Posted on 12/16/2005 4:23:37 AM PST by freepatriot32
NEW YORK - Foxy Brown says she hasn't heard another person's voice in six months and will have surgery early next year to restore her hearing.
The 26-year-old rapper was diagnosed with sudden hearing loss in May while she was recording her upcoming album, she told reporters Thursday.
"I ask only for your continued prayers and compassion as I embrace the blessings of my journey," Brown said, her voice at times choking up and tears coming to her eyes.
She was accompanied by supporters including Russell Simmons and his wife, Kimora Lee Simmons, and Brown's new lawyer, Joseph Fleming.
Brown's former lawyer, Joseph Tacopina, disclosed her hearing loss last week. He had been asked why they had exchanged notes while waiting in Manhattan Criminal Court for her case to be called on an unresolved 2004 assault charge. The two parted ways just days later.
At the news conference, Brown's medical consultant, Laura Arias, refused to give any details on what the surgery would involve, the exact date it would take place, or how long the recovery would be.
Brown said she would return to recording as soon as possible.
"I am racing to the studio the moment that God affords me the opportunity to hear again," she said.
Fleming said he was "cautiously optimistic" that an agreement would be reached with prosecutors prior to her next court appearance on Dec. 23.
Brown, whose real name is Inga Marchand, has refused at least two misdemeanor plea deals that would have let her avoid any jail time for allegedly assaulting two nail salon workers on Aug. 29, 2004, in a fight over payment for a manicure at Bloomie Nails in Manhattan's Chelsea area.
That may be but shes been def for years :-)
Hip-hop artist Foxy Brown touches her ear as model Tyson Beckford looks on during a news conference to discuss Brown's hearing loss Thursday, Dec. 15, 2005 in New York. The rapper told reporters that she was diagnosed with sudden hearing loss in May, during the recording of her latest album, and will be undergoing surgery to restore her hearing at the beginning of next year.(AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)
Never, uh, heard of her.
Oxycontin abuse?
Who or what is a "Foxy Brown"? A "rapper"? She says nice things about people? It's all too dificult...
Don't RUsh to judgement!~}
Ping me when rappers become suddenly mute.
another tragic victim
of Rush Limbaugh disease?
Not all suddden hearing loss is from drug abuse. I recently lost 85% of my hearing in my right ear from a virus. It happens to thousands of people a year.
That's what I was thinking.
She and Rush now have a basis for a conversation...he's dealt with it admirably.
Rap makes me wish I was deaf too.
Her music is not really that good, in my opinion. Hasn't had a hit in years. She is really nasty and has not qualms about exposing herself.
The world has always had hypocrites. cRap music perhaps attracts a greater percentage of them.
We all know white musicians never cuss.
I'm slowly loosing my hearing too...they wanted to do exploratory surgery as one Dr. says he thinks some bones are stuck together. That didn't inspire any confidence to me...so I'm holding off. I wonder though if it's the constant sinus problems I have that is taking my hearing away....anyone else have similiar problems?
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