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In this Feb. 9, 2010 file photo, rapper Lil Wayne enters Manhattan criminal court in New York.

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Lil Wayne sentencing postponed

Courthouse fire causes case to be postponed

Updated: Tuesday, 02 Mar 2010, 1:38 PM EST
Published : Tuesday, 02 Mar 2010, 1:37 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) - A court spokesman says rap star Lil Wayne's sentencing in a New York City gun case has been postponed because of a courthouse fire.

The rapper had been expected to start a one-year jail term after sentencing Tuesday. He pleaded guilty in October to attempted criminal possession of a weapon.

Courts spokesman David Bookstaver said the sentencing was among proceedings canceled due a basement fire at a Lower Manhattan courthouse.

The 27-year-old rapper entered his plea in October. He admitted having a loaded gun on his tour bus in July 2007.

He has become one of rap's biggest names and music's biggest sellers in recent years.

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