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| GA Singer In Jail Over Domestic Violence |
| By toledoblade.com |
| Published: 10/29/2010 |
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Toledo-born soul singer Lyfe Jennings rose to No. 3 on rhythm and blues charts a few weeks ago with an album packed with positive lyrics addressing subjects such as domestic violence and warning "If he don't respect you girl, he gonna forget you girl." But in the very week last month that sales of "I Still Believe" peaked, the 37-year-old singer was sitting in a jail in Cobb County, Ga., sentenced to 3 1/2 years in a two-year-old case that stemmed from a domestic dispute. In a dejected tweet to fans on Twitter just as his album was cresting behind works by Eminem and Fantasia Barrino, Jennings wrote: "This will be my last post. To everyone who gave me a chance I am forever in your debt. I have had a fabulous career because of you ..." The Warner Brothers Music artist, with prior albums in 2006 and 2008 that topped R&B charts, previously had announced that "I Still Believe" would be his last album. Read More. |
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