DMX gets a week behind bars

DMX has been slapped with a seven-day sentence by a New York City judge, who has branded the troubled hip-hop star "a violation waiting to happen".

On Tuesday, DMX, real name Earl Simmons, pleaded guilty to driving with a suspended licence in the Bronx in April after his sport utility vehicle struck a car that in turn hit a police car. He was also fined $500 (€424).

Criminal Court Judge George Villegas rejected Simmons' plea for probation, saying: "I'm not going to put him on probation because he's a violation waiting to happen."

The 34-year-old rapper is already is serving a 70-day sentence for driving with a suspended licence in Queens, New York.