BOSSIP Exclusive: Yung Berg Mulls Plea Deal In Masika Case
BOSSIP Exclusive: Yung Berg Mulls Plea Deal In Masika Beat Down Case
Yung Berg Assault Charges For Allegedly Attacking Masika Tucker
Former Love & Hip Hop Hollywood star Yung Berg has been offered a deal in his assault case involving ex-girlfriend Masika Tucker.
Prosecutors from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office offered Berg the chance to plead guilty to harassment, which is a violation, not a crime, for his alleged assault on Tucker last year. Berg would also have to attend batterer’s intervention program in New York or Los Angeles.
The rapper is currently facing assault, attempted assault and harassment charges for the alleged beat down. The NYPD arrested him last November for allegedly throttling Tucker in their hotel room after his credit card was declined. The reality show’s producers fired him days later.
Berg’s lawyer Xavier Donaldson said he’d be interested in resolving the case, but only if prosecutors dropped the assault charges.
Berg – aka Hitmaka – did not appear during Thursday’s brief hearing, but is due in court later this week.
The judge also extended an order of protection between Berg and Tucker until February 2016.
Yung Berg is an American record producer and rapper. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, he was the first artist to sign with American rapper DMX‘s vanity label Bloodline Records back in 2001, at the young age of 14. Six years later, he signed with Epic Records and adopted the stage name Yung Berg. His 2007 debut single, “Sexy Lady” peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, while his guest appearance on Ray J‘s single, “Sexy Can I” and Ward’s own follow-up single, “The Business” peaked at numbers three and 33 on the chart, respectively, the following year; all three of which preceded the release of his debut studio album, Look What You Made Me (2008). Despite generally unfavorable critical reception, it peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200. After releasing a number of follow-up mixtapes and singles that failed to chart, he shifted focus away from recording in favor of a career in music production last year.
