mystikal pleads guilty to sexual battery???-the discussion

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (AP) -- Grammy-nominated rapper Mystikal pleaded guilty Thursday to charges that he forced his hairstylist to perform sex acts on him and two bodyguards.

Mystikal, whose real name is Michael Tyler, had been charged with aggravated rape, which carries a sentence of life in prison if convicted. He agreed to plead guilty to extortion and a sexual battery charge.

He was sentenced to five years probation for extortion and has a September 25 sentencing date for the second charge, sexual battery of the infirmed.

Prosecutor Sue Bernie said Tyler confronted his hairdresser in his Baton Rouge apartment last July and accused her of stealing checks from him. Tyler told the woman he would not tell police about the checks if she did something "degrading" for him, Bernie said.

Tyler told her to perform oral sex on him and Leland "Pokie" Ellis, 37, and Vercy "V" Carter, 35, Bernie said. The men videotaped the sex acts, which Bernie said included intercourse.

Tyler`s attorney, David Bourland, said his client did not agree with all the allegations, but agreed that sexual battery took place.

"I`m glad that it`s getting behind me," the rapper said after his guilty plea.

Extortion charges against Ellis and Carter were dropped as part of plea agreements. Ellis and Carter also pleaded guilty to sexual battery and will be sentenced September 25.

Mystikal`s record "Tarantula" was nominated for a best rap album Grammy in January.



Copyright 2003 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

replys:

comment1
why..........
ACTIVEMIND69 (Mon, Jun 30, 2003 @ 12:19 EST)is it that when these young rappers get status that they lose their minds. He could have had just about any woman he wanted that would do anything for him, but this a#$h*@* chose to force a woman to do something she didn`t want to. And to think these are the images that our young people look up to..........HOW SAD

comment2
conciouslady (Mon, Jun 30, 2003 @ 12:09 EST) Reply
Sexual Battery/Assult
I read a few of the posted messages and am completely digusted. What type of society are we representing ourselves as if we can condoan barbaric behavior because the aggressor is someone we all know and appreciate for being in the lime light? We should hold the `Red Carpeteers` to the highest of standards and if they fail 2 support us morally, we need 2 boycott their product because when we continue 2 support them, our cihldren are being told (non-verbally) that their behavior is appropriate when it is not! WE MUST TAKE BACK OUR COMMUNITIES, CREATIVITY AND MORAL RESPONSIBILITY!!!!

comment3
9theye (Mon, Jun 30, 2003 @ 11:46 EST) Reply
IDIOTS
WE ALL KNOW ITS TIME FOR A CHANGE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, WHEN THEY LET THE REAL ARTISTS OUT AND NOT THESE HOMO THUGS THEN HIP HOP WILL EVOLVE POSITIVELY TO THE NEXT LEVEL.... HOWEVER IF THEY WANT TO CONTINUE WITH THESE NUM NUTTS THEN THE EVOLUTION WILL BE AN INVOLUTION. WHICH WILL ONLY PROMOTE REVOLUTION.
EITHER WAY...
SEE THEY LIKE IT THAT THESE SILLY NO HOME TRAININ *bleep* HALF TALENTED DIK HEADS LITERALLY ARE RAPPIN, SO THEY CAN PIMP THEM AND THEN, WELL"THEY`LL END UP IN JAIL ANYWAYS...type shyt. HOWEVER THERE ARE MANY OF US WHO ARE FED UP WITH THIS SHYT... AND WANT REAL MUSIC TO LIBERATE OUR PEOPLE...like fukk a 50cent WHO IS 10 YEARS TO LATE.
WE AS A PEOPLE NEED HELP.
THIS IS BUT ANOTHER SIGN OF HOW MUCH WE NEED.
9theye

comment4(by Nekay)
I don't believe these charges. i find it hard being that Mystikal lost his blood sister to a similiar act of violence. I'm not too sure of these charges.
I do know that it will take more than HIP HOP to restore all the ills we have have as a community. Reality is the Revolution died along with the real freedom riders and fighters of the 60's.
Growth manifested itself in the middle class "Cosby Show society", along with intergration, affirmitive action and any other cause during that period. We lost the true warriors to capitolist society we live in. They were given jobs and advancements to pacify. And thus is why we have no leaders today.
So the majority look for leadership in entertainers. Seems logical right being that they are in the spotlight but is this correct? who knows. I just know that Revolution is over rated in this time(2003) because not many people born after 1970 really know what struggle is let alone REVOLUTION!.

passion fruit

ok so I kinda figured out a way to navigate thru these
blog changes. this is ill shit for a beginner but nevertheless.....
(not sure if this orange be the hit)

i'm kind of proud of myself i buckled down-wrote part of
a song this past weekend. things are looking better creative wise
for a sista. gotta get my guitar licking down before i let anybody
sample me...lol!

my high school reuinion is coming up next month. my best friend
really wants me to come home and go with her. HA! im not too sure
bout that. certain things i've outgrown but it would be nice to
see my girl...outside of that i could care less about any of those
folk i went to school with. they probably think im weird as hell
anyways. high school reunions suck ass!!! undecided.

i've got to start back writing like i used too. the greatest therapy for my sol.

unselfish*

for as long as i can remember i had been associated with a certain word and action. not really recognizing the effect that it had on myself and those are around me. i really didn't care or think of the consequences to this. randomly doing my own damn thang. and you know how easy it is to get caught up in your own bullshit. well it used to happen to me. everyone would tell me how i was with them and they also provided examples. i just brushed it off as something they were bitching about. yep, it was them and not me. you know it's easy to just put it on others than to look within and realize the truth. truth is i was selfish. yes that's right selfish.
Pronunciation: 'sel-fish
Function: adjective
Date: 1640
1 : concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself : seeking or concentrating on one's own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard for others
2 : arising from concern with one's own welfare or advantage in disregard of others
- self·ish·ly adverb
- self·ish·ness noun

over the past 2 years i have learned many lessons in life. blessings upon blessings of knowledge, truth leads to light(forsight). the sight to see my own actions toward those that i love. realizing that i am selfish. admitting it to myself first, i was able to ask for forgiveness from the creator and i knew that my family had already forgiven.
funny thing is i recognize this behavior in others that i come in contact with. people don't really realize how selfish they are. and they pass it off as someone else's fault or mishap. until you stop and really look into your self-the cycle will continue. you get back what you put out. karma.

hmmmm

what yall know bout dis hurr?


maybe i will like to hear the live versions more than the originals.

Endaikeio.com's Summer Issue 2003
Yes, we’re at it again!! Summer is here and the Summer Issue of endaikeio.com: Neo-Culture & Lifestyle Magazine isn’t far behind.

Get ready for the light we’re reflecting in our upcoming issue, due to hit your eMail box June 15, 2003.

Take a look at what we have in store:

New Sections:

enPolitics ~ Question This! Submit your question(s) and we’ll get them answered!!

enCulture ~ Scene: Photos from events attended by members of the endaikeio staff and/or our readers. ~ Heard: Read what our readers and/or staff members have to say about any and every issue effecting our community and our people.

enArts ~ Music, Movie, & Book Reviews: Music, Movies, and Books that aren’t discussed or even reviewed in “Mainstream” Media ~ Vintage Crate Picks: Atlanta DJ, Apple Jac goes digging in his crates to bring us classics for every music collection.

Some of this Issue’s Featured Articles

Aaza Blue: Mali takes time out to chat with the mystic talent herself, Aaza Blue..The Real War:Contributing writer, Ahmon Jeremiah delivers his take on The Real War. Dehydration & Other Heat Related Illnesses:Prepare yourselves for the reality of what high temperatures can bring. Kindablu:Nekaybaaw talks with the 2 artists behind the awesome group, Kindablu. The Stimulus Plan Pt. II:Our new enPolitics Editor, Tajhiek Baoll sets this section off with a bang. Find out what Bush is up to now.


Announcements:

** endaikeio.com welcomes our new staff members and contributors. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication!!

Staff:
Tajhiek Baoll - enPolitics Editor
Nekaybaaw - enArts Editor
Janice Davis - Staff Writer
Indigo Blues - Staff Writer
Flow Easy - Staff Writer

Contributors:
Ahmon Jeremiah - Writer
Apple Jac - Writer
Blaque Raynebow - Writer/Model
Naya'Hri Suhalia - Writer
Careka Squire – Writer


Endaikeio.com wants you!!:

Got a knack for writing or photography?? We are currently looking for writers and photographers to join our talented staff and/or our list of contributors.

If you are interested in becoming a part of our team, please contact trenise@endaikeio.com


Advertise with endaikeio.com:

Looking to market your business and/or product?? We have space for you!! For information contact advertise@endaikeio.com

Your Voice:

Give us something to talk about!! We are here for you and we need your feedback. Let us know how we’re doing and what you would like to see in future issues. Speak your mind at feedback@endaikeio.com

oh yeah...i wanted to leave blessings

listen: shit is hard for everybody-some things we bring upon
ourselves to make our situations harder. but we learn from those lessons
and keep going. each time taking something with you. this is how we come to
know thyself. the wants from the things we don't want. some times along the
way we totally fuck up. but i say how will you learn if you don't mess something up.
lesson learned. not repeated over and over. but i'm sure that you will bring light to the truth
and manifest that destiny that's inside you. that destiny that's meant. not that
which is planned out by you but that which is planned out by the creator...remember that!

I'm sure by now most people have signed this petition.
For some reason or another I can't help but think about the culture
in Nigeria as it invovles certain penalties. Personally I don't agree with
the stoning of a woman due to adultery. But I do overstand that
these people have their own way of doing things. I just can't help but to wonder
am I enterferring with the practices of these people. True this woman is about to
be put to death but in Nigeria these people believe that this is the price she must pay.
With that said am I messing with a tradition for these people? What do I really know
about life in Nigeria? I'm an African-American.not a Nigerian. So who am I to
step in. Don't get me wrong I don't want to see anybody die at the hands of another hu-man.
but I have struggled with this one for a while now. Even though I've signed the petition
like 3 times. I'm not sure but I would like to verse with my creator on this one.
peace


AMNINA LAWAL SET TO BE STONED ON 3RD JUNE
The Nigerian Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for Amina
Lawal, condemned for the crime of adultery on August 19th 2002,
to be buried up to her neck and stoned to death. Her death was postponed
so that she could continue to nurse her baby. Execution is
now set for June 3rd. If you haven't been following this case, you might
like to know that Amina's baby is regarded as the 'evidence' of her
adultery.



Amina's case is being handled by the Spanish branch of Amnesty
International, which is attempting to put together enough signatures to
make the Nigerian government rescind the death sentence. A similar
campaign saved another Nigerian woman, Safiya, condemned in similar
circumstances.

By March 4th the petition had amassed over 2,600,000 signatures. It will
only take you a few seconds to sign Amnesty's online petition.
Go to the web page: here^

yesterday i found a zillion of my business cards.
needless to say i put them to use dammit!! gave out many.

i been having visions that i'd really not like to entertain.
you know those visions of people doing thangs without you but with other folk....poof!
i had to release those demons. yep they only demons.who cares really.. i think it had something
to do with me watching rosemary's baby for the 50th time the other night.
since then all my dreams have been really weird. oh well there's always truth
within them.

ok if you didn't know now yo ass does. check endaikeio.com for new shit!