in with the rapper, she was not only verbally abused but also mooned! Arlene Raymond says she saw Foxy's underwear when she lifted her skirt during the encounter, but the 30-year-old rapper tells the NY Post that's impossible, since she wasn't wearing any underwear. Of course. more ›

This morning—just a couple of days after getting word that her lawyer would no longer work with her—Foxy Brown was back in court. She had a new lawyer in tow, along with her entourage of family and friends, and she rolled up in a black Lamborghini. Her recent concert at B.B. King's must have given her some confidence, because as opposed to what the Daily News called her "haggard" look last week, this time around she sported a dress with a plunging neckline, heavy make-up and high heels. more ›

According to Foxy Brown's lawyer, Arlene Raymond—the woman who the rapper beat with a Blackberry in 2007 and verbally assaulted this week—is jealous of the 30-year-old rapper. The NY Post reports that Foxy has a gig coming up at B.B. King's in Times Square, and her lawyer says, "That is what we think this is about, people kind of jealous and hating." Foxy had been walking to her car to head to rehearsal for the show on Wednesday when the incident occurred. more ›

That Brooklyn bad girl Foxy Brown is back at it! The 30-year-old rapper served 8 months behind bars recently, and last night was slapped with one count of criminal contempt. Allegedly she went after her neighbor in Brooklyn, Arlene Raymond, who has a restraining order against her following an attack in 2007 (at the time, her Blackberry was her weapon of choice). more ›

Finally, Foxy Brown is talking about the eight months of time she served, and completed last April, after assaulting two nail salon employees in 2006 and then violating parole. Of course, her chattiness might have been prompted by the NY Post cover story on the star treatment she received at Rikers. The paper spoke to Brown, who insisted, "It was incarceration, not vacation." But it wasn't all riches to rags behind bars: She admitted, "I only wore the designer clothing I was allowed to have." Not only were her prison clothes accessorized with Fendi scarves, but the paper reiterates that correction officials fawned over her and became her entourage! "Chaplains hung out in her cell, delivered her meals and makeup, and gave her unlimited TV and phone access." Brown insists she was treated equally, however, and refers to it as "the worst period in my life." Surely she has plenty of pity party material for her autobiography. more ›

Apparently Orthodox Jews weren't the only ones getting preferential treatment while inside the city's prison walls. It appears that the Department of Corrections might have a systematic breakdown going on according to reports in today's Post about the way that various prison officials pampered rap star Foxy Brown while she was doing time at Riker's Island until her release last April. more ›

The NY Sun reports that Jones received a $40K advance for her booked titled, "Untitled Novel" and Marchand received $75K for hers, called "Broken Silence" -- the former is four years late, and the latter is two years overdue. C'mon ladies, even 50 Cent turned in a manuscript for the publishing house! However, maybe they should be cut some slack since they each did some jail time when they (or a ghost writer) could have been laying down some ink about their lives. And besides, Kim was busy writing her other book, The Price of Loyalty, due out later this year through St. Martin's Press. more ›

After doing time for violating probation and assaulting a manicurist, Rapper Foxy Brown found herself in court again yesterday. This time it was for attacking a neighbor with her Blackberry phone, causing the victim a bruised eye and chipped tooth. more ›

Earlier this week it was announced that Foxy Brown would be released from prison after serving a drama-filled eight months behind bars. The first stop on her own personal freedom (publicity) tour, she said, was church, where "I've got to get on my knees." But what really came first was shopping in Harlem, followed by a trip to her mother's home in Prospect Heights. more ›

Last we heard, rapper Foxy Brown, who has been on Rikers for about 8 months now, was trying to get an early release because of her "hearing problems". Deaf or not, something worked, and this week she'll be a free woman once again. more ›

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Foxy Brown, who last year found herself a resident of Rikers, is attempting to get released early. Not surprising considering she (falsely) declared pregnancy prior to sentencing. Her latest attempt for a "get out of jail free card" is based around her hearing problems. more ›

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As more cases of staph infections are being reported (a Newark public school security guard has MRSA, leading the school to be disinfected), parents are growing increasingly concerned about how schools are responding to the epidemic. Yesterday, school officials held a meeting at IS 211 in Brooklyn, the school Omar Rivera Jr. attended before dying from MRSA two weeks ago, to explain how it is dealing with the potentially deadly disease. more ›

Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a suspicious package at Broadway and Wall St. in Manhattan, a shooting at 158th St. and Linden Blvd. in Queens, and a homicide on Popham Ave. in the Bronx. Local One, New York's stagehands union, doesn't want Mayor Bloomberg to mediate in their negotiations with Broadway producers and theater owners. A 40-year-old Staten Island bus driver is accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old frequent passenger on his route. The... more ›

Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a water main break on Pacific St. in Brooklyn, an armed robbery on Jamaica Ave. in Queens, and a burn victim on West 165th St. in the Bronx. Spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy reportedly accomplished many feats during his life, but still died at his home in Queens, NY. A fight among members of a group of men, who were turned away from a Chelsea nightclub because they didn't meet... more ›

Just last month Foxy Brown declared she was pregnant right as she was facing a jail sentence. Convenient! Today it's being reported that maternity accommodations won't be needed after all, because (not surprisingly) she's not really preggers. more ›

A judge sentenced Foxy Brown to a year in jail yesterday for violating the terms of her three-year probation. Officials asked that her probation be revoked following an incident in August when Brown (neé Inga Marchand) allegedly assaulted a neighbor with her BlackBerry wireless device. Brown was contrite and promised to adhere to whatever probation conditions the judge would set forth, but apparently the BlackBerry incident was the last of a long string of probation violations that proved too much for Criminal Court Judge Melissa Jackson. Probation officials said that Brown's violations included moving out of NY State without telling them, allegedly assaulting a beauty shop employee in a dispute over payment while in Florida (without asking permission to leave NY state), failing to report an arrest in NJ, not attending court-mandated anger mandated sessions, and not reporting to her probation officer. Brown was on probation for three years after pleading guilty to an assault on two manicure shop employees in NYC in 2004. more ›

Foxy Brown, after violating probation, got an all access pass to the big house this morning. The rapper managed to use a Blackberry as a weapon earlier this month - the latest on a list of violent outbursts, yet has managed to stay out of jail against all odds until this point. more ›

We knew it was too long without hearing about Foxy Brown and her legal woes! A Brooklyn woman is accusing the rapper of throwing her Blackberry in her face. Given Foxy's past brushes with the law, she may be in big trouble. more ›

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Just when you thought the story about Foxy Brown being robbed by her pimp ex-boyfriend's friends couldn't get more crazy, now it does. The Brooklyn native claims she was never robbed and that she wasn't even in Brooklyn at the time of the alleged attack. She said, "A lot of the time, people mistake me for someone else, or people always call in these false tips." more ›

Oh, Foxy! We think that Brooklyn rapper Foxy Brown is simply a magnet to trouble. After her various scrapes with the law (most recently throwing a bottle of hair glue at a Florida beauty salon) and going to anger management counseling, you'd think she'd want to keep a low profile. But now the Daily News reports that the petite performer was attacked by her ex-boyfriends' gal-pals, after Brown dumped the guy when she found out he was a pimp! more ›

After being sentenced to a week of community service mopping floors at a Department of Sanitation warehouse on the Lower East Side, Naomi Campbell has embarked on the other part of her reformation. As part of her plea deal for striking her housekeeper with a rhinestone-encrusted cellphone, Campbell must also complete two anger management classes. And it seems she completed the first one yesterday. more ›

The old adage says, "any publicity is good publicity," but is that really the case with Foxy Brown? Just this Thursday, Brown was given another chance in criminal court for violating the terms of her parole. It seems like Foxy, who's real name is Inga Marchand, decided to celebrate Friday night with a free meal at Junior's in Brooklyn. Junior's management told The Post that Foxy and her crew walked out on a $53 bill before someone came back and tried to pay. The restaurant refused payment by saying, ""Look, don't pay for it, just don't come back." more ›

We never thought Foxy Brown was all smart (our favorite example: pleading guilty but then trying to take it back) and given her penchant for getting into trouble (smacking manicurists here, "stealing" belts there), but one would think she'd get a clue. Alas, no, and the Manhattan DA's office attempted to get Brown jailed because she had violated her parole by traveling to Florida. The DA's office and the Department of Probation found out because Brown got into an altercation at a Florida beauty supply store, allegedly throwing a bottle of hair glue at an employee and resisting a police officer. more ›