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Rap star Foxy Brown Friday turned down a plea offer of no-jail time for her alleged assault of two workers at a Chelsea nail salon last summer. "I'll be exonerated," said Brown who was outside the courtroom in Manhattan Criminal Court decked out in Chanel sunglasses, Chanel bag, and a beaded Chanel belt. "I'm confident in the justice system." "We're not interested in any disposition that includes her admitting to a crime she did not commit," her attorney, Joseph Tacopina, added. Brown, 25, is accused of punching and kicking Myoung Yi and Sun Ji Song in and outside the Bloomie...

(Excerpt) Despite everything, Love believes her predicament is the result of a coordinated financial, legal and personal smear campaign. In a recent interview with London's Sunday Telegraph, she was asked if she bears any responsibility for her current problems. "The last thing I want to say is, 'I'm a victim', but I am. I believe it's a trickledown from Bush... I should have done an audit. I should have done face-time with people. That is true. But did I bring it on myself? I don't think so."