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Fabolous Arrested For Domestic Violence

NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 25: Rapper Fabolous attends the Essence 9th annual Black Women in Music at Highline Ballroom on January 25, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for Essence)

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The veteran New York rap star Fabolous has been arrested on charges related to domestic violence. According to TMZ, Fabolous' longtime girlfriend Emily Bustamante, the mother of his two kids, told police that Fabolous assaulted her. (Bustamante is a shoe designer and one of the stars of the VH1 show Love & Hip-Hop.) Fabolous turned himself into police in Englewood, New Jersey, where the couple lives. Police charged Fabolous with two felonies, aggravated assault and making a terroristic threat. He was released immediately.

UPDATE: TMZ has obtained footage of Fabolous wielding a sharp object and threatening Bustamante and her father outside of their house in Engelwood, New Jersey on Wednesday.

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