Jay-Z Happy Legal Troubles are Behind Him

Jay-Z issued a statement concerning his court appearance last week where he pleaded guilty to stabbing Lance Rivera in 1999 saying, “By pleading guilty to a charge of misdemeanor assault, I have accepted responsibility for my actions as well as the actions of others who were involved in a dispute with Lance Rivera at the Kit Kat Club in December of 1999.”

Shawn Carter also added, “I am very pleased that this unfortunate episode is now over and equally pleased that an unrelated weapon possession charge that I should never have been arrested for has now been dismissed by the district attorney.”