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Trump pardons rapper NBA Youngboy, who was sentenced for gun-related charges
The rapper is among a number of high-profile people Trump pardoned this week, including a reality TV star couple
With home confinement finished last month, the pardon means he won't have to follow the terms of his probation, including drug testing, he said.Findling said he was thrilled Gaulden's legal saga had reached an end.“From Louisiana to Utah the battles have been endless, and now he can concentrate on first and foremost his family, and then, of course, his amazing career,” Findling said in a statement.The rapper has acknowledged that he possessed a Glock 21 .45-caliber pistol and a Masterpiece Arms MPA30T 9mm handgun while filming a rap video in Baton Rouge. He had agreed to give up the guns.Gaulden had previously been convicted in Louisiana of aggravated assault with a firearm, according to his statement released in advance of the plea agreement.He had also pleaded guilty in November to his role in a prescription drug fraud ring that operated out of his home in Utah. “I want to thank President Trump for granting me a pardon and giving me the opportunity to keep building — as a man, as a father, and as an artist," NBA YoungBoy, whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden, said in a statement posted online.
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