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DMX was released from prison on Friday.
The rapper, born Earl Simmons, was released from Gilmer Federal Correctional Institution in Glenville, West Virginia, the Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed to PEOPLE.
AlthoughVulturereported DMX, 48, was originally scheduled to be released on Sunday, the Bureau of Prisons has apolicy of releasing inmateson “the last preceding weekday if their projected release date falls on a weekend or legal holiday,”
One day ahead of the star’s release, his lawyer Murray Richman, toldVulturethat DMX is “very happy.”
“He’s looking forward to being home. He’s never been hotter than now — people have been seeking him out all over,” he added.
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The Blastpreviously reported that as soon as he was released from prison, DMX would spend time with his girlfriend Desiree Lindstrom, and their son Exodus, 2.
DMX’s attorney did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Less than one year earlier, the rapper was ordered toserve a year in prison for tax fraud.
During a court proceeding last March, Federal Judge Jed Rakoff granted the rapper’s request to play his 1998 hit “Slippin’” before the judge made the decision to sentence the star, who previously pled guilty to one count of tax evasion, to 12 months behind bars, according to the Associated Press.
DMX “sobbed” as Richman recalled his client’s “nightmarish” childhood while the music was playing. In addition, DMX nodded his head slightly to the beat of his own song.
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Prosecutors accused DMX of a “multi-year scheme to conceal millions of dollarsof income from the IRS,” the attorneys said in a statement at the time.
source: people.com
