UPDATE: DMX Says Warrant For Court Date No-Show Not His Fault

N.Y. Judge Put Warrant Out For Rapper After He Missed Court

DMX said his warrant for a no-show at a child support hearing was down to a mix up between his lawyers and the court.

BOSSIP broke the story earlier this week that a Westchester County Supreme Court judge put a warrant out for the rapper’s arrest after he didn’t turn up to a court date on back child support with ex-wife, Tashera Simmons.

But DMX believed his lawyers successfully postponed the Dec. 14 hearing because of his longstanding “DMXmas” performance in Las Vegas the same day.

“I did everything I was supposed to do, it wasn’t my fault,” DMX said, according to his Uncle Nell, who is travelling with the rapper as he performs.

Uncle Nell said DMX – who has been in and out of jail over the last few years – had turned his professional life around, getting new management, paying off another child support judgment in upstate New York and making sure his court-ordered $5,000 a month in child support was paid to Tashera on time.

“He was doing so good for the last three months, building his rep back up,” Uncle Nell told BOSSIP. “He did the show, we went to bed and when we woke up there was a warrant.”

DMX – whose real name is Earl Simmons – is set to perform another show in Vegas on Thursday, and then will celebrate his birthday on Friday before heading to Utah for more shows. Then he’ll head back to New York, Uncle Nell said.

He said DMX isn’t worried about cops nabbing him on the warrant as he travels from state to state.

“We’re sure that the attorney is going to handle it,” Uncle Nell said. “They fumbled the ball, not us. We fulfilled our obligations.”

In a statement to BOSSIP, the rapper’s rep said the rapper was continuing to move forward in his career.

“We appreciate support from fans, promoters and our staff alike for knowing and trusting that business will go on as usual,” the statement read. “We look forward to great success, and plan to stay focused on accomplishing goals to achieve such greatness!”

DMX is due back in court on the warrant next month.