说唱歌手肖恩·金斯顿和他老妈摊上大事了!最近因为欺诈和盗窃被警察蜀黍逮捕了。
据说，他们在购买高档电视和音响系统时，只付了首付没付尾款，还承诺和贾斯汀·比伯一起拍广告也没做到。
警方突袭了他们家，把老妈先带走，晚上才把金斯顿也给抓了。金斯顿在社交媒体上回应说：“我没事，老妈也没事，律师会处理。”看来这事儿不小，但具体啥情况还得看后续报道。
Rapper Sean Kingston and his mother have been arrested on fraud and theft charges after the star’s South Florida residence was raided by a SWAT team Thursday morning, authorities announced.
据当局宣布，说唱歌手肖恩·金斯顿(Sean Kingston)及其母亲因欺诈和盗窃指控被捕。此前，一支SWAT小组于周四早上突袭了这位明星位于南佛罗里达州的住所。
Arrest and search warrants were served at a home in Southwest Ranches, a town about 15 miles from Fort Lauderdale, according to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. The singer’s mother, Janice Turner, was taken into custody following the raid and Kingston was arrested Thursday evening in Fort Irwin, California, the sheriff’s office said.
据布劳沃德县警长办公室称，逮捕令和搜查令是在距离劳德代尔堡约15英里的西南部牧场镇的一个住所里签发的。警长办公室表示，歌手的母亲珍妮丝·特纳(Janice Turner)在突袭后被拘留，而金斯顿则在周四晚上在加利福尼亚州的欧文堡被捕。
Both face “numerous fraud and theft charges,” the sheriff’s office said. No further details were provided on the charges or the ongoing investigation.
警长办公室表示，两人都面临“多项欺诈和盗窃指控”。关于指控或正在进行的调查，没有提供进一步的细节。
Kingston posted on Instagram Thursday night, “People love negative energy! I am good and so is my mother! My lawyers are handling everything as we speak.”
金斯顿周四晚上在Instagram上发帖称：“人们喜欢负能量!我很好，我妈妈也很好!我们正在说话时，我的律师正在处理一切。”
CNN has sought comment from Kingtston’s publicist but has been unable to identify an attorney for the singer.
CNN试图联系金斯顿的公关人员以获取评论，但未能为这位歌手找到一名律师。
The home that was raided Thursday is listed as Kingston’s residence in a breach of contract lawsuit brought against the singer by Ver Ver Entertainment, a company that sells and installs high-end television and sound systems, according to court documents filed in February.
据今年2月提交的法庭文件显示，Ver Ver娱乐公司(一家销售和安装高端电视和音响系统的公司)起诉金斯顿违约。被突袭的住所被列为金斯顿的住所。
It’s unclear whether the lawsuit is connected to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office investigation, which the office says began in nearby Dania Beach.
目前尚不清楚该诉讼是否与布劳沃德县警长办公室的调查有关，该办公室表示调查始于附近的达尼亚海滩。
Ver Ver entertainment alleges that Kingston reached out to the company in September 2023 about purchasing a 232-inch TV and sound system, according to the suit. The lawsuit alleges Kingston promised to film promotional videos for the company with singer Justin Bieber in exchange for a lower down payment on the entertainment system.
Ver Ver娱乐公司声称，金斯顿于2023年9月联系该公司，打算购买一台232英寸的电视和音响系统。诉讼称，金斯顿承诺与歌手贾斯汀·比伯(Justin Bieber)一起为公司拍摄宣传视频，以换取娱乐系统的较低首付款。
Kingston paid a $30,000 down payment and the entertainment system was installed, according to the suit. But Kingston did not make the remaining payments on the TV or promote the company alongside Bieber, the suit alleges.
根据诉讼，金斯顿支付了3万美元的首付款，娱乐系统随后被安装。但诉讼称，金斯顿并未支付电视的剩余款项，也未与比伯一起宣传该公司。
Kingston and Bieber collaborated in 2010 on the hit song “Eenie Meenie” and the rapper told Ver Ver last year that he still had a “current and ongoing working relationship” with Bieber, the suit alleges.
诉讼称，金斯顿和比伯在2010年合作了热门歌曲《Eenie Meenie》，而这位说唱歌手去年告诉Ver Ver公司，他与比伯仍有“当前且持续的工作关系”。
The lawsuit says Kingston didn’t have an ongoing working relationship with Bieber and the singer didn’t “have any intention” of making promotional content with the pop star for Ver Ver.
诉讼称，金斯顿与比伯并没有持续的工作关系，这位歌手“没有意图”与这位流行歌星为Ver Ver公司制作宣传内容。
Ver Ver made several attempts to get the remaining payments from Kingston but was unsuccessful, the lawsuit states. The entertainment system and its installation were valued at more than $110,000 in an invoice included in the lawsuit.
诉讼称，Ver Ver公司多次尝试从金斯顿那里收到剩余款项，但均未成功。诉讼中包含的发票显示，娱乐系统及其安装价值超过11万美元。
Dennis Card, an attorney representing Ver Ver, alleged that Kingston and his mother work together to obtain expensive items.
代表Ver Ver公司的律师丹尼斯·卡德(Dennis Card)指控金斯顿和他的母亲合作购买昂贵物品。
“He leads people to believe he’s a wealthy, high-rolling guy,” Card told CNN.
“他让人相信他是个有钱的大亨，”卡德告诉CNN。
Kingston’s career exploded in 2007 with hit platinum chart-topper “Beautiful Girls” and his collaboration with Bieber on “Eenie Meenie” catapulted him even further into pop stardom. After releasing a string of singles and his “Back 2 Life” album in the 2010s, Kingston largely stayed out of the limelight until his fourth album, “Road to Deliverance” was released in 2022.
金斯顿的职业生涯在2007年因热门白金单曲《Beautiful Girls》而爆发，他与比伯合作的《Eenie Meenie》更是让他一跃成为流行巨星。在2010年代发行了一系列单曲和《Back 2 Life》专辑后，金斯顿基本淡出了人们的视线，直到2022年发行了他的第四张专辑《Road to Deliverance》。
