He’s been hoping to be able to post bail ever since he was arrested, and today (March 20) Suge Knight found out his freedom will cost him $25 million.
During his bail hearing, the notorious rap mogul had the book thrown at him by the judge, who sided with the prosecution in demanding the exorbitantly high price. Attorney Matt Fletcher declared, “It’s like [the prosecutor] watches ‘Empire’ and comes in and says, ‘He was an unrepentant and shameless criminal. Prosecute him!’”
Unfortunately, the stress of the situation became too much for Mr. Knight to handle and he suddenly slumped over in his chair. The bailiffs subsequently ran to his aid and rushed him to the hospital for immediate medical treatment.
During his bail hearing, the notorious rap mogul had the book thrown at him by the judge, who sided with the prosecution in demanding the exorbitantly high price. Attorney Matt Fletcher declared, “It’s like [the prosecutor] watches ‘Empire’ and comes in and says, ‘He was an unrepentant and shameless criminal. Prosecute him!’”
Unfortunately, the stress of the situation became too much for Mr. Knight to handle and he suddenly slumped over in his chair. The bailiffs subsequently ran to his aid and rushed him to the hospital for immediate medical treatment.
- 3/20/2015
- GossipCenter
Attorney Matt Fletcher threw a Hail Mary, accusing the prosecutor of watching too much "Empire." Fletcher, said, "It's like she watches "Empire" and comes in and says, 'He was an unrepentant and shameless criminal. Prosecute him.'" As you know ... Lucious was arrested in the "Empire" finale for murdering Bunkie. And then Fletcher starts to hammer away at Cle Bone Sloan, one of the men Suge ran over, repeatedly referencing Bone's statement to cops that he f***** Suge up.
- 3/20/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
10:15 Am Pt -- We're told Suge collapsed after the hearing, an ambulance came and they are apparently taking him to the hospital. Certainly better than a 20 X 8 cell. Suge Knight just got the worst news possible ... a judge sided with the prosecutor in his murder case and set bail at $25 Million ... but not before his lawyer compared Suge's plight to Lucious Lyon on "Empire." The judge feels Suge is a danger to be out...
- 3/20/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Suge Knight was legally justified in pointing his truck at Terry Carter, running him over and killing him ... so claims Suge's lawyer. Attorney Matt Fletcher tells TMZ ... he'll present a George Zimmerman-type defense in Suge's murder trial, claiming his client had a legal right to stand his ground and ultimately do in Mr. Carter. Fletcher points to a California jury instruction which says, "[Suge] is entitled to stand his ground and defend himself if reasonably necessary,...
- 3/10/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Exclusive: Matt Fletcher has run the youth division at Greene & Associates since 2008 and before that at Acme Talent & Literary, helping guide the careers of the likes of Kevin McHale (Glee), Moises Arias (Kings Of Summer) and Landry Bender (The Sitter). Now he is joining TalentWorks and bringing his client list with him to relaunch the agency’s kids and young adult rep business. “We were the first agency to establish a youth division within an adult agency”, founder Harry Gold said. “James Franco, Zac Efron, Leonardo DiCaprio, Hilary Swank and countless other young talented actors began their careers at my agency. We look forward to having Matt and his assistant, Pietra Ingenito, join the immensely talented group of agents here”. Current TalentWorks clients include Jesse Plemons (Breaking Bad), Betsy Brandt (The Michael J Fox Show), Michael Raymond James (True Blood), Kevin Chapman (Person Of Interest) and the recently Emmy-nominated Mayim Bialik...
- 7/19/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
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