Today in Tha Wire, I hate to say it but we may never get a chance to see Katt Williams back on top of his game.  When I tell you he was my absolute favorite comedian, that's an understatement.  At this point, he's been arrested so many times nobody can keep up. Over the past two years it's been one crazy thing after another.  He's constantly in the news for assaulting or attacking someone and this time around is no different.

The once celebrated entertainer got himself arrested at Spondivits restaurant in Atlanta.  According to police reports, Katt threw a salt shaker and hit the manager after he was told he and his family couldn't sit in a reserved area.  The incident went down yesterday(Thursday April 28) when Williams went to the restraunt with his family. Once at the venue they requested a reserved sitting area, but it was already taken so they were denied access.

That obviously didn't sit well with the embattled entertainer and that's when things went left.  Katt allegedly picked up a salt shaker and hurled it at the manager, striking them hard enough to draw blood.  Police were called at about 10 p.m. with reports of a fight, but of course Katt left the scene before they arrived.  A short time later they found him eating at Waffle House nearby.

Atlanta police said the comedian was arrested without incident and bonded out. An that's about all we know for now.

In other news after 23-years of fighting to gain his citizenship, rap icon Slick Rick, is officially a U.S. citizen.  The England born rapper has been deported several times over the years and all do to a 1991 felony charge.  The nightmare began when Rick whose real name is, Ricky Martin Lloyd Walters, hired his first cousin Mark Plummer to be his bodyguard.  At the height of the rappers career Plummer grew greedy and was trying to extort money from him, so he was fired.

Things went from bad to worse with Rick's cousin trying to rob him and threatened to kill him and his mother.  The last straw was when discovered bullet holes in front door.  The next time Rick spotted Plummer in his neighborhood, he took matters into his own hands and shot him and unfortunately passerby. Thankfully, neither of them suffered life-threatening injuries.  As for Slick Rick, he pretty much lost everything.  He pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder and other charges and served 5-years in prison.

He was released in 97' and ever since then he's been fighting an uphill legal battle with the U.S. government.  On April 15, 2016, Rick's nightmare ended and he was finally granted U.S. citizenship. It's been a longtime coming and this week the Grammy-nominated Hip-Hop legend announced he's kicking off the “Victory Tour” to celebrate!

Check out tour dates below and cop your tickets on his official site for here.

May 3 - Water Front Park - Louisville, Ky.
May 7 - Lounge 13 -Columbus, Ohio
May 10 - The Waiting Room- Omaha, Neb.
May 11 - Outland Ballroom - Springfield, Mo.
May 12 - The Riot Room - Kansas City, Mo.
May 13 - NRG Arena - Houston, Texas
May 15 - The Pageant - Saint Louis, Mo.
May 26 - The Grog Shop - Cleveland, Ohio
May 27 - Muncheez - Beckley, W. Va.
May 28 - Q Lounge - Roanoke, Va.
May 29 - Ante Room - Charlottesville, Va.
May 31 - The Grey Eagle - Asheville, N.C.
June 4 - Majestic Events Center - Orlando, Fla.
June 11 - Thunder Valley Casino Resort - Lincoln, Calif.
June 30 - Constitution Hall - Washington, D.C.
July 9 - Wolf Creek Amphitheater - College Park, Ga.
Aug. 6 - Old Towne Civic Center - Petersburg, Va.
Aug. 13 - Pier Six Pavillion - Baltimore, Md.

Rick said of his newly awarded citizenship,

"I'm celebrating a new beginning and am thankful for the many blessings already coming my way," he said. "One is the blessing of doing what I do best – perform – to celebrate the victory of citizenship after living in this country for so many years. We will celebrate in style.

This has been a long time coming for me, and I am relieved to finally put this long chapter behind me," the rapper continued. "I want to thank everyone – my family, friends and fans – who have supported me and stuck by me over these 23 years. I am truly blessed."

Congats Rick, you've earned it my man.  That's Tha Wire fam tune-in twice a day, every weekday at 12:50 p.m. and 3:35 p.m. on The Peoples Station 107 Jamz.

 

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