Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic recording artist Trick Daddy is celebrating the season by giving a little something back to his beloved Miami community. The pioneering rap superstar and his Trick Luvs Da Kids Foundation will host their 4th annual Christmas Toy Drive, with events slated for the two weekends leading up to the Christmas holiday – Saturday, December 16th at Miami’s Moore Park, and Saturday, December 23rd at the city’s Gould Park. The Christmas Toy Drive sees the Trick Luvs Da Kids Foundation partnering with KB Toys and Trick’s fellow Floridian hip-hop icon, Pitbull, to bring cheer and distribute gifts to the community’s underprivileged youth. The venture – which kicked off last month – invited KB Toys customers throughout Miami-Dade, Broward, and West Palm Beach to purchase a gift card to be donated to the Foundation.

Both Miami events will be hosted by Trick himself, who, along with Pitbull, Mobile Mike, and a host of other local luminaries, will be on hand to provide food, gifts, and entertainment to those in attendance. The mission of the Trick Luvs Da Kids Foundation is to inspire, aid and encourage underprivileged youth to achieve a better quality of life through educational, social and musical development. In addition to the Christmas Toy Drive, Trick Daddy and the Foundation have challenged Boys and Girls Clubs in New York, Florida, and Atlanta to nominate teen members who have taken the initiative to organize some type of community efforts for Christmas, whether it is a toy drive, coat drive, volunteering at a soup kitchen.

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Actor Wesley Snipes was set free by a Florida judge this morning after posting $1 million in bail related to federal tax evasion charges leveled against him. The 44-year-old star appeared in a federal courthouse in Ocala, Florida, after flying in on a private jet from Namibia where he is filming the cowboy movie Gallowwalker. He pleaded not guilty to charges he fraudulently claimed refunds totaling nearly $12 million dollars from taxes he paid in 1996 and 1997. He pleaded not guilty to charges he fraudulently claimed refunds totaling nearly $12 million dollars from taxes he paid in 1996 and 1997.

Snipes’ attorney Billy Martin said outside the courthouse, “Mr. Snipes left America to begin filming Gallowwalker long before this indictment was returned. We want to make it clear that he did not avoid returning to the United States. He’s always been ready to return and he did not flee.” Snipes added, “I wanna say thanks to everybody, thanks to all of the fans out there for showing support. I look forward to clearing my name and resolving this issue post-haste.”

The actor is returning to Africa to continue working on the film. He faces up to 16 years in prison if convicted on the charges. – Damn! 16 years?? Well I guess even the rich & famous have problems paying their income taxes…