: NEW YORK - (AP) Remy Ma went on trial for assault Monday, with a prosecutor claiming the rapper shot and almost killed a friend because she thought the woman had stolen money from her.
But a lawyer for the singer, whose real name is Remy Smith, said the July 14 shooting after a party was "a tragic accident."
Smith, 26, is charged in Manhattan's state Supreme Court with first-degree assault and related charges in the shooting of Makeda Barnes Joseph, who was critically wounded.
Prosecutor Jason Berland said Smith, who accused Joseph of taking $2,000 from her purse, fired two .45-caliber slugs into Joseph's abdomen, then fled in a Cadillac Escalade and slammed into a parked car a few blocks away.
According to the prosecution, Smith abandoned her SUV and went to a friend's house without ever calling police or for medical help.
Defense lawyer Ivan Fisher said the victim's story about the shooting had changed since she testified before a grand jury. He said the two women had struggled over the gun and it went off accidentally. Fisher said Joseph's story changed when her lawyer was preparing to file a $20 million lawsuit against the rapper. The lawsuit has since been withdrawn.
Smith, who was nominated for a Grammy as part of the Terror Squad for the 2004 smash "Lean Back," has pleaded not guilty to the charges and is free on $250,000 bail. The rapper, who also has appeared on recordings with Busta Rhymes and Eminem, could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted.
GUILTY!!!!If she *** the woman that her azz should be found guilty of something...attempted murder or manslaughter. You guys act as if It's OK to *** someone and get away with it just because she is REMY. I'm sorry but if her azz did it than she should be served justice and found guilty. If she didn't do it that ther verdict shall be Innocent.
What makes Remy so *** special that she should get away with the mess. Come on people wake up!!!!!
@ Fred no one is saying it's ok if she *** her, they haven't even shown proof that she did yet, ***!
If she did, she should go to jail, but unless the prosecutor got a gun with some fingerprints and some gun residue on Remy's hand then that other triflin broad needs to be sued for defamation of character.
if you dont understand how the game goes then u wont understand remy. she hood with it and she dont give a f***. not saying its right to *** ova that s*** but u start messing with peoples $ then u have to deal with the consquences. i wouldnt let ne one steal from me either. plenty of people get killed on the streets ova $ all the time. its sad but true. i would neva mess with someone elses s*** just for that reason. Hang in there REMY
Oh well thats what she get! That was the wrong way to handle ya buisness, especially when you have something to lose and Remy does. even though things are not always what they seem why throw what you have earned away. It was plenty of other ways to get ole girl back without Remy having to do a *** thing. Oh well she should have made better choices
Throw the book at this dumb-@ss, Ghetto ***! The *** gurlz in jail will have a good time with her because she prolly a punk *** anyways... I assure you she will be a lot more humble after the *** gurlz finish probing her insides with their hands and other objects and sitting down in her face (and vice versa)!
I SAY LOCK THIS CRAZY CHICK UP! HOW DARE THEY SAY IT WAS "A TRAGIC ACCIDENT!" SO SHE ACCIDENTALLY PULLED OUT A GUN AND *** HER FRIEND FOR THINKING SHE STOLE HER MONEY? PULLEZE! JUST WHO THE HELL DOES SHE THINK SHE IS?
DON'T LIKE HER OR SUPPORT CHICKS TRYING TO ACT LIKE GANSTERS. ACT LIKE A LADY AND STOP EMBARASSING YOURSELF! PULLEZE! SHE'S WHACK FOR THAT! NO CLASS.
There is nothing wrong with possessing a gun (I have guns in my house for protective reasons) but *** somebody over $2000 is RI-***-DICULOUS! That lady could have lost her life over 2 stacks and it was not worth it- Remy should do some time and maybe re-evaluate what a human life is worth, obviously nothing to her.
@FredGSandford: i agree.this ho is busted and she must b broke to *** some1 over a coupla thousand $'s.although it's her money, hey it's not day serious. jail time or 5 stacks? u decide.*** also she should have to pay for something ha *** *** just walk off. besides i don't think she can get off of this,she's gonna pay somehow cause the girl is still alive an if i were her i sure would press charges on dat skeezer. @heaven408:if she suppossed to b the best female rapper she should have some money not *** ppl ova a few thousand bucks,cmon.now the piece of carreer that she had is going down the drain and she's spending way more money than she lost from the girl.not saying she *** have been mad ova her money,but she could have gotten her message across in a smarter way.now she's paying for it and i hope they prosecute her ***.besides she's ugly *** dat hair is ridiculous.look what she has on to go to court,u know ha *** is broke! @EddieMurphy:I hope that was a joke, although it's not funny.if it's not, ur one sick ***...
heaven408 if you dont understand how the game goes then u wont understand remy. she hood with it and she dont give a f***. not saying its right to *** ova that s*** but u start messing with peoples $ then u have to deal with the consquences. i wouldnt let ne one steal from me either. plenty of people get killed on the streets ova $ all the time. its sad but true. i would neva mess with someone elses s*** just for that reason. Hang in there REMY --------------- The Wetta DA Betta Ummmm
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sexyhoouwe I don't get how some people can be proud of being hood, having that hood meantality doesn't get you nowhere. Maybe it makes you more enduring to deal with life tribulations. But why be proud of being hood? That's why some people just stay and die in the hood. And that's why Remy ma is in prison. Let's be real, she did do it and even if she felt she had good reasons. That was the wrong way for her to do it. I can't stand ghetto hoodrat *** and that's what she is! If this is a misunderstandind, then she should be found innocent. But she is still a hoodrat.
1st of all that pic was taken when she turned herself in-she didn't go to court like that-she's been been changed her hairstylye-2nd Rem is my girl she is the thoroughest chick in the game so yall need to stop talkin that garbage pick up any of her mixtapes-3rd F-- all u haters-Rem keep ya head up and congrats on ur engagement
