Close to one year Reggie Rockstone was charged with car theft, the self-acclaimed ?Godfather of hiplife?, has been acquitted and all the charges dropped. Funny enough, the lady who brought the charges against Reggie, hardly turned up in court.
After a while the judge got tired of her no-show and declared that if she didn?t turn up for the next court arraignment, the case would be thrown out of court. ?I was praying for her not to show up,? Reggie told JIVE.
So when it happened exactly as he hoped, he was more than elated. On Wednesday June 20th, Reggie?s accuser failed to make an appearance in court and the judge did as he has threatened.
?Initially, I was expected to crumble because of my so-called star status in my country, but there?s no bad publicity in showbiz,? he says. ?I missed shows, was rejected by certain corporate bodies, and now I?m suing her for defamation of character.?
The case was about a Land Rover Discovery that had been smashed up by one of his late father?s workers and was more or less scrap metal. The car had been his family?s possession for years ?so when I was doing the cover on my father?s estate it was only right that I would say that that car belonged to me.? So he sold the car.
After it had been disposed of, Reggie?s accuser showed up and demanded 150 million cedis, claiming that the vehicle was hers, even though, according to the Hiplife star, the documents covering the car were in his father?s name.
Reggie is more than glad that the case has come to an end but he says it?s an experience, he will not forget any time soon.
?You are standing in the dock at the court house, your hands fidgeting and all that. It?s embarrassing. Your face is all f****ed up and you are in the company of guys who have done all sorts of things.? So it?s no surprise that he?s preparing he released a single about his legal battle and will do other numbers on a new album that will be out on September 1st.
Close to one year Reggie Rockstone was charged with car theft, the self-acclaimed ?Godfather of hiplife?, has been acquitted and all the charges dropped. Funny enough, the lady who brought the charges against Reggie, hardly turned up in court.
After a while the judge got tired of her no-show and declared that if she didn?t turn up for the next court arraignment, the case would be thrown out of court. ?I was praying for her not to show up,? Reggie told JIVE.
So when it happened exactly as he hoped, he was more than elated. On Wednesday June 20th, Reggie?s accuser failed to make an appearance in court and the judge did as he has threatened.
?Initially, I was expected to crumble because of my so-called star status in my country, but there?s no bad publicity in showbiz,? he says. ?I missed shows, was rejected by certain corporate bodies, and now I?m suing her for defamation of character.?
The case was about a Land Rover Discovery that had been smashed up by one of his late father?s workers and was more or less scrap metal. The car had been his family?s possession for years ?so when I was doing the cover on my father?s estate it was only right that I would say that that car belonged to me.? So he sold the car.
After it had been disposed of, Reggie?s accuser showed up and demanded 150 million cedis, claiming that the vehicle was hers, even though, according to the Hiplife star, the documents covering the car were in his father?s name.
Reggie is more than glad that the case has come to an end but he says it?s an experience, he will not forget any time soon.
?You are standing in the dock at the court house, your hands fidgeting and all that. It?s embarrassing. Your face is all f****ed up and you are in the company of guys who have done all sorts of things.? So it?s no surprise that he?s preparing he released a single about his legal battle and will do other numbers on a new album that will be out on September 1st.
