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Rhymes Charged With Misdemeanor Assault

NEW YORK - Busta Rhymes was charged Thursday with misdemeanor assault stemming from a man's complaint that the hip-hop star had beaten him in a dispute over money.

Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Neil Ross set bail at $3,500 for the third-degree assault charge, and set Rhymes' next court date for Feb. 20.

The rapper later made bail and left the courthouse, away from the media's view. One of his lawyers, Scott Leeman, said Rhymes was taken away on a Correction Department bus. His sport utility vehicle was still parked outside the courthouse.

Rhymes, 34, turned himself in and was booked on the misdemeanor charge at a Manhattan police station Wednesday night, police Lt. John Grimpel said.

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