This news is taken from Billboard.com...


"Singer Rick James is under investigation by police for an alleged sexual assault of a woman at his home.James,50,best known for his 1981 hit "Super Freak",had a search warrant served on his Woodland Hills,Calif.,home on Monday night.Police said a 26-year old woman claims she was sexually assaulted by James over the weekend.

"They are allegations of a sexual nature," said police Capt.Jim Tatreau,who said James has cooperated with police.

James was convicted in 1993 of assaulting two women.The first attack occurred two years earlier when he restrained and burned a young woman with a hot pipe during a cocaine binge at his house in West Hollywood.He was free on bail when the second assault occurred in 1992 in a hotel room.James was sentenced to more than two years in state prison.A jury acquitted him on a torture charge.

In 1997,the singer released a new album,'Urban Rapsody',but a year later he suffered a stroke that derailed a comeback tour.James performed in Los Angeles as recently as May."

(Edited by Jonathan Cohen/November 13,2002.)

Oh god, here we go again!

He and Bobby Brown should just stay indoors and pull a chain on Whitney!

Natsume said:

And the sad thing is,Rick was getting ready to release a new CD in 2003,and he was preparing for a reunion tour with Teena Marie as well.When will this guy get his act together??!!

What? What did he Supposedly Do? Boy Rick better watch who he hangs with cause they might be Assholes looking to Screw him up. Rick has got to Move to N.Y. cause it seems he's having too much trouble and needs Brooklyn and N.Y. women in his life. God,Rick!

This is the first I've heard of this.

this is kinda shitty... anyone remember his "behind the music" where he's talking about being clean and how he's never going down that road again... i think rick needs some serious counseling...

i would really like to see him clean up and get his funky ass back out there in the recording studio and on the road bustin' out on some serious funk...

I Hope it ain't true?but Rick is still battling some demons&whatnot.

EllisDee said:

Yeah,that's what really pisses me off about the whole thing.Rick keeps saying how he doesn't do drugs anymore,how he is trying to get closer to God,and how he's trying to be a good husband and father.He's always talking about how he has "turned his life around" and now here is he again,back to his old ways.I guess Rick will never change.

I saw Rick on Cedric The Entertainer Presents... last night,& he did a song 4 Cedric's character who was the first black president,because he thought that the presidential song was "whack".it was kinda funny but not as funny as "The Cafeteria Lady" character.
any how as far as Rick getting into trouble he needs 2 keep his "Super Freak" in his pants.

Rick Grow up still haven't learned to keep your hands to yourself yet? No publicity is bad press huh. At least someone is talking about you. Your really in trouble when they can't remember your name and start saying Rick who?

ThaHumanBody said:

I was just about to post how he was just on Cedric's show last night, and I thought this meant he was on his way back!!

This self-righteous mofo likes to talk shit about people who have outdistanced him musically because of pure envy, but he keeps doing the same old shit, and from what people who show up at his gigs tell me he never stopped. Rick has always been a blowhard, it would be different if he was exhibiting something that showed he was trying to change, but...

I don't understand the two exclamation points.
This news shocks you?

Rick is a fuck up, no surprise here - dumb bastard!

nothing has been Proved.but I gotta remember the same folks that Hat on Michael Jackson are gonna Hate on Rick James.I see a Pattern.

lets see...

Rick James

Bobby Brown

Put them both in a bag, shake it up and pull one out, you still get the same ole shit

mistermaxxx said:

How exactly do you "hat" on somebody??? And what's this pattern you're going on about???





shank...
[This message was edited Fri Nov 15 21:54:09 PST 2002 by CalhounSq]

CalhounSq said:

I Meant too say Hate.anyway alot of folks can't stand too Hear from folks in here that dig Rick James&Michael Jackson but that is too Damn Badd because these Cats are a Couple of Very Talented Cats.everybody has Issues but some folks won't let up.

Rick James is the filthy joker! I can not believe Prince have to be second billing support to his bad music in the live concerts.

Thats the Rick I know...Can U say "OZ"

@ the following news stories' mental image:

"Rick James recently got his face cracked when he went on a shopping spree. Rick arrived at a leather store in a white limo and was prepared to do some serious shopping, after picking up several items he went to pay for it and his credit card was declined. Rick then ran out the store."

This is really sad. I hope ole Slick Rick can get his act together, because his music provided so many great memories for a brotha' back in tha'day.

Tibor said:

Where can I get tickets for this show?...With LIL MAN opening up for Slick Rick. See what one little typo can do to your post . Just funking with you Tibor, I'm guilty of doing the same thing in some of my posts.

You're referring to the 1979 funk showdown tour with Rick James vs Prince. It's important to remember Prince was just coming up while ole Slick Rick had a couple of hits under his belt plus a major huge selling album in the prior year Come Get It.

I didn't see the show, but a couple of my buddies who attended the show said that LIL MAN took it to Rick on the stage with his high powered funk and roll.