Hoping To Appeal To Her Fans - In Her Court Case

hello - i have decided to make this blog about some celebrity drama that has been occurring of late .. this particular entry will be about "Remy Ma" - the twenty six year old Grammy-nominated rapper, whom is hoping that she appeals to fans in her court case .. as i discovered with help from the Associated Press: Remy Ma hopes that her fan base will count in the courtroom - when she is being sentenced for shooting a woman outside a nightclub in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood on July 14, 2007 .. the performer hopes that her influence will count as she faces sentencing * a statement posted on Remy Ma's Myspace page asks fans & visitors to write letters about how the rapper & her music has "positively affected you, influenced you, or inspired you...in hopes that the judge will be lenient" [it also provided a special e-mail address for someone inclined to do so] .. Remy Ma, is being held without bail until her sentencing [which is set for April 23, 2008] & she faces up to twenty five years in prison .. the young performer - whose birth name is Remy Smith, was convicted this past Thursday of assault, weapon possession, & attempted coercion * her lawyer has stated that the rapper plans to appeal .. the defense acknowledged that Remy fired a shot toward a friend that she suspected of stealing three thousand dollars - but said that the gun went off accidentally .. prosecutors stated that Remy Ma acted deliberately by getting out the gun, loading it & cocking it - as she got into a car with the friend who was shot in the abdomen .. the shooting was said to have followed a party * Remy was nominated for a Grammy as part of the Terror Squad, for the 2004 hit "Lean Back" & she also earned the "Best Female Hip Hop" award at the 2005 Black Entertainment Television [BET] Awards .. she also recorded with "Busta Rhymes", as well as with Eminem .. i found this whole story extremely interesting - due to the fact that she expects her fans to help her out in her time of need, over an act that she willingly committed .. this crime that Remy Ma committed is a terrible example to set, especially when dealing with today's young teens .. in addition, i was shocked to find out that it was over a measly three thousand dollars – which is not a lot of money, especially for a celebrity .. it would be bad enough if it was over a big sum of money - but three thousand dollars is nothing .. i think the entire situation is just a big mess - & that she should have not done what she did * regardless of what it was over .. there is no reason why someone has to shoot another person, especially over something so ridiculous .. in the end, we will see how many years she gets after her sentencing - & maybe one day: she can write a song about shooting someone over money, & having to go jail for many years because of it .. ciao *