Free. For Now.
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Akon is getting one more month as a free man.
The criminal case against the singer has just been adjourned today until next month, on August 6th.
The case stems from last year's incident when a crazed Akon threw a 15 year-old fan off stage at the 2007 KFEST concert in June.
In December of last year, Akon plead not guilty to charges of second-degree harassment and endangering the welfare of a minor.
Currently, he could face 1 year and 15 days in jail if he gets convicted.
As for the boy's mother, Patricia Smith, she attended the case hearing this morning and called it "pretty typical."
She adds, "People can just hang in there long enough until the case goes in their favor."
True.
Do U think Akon should be held accountable?
Posted: July 16, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Poor pup!
yes! It's about time 'famous' people are held accountable for their actions! There are consequences to them!
hell yes! akoRn is such a dick! and his music sucks.
YES! I saw the video…the guy is NUTSO!
he's not guilty.
NO.
this stuff happens at rock concerts all the time and the crowd loves it.
this is just a personal attack. stupid kid.
team akon! its the kid fault.. akon is innocent.. stupid minors
no he should not be………. the guy is a great performer and you cannot be held accountable for fans groupish mistakes.
he is so black. purple black. ugh.
umm….duh!
Of course he should be held accountable. He threw the kid off stage and embarassed him in front of thousands….. Yeah he threw a paper at him but big deal… he abused this kids life…
No. Would have that 15 year old been held accountable if he committed a crime when he was on stage. Hell no. Kids think they could get away with whatever they want and don't have to pay the time for the crime. It's about time people gave them a taste of their own medicine. Have you seen the state of our schools. I sure would hate to be a teacher now because these asshole kids are so violent, disrespectful and you name they are it.
AKON IS NOT AT FAULT
not possible.
omg lyk hell he gonna get convicted
LAWS DONT APPLY FOR FAMOUS PPL
GET USED TO IT!!!!!!!!
Go to jail- Psycho animal!
send this jive ass fool to jail, no one else gets to beat up teenagers and get away with it.
Hell no he is not guilty, throw his little punk ass in the crowd again. Don't throw things at people and u won't get thrown….
YES! BLACK MAN GOING DOWN
HELL YEAH HE SHOULD!! I saw that video on YOUTUBE, and i actually gasped. That was so fucked up of him to do and totally and completely CHILDISH. It was seriously shocking to watch. And all because apparently this kid threw something at him. He is definetely GUILTY!!
This idiot should get what he diserves.
He is my star. But I have searched his photo on " C asua l s ee k . co m " . I am wondering what kind of relationship he was seeking.
Please, he did not know her age and in the photos she looked happy with the dancing.
Hahahah, Ever stop
and think~ Maybe the
fan "deserved" it? I mean,
Why was he on stageee??
He tossed a minor off his stage and into the crowd. It was caught on video. What possible excuse could there be for not wanting to hold him accountable?
CONVICT MUSIC.
I think they were both in the wrong. The boy was wrong for being disrespectful and throwing stuff at akon, and akon was wrong for the obvious reason . they should settle with money given to the boys family, but I don’t think akon should go to jail.
No. The kid throw something at him and I feel he got what he deserve.
Akon could have gotten hit and hurt with the object this punk throw.
No he shouldn't. The club was for people 18 and older. She shouldn't have been there in the first place. This behavior is common at concerts and Akon would not be in this situation if the girl's parents and club owners held up their own responsibilities.
YES!!! After viewing the video Akon should be held accountable…By the looks of it I'm pretty sure the 15 yr old suffered some major cuts and bruses.
is he 7 foot 2 !?!?!?! wtf!
Have the people who are commenting that the minor shouldn't have been on the stage even watch the video?
Akon reaches down into the crowd and drags the kid up onto the stage before tossing him. The kid didn't climb up there on his own.
Have the people who are commenting that the minor shouldn't have been on the stage even watch the video?
Akon reaches down into the crowd and drags the kid up onto the stage before tossing him. The kid didn't climb up there on his own.
yes, hold this arrogant scumbag accountable.
Re: Tony – lol all he threw was a piece of paper.. what possible injury could he get from that other than MAYBE a papercut?
he wins either way. He'll go free and get away with hurting a kid. Or, he'll go to jail and get street cred which will help his career. No coincidence he attacked a white kid. Kid's family should sue and set the kid up for life.
wtf is his problem, it's a fan! You don't throw him off a stage. akon is not innocent
Re: dawg – and no, the side numbers on a mug backdrop are inches… so he's 6'. not 7'2.. tard
No he should no be held accountable. That child shouldn't have been on the stage and how was Akon to know that he was a minor?
He should get the max sentence for be a retaliating idiot. You're an adult…ACT LIKE ONE!! Only someone with the sense of a 5 year old would act like that. You won't find me throwing kids around. It's called child abuse. Someone should throw his dumb ass in a crowd and see how much he likes it. It wasn't his position to discipline the kid, eventhough the kid was wrong too. He should have let the security on hand do their job. Any person with sense would realize that.
no. i was at that concert, right there where the kid was thrown. the kid antagonized akon by throwing something at him first. then when he was thrown off he was smiling the whole time acting lik it was the greatest thing to ever happen to him.
For those of you who said he is not guilty… watch the video!!! The whole thing… the kid didn't do anything wrong… and it wasn't a usual toss into the audience… it was a THROW DOWN; cause Akon was pissed someone threw something at him. Maybe Perez can post the video again….
It depends on how repentant he is and what damages were suffered by the child. But actually, since drugs are against the law, why aren't the performers, the promoters, the managers, the stagehands and the entire audience all busted for illegal possession and use of controlled substances? What usually happens at such concerts? Total dissociation of personality, serious chemical damage to the structures of the brain, often damage to the inner ear and cochlea, unknown and unspecified levels of mental and emotional damage, the expansion of the deathly aura of weirdness and destruction to the surrounding neighborhood and the natural environment, and all kinds of illegal acts, up to and including murder. Are we nuts? It would be a lot of stupid illegal fun if it were not such a nightmare. We remember when concerts used to be pleasant and beneficial, and the audience would return home better off for having attended.
yes, that was a kid he threw off the stage so he should be held accountable.
GUILTY GUILTY GUILTY GUILTY GUILTY GUILTY
he was being a big jerk with an insanely bad/short temper.
perez, i was AT this concert with my son and it was appalling. That kid didn't deserve that and Akon was an ass.
no a crazed kid he probably deserved it!! control your kids people
Um to an extent but it was an over 21 show some stupid ass kid shouldnt be there in the first place! The mother is stupid too! HELLO dont you know where your effin kid is!
If Akon hadn't have done it, one of the security would have.
The kid shouldn't have even got up there, it should be pretty obvious that
a security guard would have thrown him out completly for doing it.
At the end of the day, the kid shouldn't have done it, if your at a concert, your there to just watch it, you shouldn't try and get up on stage. And if your actually stupid enough to do it, you need to be prepared for the consiquences, no matter what they are. The kid could have done much more to akon (yeah, even though the kids only 15, but there seems to be no limits for kids these days anyway) so akon was just trying to protect himself anyway, people should just let it go, instead of trying to get money from him!
Re: lele – He was dragged on stage by Akon's staff, you DOLT!!
"the boy's mother"???
Akon should not be held acountable because that 15 year old boy had no business at the Akon concert let alone throwing things at Akon. And his mother "pretty typical" my ass where the hell was she when her bad ass kid was at an Akon concert throwing stuff at Akon. She just wants MONEY!!! The kid wasn't even hurt get OVER IT!
He certainly should. He bodily picked up the kid and threw him off of a stage. If that was my kid, I would have Akon's ass in a sling before he could say, "Oh-oh".
Nothing sexy about this man. Lots of douchey though.
YES!!!
This moron's name is Akon.. He got it from being convicted of some charge. He went to jail for being "a con". That's how this moron got his name.
Of course not. Black people, especially rich and famous ones, should be above the law and are entitled to break all the laws.
He should ABSOLUTELY be held accountable for his actions. Being "famous" doesn't give him the right to assault anyone… especially a minor.
I agree he should be held accountable for his actions but thankfully he's not being thrown in jail just yet, I have tickets to his concert tonight in Saskatoon, haha. I wouldn't wanna miss out on that!
umm YEAH. that piece of shit threw a 15 year old fan off a stage and HURT him. If i was that kid, i'd sue the fuck outa akon. Akon should of took the higher road in dealing with a fan. HE'S AN ADULT!
the kid just wants attention and publicity c'mon peeps..so not a big d…
p.s. AKON was in WInnipeg last night!
Yes, Akon should go 2 jail, who da hell does he think he is throwing a fan da way he did. Akon must have forgotten that just cause you are a celebrity doesn't mean U can do shiz like that.
I hope da judge starts 2 give people who behave in this type of way harsh sentences so that they can learn a lesson or two. Some may say it wasn't right that the kid threw something at him, and no it wasn't but Akon has plenty of security and could have asked for the kid to be escorted. Akon is a wimp.
Hope they boycott Akon's Music…
Of course he should be held accountable. NO ONE and I repeat NO ONE has the right to put their hands on another human being. I hope he gets jail. AND pays the victim lots of that cash. Paying the cash will hurt him more.
that DAMN KID should have not been on the stage in the first place!! akon had every right to toss that kid OFF!! he is performing and dumb minors should not go jumping/running up on the stage!!
akon is innocent!!
HEY TARDS..NEWSFLASH- watch the video- the kid threw a piece of paper (PAPER! waaaa) and Akon grabbed the kid and dragged him onstage and threw him- not only hurting the kid- but fans he landed on.
THE KID WAS DRAGGED ONSTAGE BY AKON- HE DIDN'T GET ONSTAGE ON HIS OWN** Read that before you make tard statements or better yet WATCH THE VIDEO.
absolutely!
Where were his body guards??
no
Hell no!!
If you're old enough to rush a stage, you're old enough to get bounced. If that were my kid I would tell him to suck it up.
Without question…he should be held accountable. Otherwise these entertainers, with egos that are off the charts, will raise the bar of their antics. After I saw the video clip of him tossing the kid I vowed to never buy another of his songs ever again. He could have called the kid out and have him removed, instead he had to toss him off the stage. He needs to be knocked the f$&%^ out! He's just a bully fronting as a real man. He probably thinks smacking a woman around is cool too. Lame.
It is totally his fault… I was at that concert and it wasn't paper it was a rubber purple frisbee that was thrown and for everyone's info the entire crowd was throwing them along with beach balls… The kid did not intentionally hit Akon it was a total accident… Akon is a little bitch and wanted to act like he was all grown and tough… He has a song called Locked Up well now he can write the sequal!
HELL NO THE LITTLE BRAT IS JUST SEEKING ATTENTION THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE THAT HAS TO HAVE SOMETHING STARTED WITH SOMEONE THATS FAMOUS! HE IS MOST LIKELY MAKING IT UP TO HIS 15 MINUTES OF FAME AND A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY!!!!!!
that little kid should have just landed on his head and died when he got thrown. that way it would have been a lot harder for akon to get out of shits wit the court. and we would have 1 less dumbass walking the earth.
YES throw his ass in jail or do SOMETHING! He wants to be a convict so bad that he should get a dose of it and see what it's really like. Only in America will someone whose lyrics are about being a criminal (when he never really was) get famous.
Yes, I hate Akon
HELL YEAH and I LIKE AKON. ISNT HE SUPPOSED TO BE THE PROFESSIONAL?
absolutley he should be held accountable. he should have never thrown anyone off the stage. Poor Akorn got his feelings hurt, that lil boy called him a name. Fuck Akorn
no… Akon might be a tool but that kid shouldn't have been on the stage in the first place. People should stop convicting people in this country for past actions. Look at the facts, was that kid illegally on stage? yes… then it's the kids fault for being up there. If someone jumps a fence in a zoo and jumps into a gator pit and gets eaten. should the zoo be accountable for that? no. People (especially kids) should learn they can't just go around doing whatever they want without getting in trouble. Dumb ass kid
Uh, yeah, he should be held accountable! He assaulted a child!
who the fuck is acorn?
NO HE IS NOT GUILTY, IT WAS IN A BAR 21 YEARS AND OVER. AND SOMEONE LET THERE 15 YEAR OLD CHILD GO OUT TO A BAR? HOW WAS HE SUPPOSE TO KNOW THE KID WAS ONLY 15, HE IS DEFINETLY NOT GUILTY ITS THE BARS FAULT FOR LETTING SOMEONE IN THERE UNDERAGE THEY SHOULD BE THE ONES GETTING CHARGED!!!!!!
his purple ass should go to jail, then he can actually make convict music, stupid fag. he sounds like he has asthma, does anyone else realise that but me? maybe they should deport his ass then he can make "african" music whatever he's wack. EAT A DICK AKON
I don't think Akon should be held accountable! I was there and the stupid kid kept throwing things on stage and at the performers. Granted he shouldn't have thrown him in the crowd but the kid was not respecting NOR obeying the rules of the concert-how come kids these days are not held accountable for their actions!
okay people are not up on the Akon story… The girl was 15 in a 18up or 21 and up club, and her fast ass got up there, and looked excited to be riding him… She has herself to blame not Akon, I really belive he didn't know, and how did she even get in the club these are questions we have to ask are selves poor Akon and he does alot of great things. Im not a personal of his music though….I respect a man that gives back to the community and that he does. R. Kelly did it though…
This kid and I go to school together, no joke!
obvs not Akon
but Anthony Smith
and this is what happened, Anthony threw something on stage at an outdoor concert that this radio station in my area throws every summer.
when he threw something on stage apperently Akon got mad and told him to come up on stage. when he did Akon threw him off into the crowd and I think hit and hurt someone else as well.
there was no bar at all?
Hell yes, this guy is not only nuts but he makes african american Caribbean americans think that violence and crime are the ways to make it in the world. I don't give a damn if he doesn't smoke or drink. That fact actually makes him more dangerous in my opinion and reckless.
He should absolutely be accountable. He threw a 15 yr old kid off a stage! I'd like to know what was going through his mind as he thought…Hmm…yeah I'm going to pick this kid up and through him off the stage…yep that's a great idea! He seriously lost his mind and he should get fined and punished to the full extent of the law for this one. He hurt a minor! That's enough for me.
You mean Fake-Con…where he wasn't EVER convicted of ANY crime. He is a fake, a fraud and a coward. It's funny that the only conviction this "Konvict" might ever get would be due to throwing a 15 year old suburbanite of the stage of his concert.
I don't know why ppl still support him. He is obviously a horrible human being.
HELL YES - just because he is "famous" doesn't mean he should get away with it, loser..
Of COURSE he should be held accountable! Should a murderer be held accountable for stabbing someone to death? Should a child molestor be held accountable for raping a 5 year old?
This idiot picked up a kid and threw him into a crowd of people, he could have potentially killed the kid and also injured the rest of the people in the audience. He's a DOUCHEBAG and he should be put in jail for some time to think about it.
Re: Mike. – honestly, yes that does happen at rock concerts, but the kids are usually jumping into the crowds, not getting thrown in violently….
and even though this kid was only 15 (and Akon might not have known), Akon shouldn't have thrown him off stage!
i was there at kfest the kid through something at him and akon took him up on stage and like tossed the kid right off the stage it was funny but he should of knew that he was not just gonna walk away from something like that now the kid is going to get all kinds of money
Ok so 1st, what was the youngin doing at the show…and 2nd shouldnt it be the mother charged with endangering the welfare of a child since she bought the ckid the ticket.akon was the proformer…The mother is instigater(spell check)
NOOO i love Akon!!
that 15 year old is a retard and deserved to be thrown off. he just wanted attention and thats wat hes getting!!
"The ancient empires fall, the dark-skinned peoples fade and even the demons of antiquity gasp their last, but over all stands the Aryan barbarian, white-skinned, cold-eyed, dominant, the supreme fighting man of the earth."—Robert E. Howard
da acorn b tasty to jail squirrels
yes! thats what body gaurds are for!
NAH Akon shouldn't be punished! The kid who got thrown lives down the street from me! He's been laughin' it off ever since! Charges should be dropped and MOVE ON! It was a concert, the kid threw something and Akon did what the crowd wanted!
I know that Akon used poor judgment here but that kid was just asking to get his ass whipped!!! If that kid threw something at you in the street, you would've probably went for his head!!! I'm not trying to hear it. If he doesn't like Akon or his music, why was he there? This kid needs to respect other people and Akon needs to keep his temper in check. I bet you he won't throw another thing at another person again. Some people need a good ass whipping from time to time!!!
I was at the concert and he totally shouldn't have to go to jail. The kid's an idiot for throwing something at Akon and maybe Akon shouldn't have reacted by bringing the kid on stage and then thowing him off but jail? seriously?