Akon Talks About Smoking Gun Report That He Fabricated His Criminal Past
Little more than a month ago, The Smoking Gun published an article claiming Akon manufactured most of his past as the ringleader of a "notorious" car-theft ring and that he didn't spend four and a half years in prison, as he's claimed. Instead, the Web site reported, Akon spent only a few months in an Atlanta jail for stealing a single car, according to police, court and corrections records.
The story raised some serious doubts about the stories Akon has been repeating in interviews for years and about his background as a hard-hitting thug who once owned and operated four chop shops that catered to "celebrities and drug dealers." But did Akon spend years in prison, fighting off other inmates on an almost-daily basis, as he's claimed over and over again?
On Tuesday, MTV News sat down with Akon to discuss The Smoking Gun's report. And while he didn't come right out and debunk the article or corroborate his accounts of a criminal past, he said he believes the claims have done little to hurt his rep.
"It's an article," he said. "Everyone's entitled to their own opinions and views. At the end of the day, the Konvict movement is keeping me out of jail. It's nothing I want to glorify or go back to. Honestly, I'm glad something like that came out, because it opens the minds of other people who're thinking positive.
"We're doing so many positive things," 'Kon continued. "To go back and focus and put energy on negative things like that, to try to discredit an artist, it makes no sense to me. If there was a motive for it, it would be worth entertaining. I'd rather keep it the way it is and leave the article out there. It only helps me. It's not something I was trying to glorify or turn back to. It was something I was trying to forget. Actually, it worked out for me in a positive way."
Akon is still working on Acquitted, the follow-up to 2006's Konvicted. The album was originally slated for release this month, but those plans have been scrapped.
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Comment by Edi on May 17, 2008 at 12:14pm -
Akon is a fuckin legend, the dude is makin $$ left and right
these lil bitches always try to find somethin to put some1 down
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Comment by Storm Briggs on May 17, 2008 at 10:45am - that boy looks blown in that picture
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Comment by Storm Briggs on May 17, 2008 at 10:44am
- he makes good muisc like jamison said
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Comment by Rian on May 17, 2008 at 9:38am - akon u shud smock a lot of weed n u il b open 2 pipo
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Comment by One23SmokeIce on May 17, 2008 at 7:15am - akon got some hot shit... as far as his crimial past? i dont know. but he spit some fya 4sho
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Comment by 1000grams on May 17, 2008 at 6:49am - AKON IS THE FUCKIN MAN!, no one else had more features than dis dude in the past couple years and yall can hate all yall one point is dude gon styll be makin his loot
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Comment by pointerj on May 17, 2008 at 5:17am
- AKON MAKES ALL THE BEATS TO MOST OF THE SONGS HE IS FEATURED ON. HE IS A TRUE PRODUCER. IT'S SMART BC IF YOU WANT HIM ON A HOOK YOU HAVE TO GET HIS TRACK. T-PAIN ALSO A PRODUCER
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Comment by marc on May 17, 2008 at 5:01am - akon sucks ey????yer too busy suckin dick,,ya stupid nigga,,,,,,,,,,thats cause he makes bonin music,,,thats meaNS GOOD music fer havin sex with a lady.lmao
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Comment by Ghetto Youth on May 17, 2008 at 4:04am - Damn Sum NIGGAZ r STUPID... Do u Have to be a GANGSTA 2 SELL RECORDS?? How Come BMF Niggaz Dnt Sell Shit?? how come all these street niggaz dnt sell shit??? Look at USher, he aint 4rm da streets bt he's Best at everyfing he does so i dnt give a fuck if Akon's 4rm da streets or Not all i kno is he's Gettin his money and been on da HOTTEST songs in 2006/2007... FUCKING HATERS!!!
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Comment by 1Shonta on May 17, 2008 at 3:19am - You aint gotta lie to kick it...
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