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Rhymes Posts Bail on Assault Charges

NEW YORK - Busta Rhymes posted bail and was released Thursday after being arraigned on misdemeanor assault charges that say the hip-hop star beat a man last month in a dispute over money.

Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Neil Ross set Rhymes' bail at $3,500 for two third-degree assault and two lesser charges and set his next court date for Feb. 20. The judge also signed an order for Rhymes to stay away from the accuser.

The victim, a court complaint says, is Edward Hatchett, 39, Rhymes' former driver. The complaint says the 34-year-old rapper beat him "with a closed fist about the head and neck," knocked him to the ground and kicked him in the ribs and torso.

The attack, which occurred ...

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