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Jailbird Lil Wayne has been barred from signing any autographs for his inmate fans in jail. Perhaps one of the greatest rappers alive, Wayne currently is serving his time in New York’s Rikers Island prison on weapons charges.

Los Angeles, February 10 -- Hip-hop star Lil Wayne, who was supposed to be sentenced Tuesday on a gun charge, has won himself temporary reprieve from prison, thanks to his bad teeth.

Los Angeles, January 22 -- Film director Roman Polanski must return to California to be sentenced after a Los Angeles judge on Friday rejected the fugitive filmmaker’s request to be sentenced in his absence.

Tacoma, Wash. -- A federal judge Friday handed a 27-month prison term to a Tacoma, Wash., man who legally changed his name a dozen times as part of a bank fraud scheme.

Los Angeles, January 15 -- Dominic Carter, a former cable TV newsman, has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for beating his wife. The suspended political news reporter was led away in handcuffs on Thursday and he immediately began his one-month incarceration in the Rockland County Jail.

Los Angeles, January 6 -- Ryan O'Neal and the late Farrah Fawcett's troubled son Redmond O'Neal is back behind bars. A Superior Court Judge ordered Redmond back in jail Tuesday, after finding that that he had committed a drug-related probation violation.

Los Angeles, December 23 -- Rapper T.I. has been released from a federal prison in Arkansas and ordered to serve the remainder of his sentence at a half-way house in Georgia, according to multiple tabloid reports.

Los Angeles, December 5 -- Chris Brown once again apologized publicly for his brutal assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna in February of this year. The R&B singer appeared on ABC News 20/20 to tell the world he never ever had problems with anger.

Los Angeles, November 21 -- Pop star Britney Spears' ex-boyfriend has been sentenced to 45 days in jail for a hit-and-run incident earlier this year in which he hit a process server, according to multiple tabloid reports.

Los Angeles, November 7 -- Joe Francis is a free man now! The founder of the "Girls Gone Wild" video empire walked free with smile on Friday after a Los Angeles judge sentenced him to time already served for false income taxes and bribery.