Rapper DMX sentenced to six months behind bars for failing to pay child support

By Paul Chavez for MailOnline

Published: 23:01 EST, 14 July 2015 | Updated: 01:29 EST, 15 July 2015

Rap singer DMX was jailed on Tuesday in Buffalo, New York and ordered to serve a six-month sentence for failure to pay child support.

The 44-year-old rapper, real name Earl Simmons, was sentenced to serve time in the Erie County Holding Center, according to a report on Tuesday by WIVB-TV in Buffalo.

DMX was turned over to Erie County Sheriff's Department jailers after a sentencing ruling by Family Court Judge Deanne Trippi. 

Jail sentence: DMX, shown performing in June 2014 in Texas, was jailed on Tuesday in Buffalo, New York and ordered to serve six months for failure to pay child support

Jail sentence: DMX, shown performing in June 2014 in Texas, was jailed on Tuesday in Buffalo, New York and ordered to serve six months for failure to pay child support

The Party Up (Up In Here) singer was arrested last month in New York City for failure to pay child support just before he was scheduled to perform at Radio City Music Hall.

A New York City Sheriff's Office spokesman said that DMX, who is the father of 12 children, had $400,000 in unpaid child support at the time of his arrest.

DMX was set to perform on July 25 at the Shaggfest 2015 music festival in Virginia Beach, Virginia. 

Back in jail: Shaggest announced on social media that DMX will note be performing on July 25

Back in jail: Shaggest announced on social media that DMX will note be performing on July 25

Shaggfest creator Brandon Stokes took to social media to announce that DMX was no longer in the lineup.

'He begged the judge to let him finish his last 3 shows. 2 this weekend and one next week. Which was #shaggfest. But the judge said no,' Stokes tweeted under his Shaggy alias on Twitter.

'Now I will find something to replace that slot and it will be great. We took a huge risk with Dmx and I'm not upset about the effort,' he added in a follow-up tweet. 

Rap star: DMX, shown performing last October in New York City, was arrested last month before a performance at Radio City Music Hall

Rap star: DMX, shown performing last October in New York City, was arrested last month before a performance at Radio City Music Hall

Trey Song was the scheduled headline act at Shaggfest.

DMX previously has been arrested for during under the influence as well as for driving without a valid license.

The Romeo Must Die star spent seven months in an Arizona prison in 2011 for violating his probation for drug-related probation violations including cocaine use. 

Legal trouble: The rapper is shown in a July 2013 mugshot following his arrest for alleged drunken driving in South Carolina

Legal trouble: The rapper is shown in a July 2013 mugshot following his arrest for alleged drunken driving in South Carolina

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