Ol' Dirty Bastard has been sentenced to three years probabtion and a year of drug rehab after pleading no contest to charges of making death threats to an ex girlfriend as well as wearing an illegal bullet proof vest.
The Wu Tang rapper - real name Russell Jones - has already entered rehab in New York but claims that he is likely to be victimised by the NYPD after serving his sentence
"I don't want no officers just to be just kicking on me...I'm talking about getting picked on. They all know me and they'll be looking to lock me up," he told the court.
Appearing in Los Angeles on Friday, ODB told the judge: "Jesus loves you."
"Thank you, I need all the love I can get," the judge replied.
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