| Lil' Kim is the
former sidekick and mistress of the late Notorious B.I.G. Known for her revealing outfits
and raunchy raps, she testified that she did not notice her two close friends -- one her
manager, Damion Butler, and the other, Suif "Gutta" Jackson -- at the scene of
the 2001 gun battle. Both men have since plead guilty to gun charges. |
| The jury saw security
photos that showed Butler opening a door for Lil' Kim at the scene. Witnesses Antoine
"Banger" Spain and James "Lil' Cease" Lloyd, who once made records
with Lil' Kim in the group Junior M.A.F.I.A, testified that Butler and Jackson were at the
station with her. |
| The wild west style
shootout took place outside WQHT, a.k.a. Hot 97, when Lil' Kim's entourage crossed paths
with a rival rap group, Capone-N-Noreaga. Kim's group confronted them about the song Bang,
Bang from a Capone-N-Noreaga album, which contains a scathing dis to Kim from her longtime
rival, Foxy Brown. The shootout erupted, leaving one man injured and more than two dozen
rounds fired. |
| The shooting was at
the same radio station where posses of 50 Cent and The Game recently traded bullets. No
arrests have been made in that shooting. It left one of Game's henchmen wounded in the
leg. |
| Assistant US Attorney
Cathy Seibel told jurors that the 4-foot-11 Lil' Kim, who was born Kimberly Jones, had
repeatedly lied to them, just as she did to the grand jury. The prosecutor belittled the
defense claim that the sunglasses-wearing Lil' Kim didn't notice her two close friends at
the scene of the crime. |
| Lil' Kim's
bigger-than-rap status was ensured in 1999 when she presented an MTV award wearing a pasty
over one exposed breast. Co-presenter Diana Ross jiggled Kim's bare flesh. |
