Woman sues rapper for more child support

Woman sues rapper for more child support

ATLANTA — The mother of two of T.I.’s children has sued the rapper for more child support, claiming she is having a hard time supporting the boys with the $2,000 a month he is providing.

Lashon Dixon, 29, and T.I., 27, have known each other since they were teenagers and dated before he reached rap megastar status. Their boys are ages 7 and 8.

Dixon said she wants a court to order a stipend that is equal to the rapper’s success. A telephone call and e-mail to T.I.’s publicist at Atlantic Records was not immediately returned Thursday.

T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, is currently serving 1,000 hours of community service and will afterward serve a year in prison on federal weapons charges.

He also has two sons with his fianc√©e, Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, of the defunct R&B group Xscape. The couple also had a daughter who died shortly after childbirth in 2007.

ZZ Top-Brooks & Dunn concert postponed

BURGETTSTOWN, Pa. — Due to illness, tonight’s ZZ Top and Brooks & Dunn concert at Post-Gazette Pavilion has been postponed, according to a press release from Live Nation, the promoter. Further details will be released when a new date is selected. Ticket-holders should should keep their tickets.

Kanye West arrested after tussle, cops say

LOS ANGELES — Police say they have arrested Kanye West at Los Angeles International Airport on suspicion of vandalism after an altercation with a photographer.

An airport spokesman says police also arrested West’s bodyguard shortly before 8 a.m. Thursday.

Airport spokesman Marshall Lowe says early reports are that West got into an altercation with a commercial photographer, and a camera valued at more than $10,000 was broken.

The incident happened before West and his manager, who was not identified, cleared a security screening at the airport.

Lowe says police are continuing to interview witnesses and West may be booked later this morning.

Today’s birthdays

Country singer George Jones is 77. Actress Linda Gray is 68. Singer Maria Muldaur is 65. Drummer Neil Peart of Rush is 56. Actor Singer Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five) is 42. Country singer Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland is 34. Actor Benjamin McKenzie (“The O.C.”) is 30. Singer Ruben Studdard is 30. Singer-actress Jennifer Hudson (“American Idol,” “Dreamgirls”) is 27.