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T.I. released from jail (again!)
EDIT: So he got released today, again 
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The Grammy-winning artist T.I. was back at a halfway house in Atlanta on Thursday after weeks of fighting with federal prison officials who were upset he traveled with a TV producer and a manager when he was released from an Arkansas prison, his attorney said.
T.I. was initially released from the Arkansas prison and sent to the halfway house on Aug. 31, a month before his sentence for probation violation was up. But a day later he was back in federal custody after corrections authorities accused him of violating prison rules by discussing business deals with the two during his 375-mile journey to Atlanta.
Attorney Steve Sadow argued that the rapper didn't break any rules because a VH1 reality show and book deal that was announced within hours of his release had actually been finalized months earlier.
Sadow said Thursday that his client didn't intend to violate any guidelines and that he was pleased with the outcome. The Bureau of Prisons did not comment on the move.
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http://www.billboard.com/#/column/th...05355362.story
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The King has been freed and is back to reclaim his throne. At around 7:30 a.m. this morning (August 31), T.I. was released from the Forrest City Correctional Facility in Arkansas much to the enjoyment of the southern rapper’s family and fans. Serving 11 months as a result of a drug possession charge while on probation, T.I. had the good fortune of being released a month early. Tip announced his new freedom via his Twitter account this morning and, as expected, fans took to the social networking site as well to shower the Grand Hustle chief with support.
“Feels great to be back where I belong...Back in the arms of those who need me the most,” tweeted T.I. from his account, with the elation of freedom pouring from the words on screen to his nearly 980K followers. Tip followed that tweet with, “The storm is over & da sun back out. IT'S OUR TIME TO SHINE SHAWTY!!!!! Welcome to the beginning of our Happy Ending!!!!”
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In case you’ve wondered what T.I. has been up to over the past few hours since being released from prison, VH1 will make sure you don’t miss a moment of the rapper’s life after the clink. Set to debut on Dec. 5 at 10 p.m., the yet-to-be-titled reality show will feature the Grammy winner’s life after serving nearly a year of hard time for parole violation, which stemmed from a 2008 weapons conviction.
According to a statement from VH1, the 10-episode series will not only show how the troubled 30-year-old star, who was released nearly a month earlier than he was scheduled to, is readjusting to the real world, but will also follow the musician as he heads back to the studio to record again. It will also chronicle his relationship with his children and his wife, Xscape’s Tameka “Tiny” Cottle. VH1 promises, “Viewers will get a glimpse into the very loving and always fascinating relationship between T.I. and his wife Tameka, who has faithfully stood by T.I.’s side through it all … Tameka and T.I. are passionately in love, but both know that this previous incarceration has to be his last.”
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http://rapfix.mtv.com/2011/08/31/ti-...-fans-rejoice/
http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/08/31/ti-vh1-reality-show/
I'm happy my boy is out, but Lord if he goes back in one more time.... 
I want a great follow up to No Mercy, that album was handled so wrong 
King of The South is Back 
Discuss.
(How much are you betting he's going to go back in less than a year )
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I can't even
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