T.I. Pays His Overdue Legal Bill

Rapper T.I. wrote a check for $8,000 in court Tuesday to pay an overdue layer bill for the mother of two of his sons, telling a judge the debt was an oversight.

Lawyers for LaShon Dixon asked a Fulton County judge sought out the Atlanta courts after the 28-year-old rapper, born Clifford Harris, failed to pay up by his November due date. He had agreed to the payment as part of an ongoing child support case.

According to the Associated Press, T.I. showed up at the courthouse with the check in hand, effectively settling the matter. During the hearing, the rapper told the judge the order to pay got lost when he changed assistants.

T.I. is scheduled to be sentenced on federal weapons charges in March. He is expected to serve at least a year in federal prison.