Lil Uzi Vert has taken a plea deal to avoid time behind bars in an assault case involving his ex-girlfriend and fellow rapper SAINt JHN.
Back in July, Uzi’s ex-girlfriend Brittany Byrd filed a police report alleging that the Philly native struck her and threatened her with a gun. Byrd and artist SAINt JHN were at Dialog Cafe in West Hollywood for a business meeting when Uzi exited confronted them.
According to TMZ, Uzi was sentenced to three years of probation. He was also sentenced to one year in treatment for mental health and substance abuse, 52 weeks in domestic violence counseling, restitution, and 10 years under a criminal protective order.
His ex-girlfriend Brittany Byrd claimed that Uzi assaulted her in West Hollywood by putting a gun to her stomach and hitting her. Brittany was alleging talking business with SAINt JHN when Uzi jumped out of an Escalade and confronted everyone at the table. He also got into an altercation with SAINt JHN. He tried to punch the rapper but he missed and fell, and his gun fell to the ground.
