NEW YORK — Rapper "Jay-Z" was sentenced to three years probation for stabbing a record producer at a Manhattan nightclub, prosecutors said.
The Grammy-winning rapper, whose real name is Shawn Carter, pleaded guilty in October to misdemeanor assault, admitting he stabbed Lance Rivera at a club party on Dec. 1, 1999.
Jay-Z accused Rivera of making and selling counterfeit copies of one of his recordings, then stabbed him with a 5-inch knife at least twice, according to a police account.
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As part of a plea agreement, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Micki Scherer sentenced Jay-Z, 31, to three years probation.