Rapper Da Brat sentenced to prison

Rap star Shawntae Harris, known as Da Brat, has been sentenced to serve three years in prison for hitting a hostess in the head with a rum bottle during an altercation at a suburban Atlanta nightclub last fall. The 34-year-old Harris pleaded guilty Friday to aggravated assault in DeKalb County. She was sentenced to 10 years, to serve three, and must also complete 200 hours of community service, receive substance abuse treatment, undergo mental evaluation and attend anger management classes. Authorities say Harris was at a private Halloween party at Studio 72, a club in Tucker, when she struck then-Atlanta Falcons cheerleader Shayla Stevens, who was working part-time as a hostess for the event.

(Associated Press)