50 Cent avoids jail

Controversial rapper 50 Cent has made a deal to avoid jail time for an incident in which he launched himself into the audience to retaliate against someone who sprayed water at him.

Three women claimed to have been injured in the incident last year in Springfield, Massachusetts.

The rapper was charged with assault, but a judge agreed to drop the charges if he agreed to submit to random drug testing for two years, produce an anti-violence educational video and attend an anger management class.