The famed rapper was charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon and potentially faced a 15-year prison sentence. He pleaded guilty to get a reduced charge of misdemeanor assault and was only sentenced to three years probation.
Eminem
Eminem was a volatile figure in rap in the early 2000s. It came as no surprise that he was arrested in 2000 for assault. It was even less surprising that the assault involved a man who allegedly kissed his wife, Kim.