Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
11%
2 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
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Outlets on this story
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Crime & Law
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Florida prosecutors on Thursday dropped a felony charge against rapper Rick Ross nearly a month after he was arrested in Miami Beach when a woman he was living with told police he hit her, court records said.
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records → drop → her
The Miami-Dade state attorney’s office filed paperwork on Thursday to drop a felony charge of battery by strangulation because of “insufficient evidence”.
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office → file → evidence
Ross, whose legal name is William Roberts II, still faces a misdemeanor charge of battery domestic violence.
asserted
name → face → battery
Ross, 50, has pleaded not guilty to all charges, and his attorney said on Friday that his client would continue to defend himself against the allegations.
asserted
client → plead → allegations
Ross surrendered at the Miami Beach police station on 1 October, two days after the woman filed a report with police, officials said.
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officials → surrender → police
He was freed on bail several hours later.
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He → free → bail
According to an arrest report, a woman told Miami Beach detectives that she had been living with Ross when he accused her of cheating on him and struck her multiple times on 28 August.
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he → accord → August
She said Ross also choked her with the collar of her shirt and slammed her into a wall.
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Ross → say → wall
The woman said she was eventually able to leave the home and returned later – after Ross left – to collect her belongings.
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Ross → say → belongings
Ross previously pleaded no contest to aggravated assault in 2017 after he was accused of forcing a man into a guesthouse at his suburban Atlanta mansion in 2015 and beating him with a handgun, according to Georgia court records.
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he → plead → records
Under a Georgia first-time offender program, the court issued an order exonerating Ross of guilt on that felony count.
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court → issue → count
Ross is a longtime south Florida resident who gained prominence in 2006 with his debut single Hustlin’.
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who → gain → single
The rapper and entrepreneur helped put Miami on the musical map in the early 2000s, when most hip-hop fans looked to Atlanta and Houston as the southern rap headquarters.
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fans → put → headquarters
Hustlin’ was certified platinum twice by the Recording Industry Association of America and sparked a bidding war for Ross.
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Hustlin → certify → Ross
He eventually signed with Def Jam Records, headed by Jay-Z.
Ross’s debut album, Port of Miami, also went platinum, debuting at No 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
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album → sign → chart
It was the first in a series of chart-toppers, including 2008’s Trilla and 2009’s Deeper Than Rap.
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It → include → Rap
He has been nominated for nine Grammy awards.
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He → nominate → awards
In 2008, he founded the Maybach Music Group label, boosting the careers of signees like Wale, Meek Mill and French Montana.
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he → found → Wale
His most recent album, Set In Stone, was released in July.
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album → release → July
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