Akon's reputation is in "trouble" when The Smoking Gun last month published an article accusing the hip hop / r&b artist of fabricating his criminal past (of which a majority of his songs relate to). The star who has collaborated with the likes of Eminem; Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent allegedly served a three-year jail sentence for Grand Theft Auto and also claims to have been big into dealing drugs to celebrities.
The article produced by The Smoking Gun produced information regarding these allegations were challenged by court records and detectives who dealt with Akon's case. The article states in correlation with the records and interviews that Akon has only ever been "konvicted" of a single felony to which he received three years probation for possessing a gun. The article goes on to further state that he did infact spend time in prison however it was for stealing a BMW and the charges were dropped shortly after - not the extensive track record he claimed to have had.
Akon recently in an interview with MTVnews didn't deny the claims and wrote it off as simply an attempt to belittle his reputation as an artist. He states that the accusations if anything helped him as an artist and refused to comment further about the matter leaving it an open topic for discussion.
His plans to release his next album 'Double Jeopardy' have been delayed until further notice.
The article produced by The Smoking Gun produced information regarding these allegations were challenged by court records and detectives who dealt with Akon's case. The article states in correlation with the records and interviews that Akon has only ever been "konvicted" of a single felony to which he received three years probation for possessing a gun. The article goes on to further state that he did infact spend time in prison however it was for stealing a BMW and the charges were dropped shortly after - not the extensive track record he claimed to have had.
Akon recently in an interview with MTVnews didn't deny the claims and wrote it off as simply an attempt to belittle his reputation as an artist. He states that the accusations if anything helped him as an artist and refused to comment further about the matter leaving it an open topic for discussion.
His plans to release his next album 'Double Jeopardy' have been delayed until further notice.
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