The New York Times-20080124-Busta Rhymes Is Sentenced- -Brief-

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Busta Rhymes Is Sentenced; [Brief]

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The rapper Busta Rhymes was sentenced on Wednesday to three years' probation and 10 days of community service for assaulting his former driver and a fan, The Associated Press reported. Busta Rhymes, 35, whose real name is Trevor Smith, was also fined $1,250 and ordered to pay court costs for driving while intoxicated and with a suspended license. He pleaded guilty to the charges, stemming from four separate incidents, in Manhattan Criminal Court.