Rapper denies pistol-whipping mother

A rapper from the group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony said he did not hit his mother with a gun more than a decade ago, a charge which led to his arrest during a recent concert.

Flesh-N-Bone, whose real name is Stanley Howse, said he was unaware of the domestic violence and assault charges from 1998 when he was taken into custody last month during a show in the group's home town of Cleveland.