Lil' Kim begins sentence

Rapper Lil' Kim began serving a 366-day prison sentence for her conviction stemming from a 2001 shootout outside a New York City radio station.

The 30-year-old was whisked into a detention centre past a throng of media, fans and passers-by. She issued a statement saying she had "unfortunately" been assigned to the concrete, high-rise Philadelphia facility instead of a prison camp "as discussed".