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Lil Wayne has agreed to go to jail in a gun case, but it has proven unexpectedly hard to put him there....

Last week, Lil Wayne commanded the spotlight and stage at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards -- but Tuesday, the multi-platinum rapper will find himself in a much less prestigious place: a jail cell at New York City's notorious Riker's Island.

The New Orleans rhymer, born Dwayne Carter, is due to be sentenced Tuesday in a Manhattan court room after pleading guilty in a gun possession case.

Charlie Sheen spent the better part of Christmas Day in a Colorado jail cell after being arrested on domestic violence allegations....

Lil Wayne, who owned last year's best-selling album and is currently No. 1 on the pop charts, pleaded guilty to attempted weapon possession on Thursday, and expects to receive a one-year jail sentence....

The music producer also could get three, four or 10 additional years for using a firearm in killing actress Lana Clarkson at his Alhambra mansion in 2003.

Rap star T.I. threw himself a going-away party Sunday night, less than two days before he is scheduled to begin serving a prison sentence on federal weapons charges.

Rapper T.I. will serve 366 days on federal weapons charges at low-security jail.

Former NBA star Charles Barkley was released from jail Monday after serving a three-day sentence on a drunken-driving conviction. Barkley left the Tent City jail just before 8 a.m., and avoided a group of reporters by leaving through another door, Maricopa County Sheriff's Office spokesman Lt. Brian Lee said.

Former NBA star Charles Barkley has begun serving a three-day sentence on a drunken driving charge.