Hit-Hop?
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
FISHKILL, N.Y. (AP) — Hip-hop star Akon is pleading guilty to harassment after he tossed a fan off stage at an upstate New York concert last summer.
The Atlanta-based singer will serve no jail time as long he performs 65 hours of community service and pays a $250 fine.
Akon declined comment as he left court.
Akon, born Aliaune Thiam, was accused of picking up a teenage boy and throwing him 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 teen landed on her.
Akon released his third album, "Freedom," earlier this month.
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