By Ruth Manuel-Logan on Jul 20th 2010 12:00PM
Gangsta-rapper-turned-actor
Ice-T was reportedly pulled over by New York City police officers early on Tuesday for driving without a seat belt. New York's finest then proceeded to arrest the 52-year-old for operating a motor vehicle without a license.
According to TMZ, Ice-T, whose real name is Tracy Morrow, was handcuffed, taken to the 10th precinct in the Chelsea area of lower Manhattan, processed and then released.
This morning, Ice-T tweeted he was taking his bulldog to the vet to get knee surgery:
Up early.. @cutespartacus has to get knee surgery today.. It's a simple operation that common for bulldogs. Still sucks. Wish him luck...
The entertainer, who has had a controversial career as a rapper, released the 1992 hit "Cop Killer," when he was the lead member of the group Body Count. The lyrics, which he wrote, tell the tale of someone who is outraged about police brutality and makes the decision to take the law in to his own hands by killing police officers. The song evoked a heap of controversy from the highest offices in the land: former President George H.W. Bush, Vice President Dan Quayle and Second Lady of the U.S. Tipper Gore.
Ice-T is currently known for his portrayal of tough guy NYPD Detective "Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola" on the NBC-TV drama "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."
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By: jake on 7/20/2010 2:46PM
A real class act. That punk wouldnt have the guts to kill a fly. All mouth and attitude. Lock the punk up for driving without a license. He is the reason i dont watch SVU. He is a racist jerk.
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By: lol you're mad on 7/20/2010 2:59PM
Funny you come to the internet to say he doesn't have the guts to kill a fly. You don't have the balls to say any of that to his face. But hey, do what you gotta do to make yourself feel important.
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By: Patricia Iania on 7/20/2010 4:44PM
LOL he's such a racist..lol
He is married to a white chick you twit.
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By: Nan Hahn (thinkingperson) on 7/20/2010 5:31PM
Actually, I like his character on SVU. Being retired from "the business", I'm able to separate the actor from his character. It's called being able to tell the difference between fantasy and reality. Don't suppose it's occurred to some of you "posters" that his "gangsta-rapper" image is simply that - a fantasy image. Nope, guess not.
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By: bakermf465 on 7/20/2010 7:09PM
What do you mean racist? He's married to a white woman. Oops! You didn't know that! Wow, don't lynch him.
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By: Kelly on 7/20/2010 7:51PM
Phillip is a STUPID TROLL.
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By: Bill on 7/20/2010 2:59PM
Is Socialism a race?
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By: Sandie on 7/20/2010 3:13PM
The only race I know of is the human race.
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By: Ciara on 8/07/2010 12:27PM
wow no way ice-t was arrested and i love ice-t
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By: Rose on 7/20/2010 3:09PM
all they arrested him for was no seat belt and no license. Ya woulda thought he may have had a dubbie or some dumb ass crap like that in order to justify wasting tax dollars on this!! I think they got him for DWB! Just another excuse. I may not like his music lyrics but I sure love his acting!!
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