Rapper DMX Arrested on Suspicion of DUI in South Carolina

The South Carolina Highway Patrol says that
rapper DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons,
is charged with driving under the influence, as
well as driving without a license and not
wearing a seatbelt.
Rapper
DMX has
another
run-in with
the law. A
spokesperson
for the
South
Carolina
Highway
Patrol told E! News that the "Party Up" rapper
was charged with driving under influence and
two other charges following his early Friday,
July 26 arrest.
According to the police, DMX was pulled over
by a trooper at 2 A.M. after the 42-year-old
rapper drove his Plymouth station wagon
"erratically" near Greenville, South Carolina.
The rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons,
was ordered to take Breathalyzer test after the
trooper suspected that he was drunk.
He was booked into Greenville County
Detention Center on charges of driving under
the influence, driving without a license and not
wearing a seatbelt. According to Reuters, he
later left the detention center at around 4
A.M. after posting $1,235 in bail.
DMX's representative Domenick Nati, however,
denied that the rapper was charged with DUI.
"Allegations about DMX being arrested for
drunk driving are false. He was arrested early
this morning but quickly released. X was given
a breathalyzer test and easily passed it," the
representative explained in a statement.
"He is back at his home in South Carolina and
we are continuing our focus on his upcoming
album and acting roles," Nati said, adding that
DMX was pulled over because an officer
noticed that he did not wear a seatbelt.
DMX has faced various charges in several
occasions these years. He got arrested several
times in Phoenix in 2008 on charges which
ranged from animal cruelty to reckless driving.
He was also arrested last year on suspicion of
driving without a license in South Carolina.