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17 Nov, 6 tweets, 3 min read
Lil Wayne was charged Tuesday with possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon Tuesday.

Here's what we know so far. latimes.com/entertainment-…
If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, according to documents filed with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
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“There is no allegation that he ever fired it, brandished it, used it or threatened to use it," his attorney told us of the weapon.

The charge is related to the Dec. 2019 search of the rapper’s private plane due to a "tip." More here:
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The rapper pleaded guilty in 2009 to attempted weapon possession, admitting he had a loaded, semiautomatic .40-caliber gun on his tour bus after a show in 2007.

Lil Wayne was sentenced to a year at Rikers Island in New York, starting in March 2010. latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2010/11… Image
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson had a strong reaction to the news of Lil Wayne's Trump endorsement ahead of the election latimes.com/entertainment-…
Ice Cube also received a backlash for his role advising the Trump administration. We explained the controversy here latimes.com/entertainment-…

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