Hip-hop star Akon is pleading guilty to harassment after he tossed
a fan off stage at a concert last summer. He will serve no jail
time as long he performs 65 hours of community service and pays a
$250 fine.
Akon declined comment as he left court in Fishkill, N.Y.
The Senegalese-American singer, born Aliaune Thiam, was accused of
picking up a teenage boy and throwing him off the stage during a
June 2007 concert at a minor league baseball stadium near
Poughkeepsie. Another concertgoer said she suffered a concussion
when the teen landed on her.
Akon released his third album, "Freedom," earlier this month.
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