Sean Kingston snaps a selfie despite fugitive status with warrant out for his arrest over unpaid jewelry
Sean Kingston snapped a selfie for his fans after being charged with grand theft over an unpaid jewelry bill.
The 30-year-old singer sported a bright red Supreme face mask while posing next to a white Mercedes Maybach in Los Angeles on Thursday.
A warrant was out for Kingston's arrest after he failed to pay a jeweler $45,000, and Kingston could be incarcerated for as many as three years if convicted in connection with the case.
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Law enforcement officials told TMZ that they did not intend to actually search for the rapper in connection with this warrant, but it would come up if Kingston was pulled over or detained.
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The Beautiful Girls singer appeared to be in good spirits amid a series of clips he posted to Instagram Stories on Thursday from a luxury home, where he had high-end vehicles such as a Lambo SUV and Maybach.
In the series of clips, Kingston sang excerpts from his songs Beautiful Girls, Take You There and Fire Burning.
'I guess your man is not a one-hit wonder if he's got 10 number one songs - he can do better!' Kingston said.
The Eenie Meenie artist has past had legal entanglements linked to high-end jewelry as in 2018 he was ordered to a New York city court to remit $301,500 to a jeweler named Aqua Master, according to TMZ.
The nine-piece lot that composed the six-figure total included two watches, two necklaces, a ring and gold chains.
A few months later, AP The Jeweler also publicly accused Kingston of stiffing payments on jewelry.
'I'm not calling cops or taking you to court. I'm going to the streets somewhere where you scared to be,' AP said in a since deleted Instagram post.
Kingston was reportedly kidnapped by an L.A. jeweler in 2015 and filed a police report after a sketchy watch exchange after he failed to pay the total bill for a $225,000 timepiece.
He was also sued by Avi Da Jewelers for $356,000 worth of unpaid purchases.
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