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G Eazy compares his time in a Swedish jail to that of A$AP Rocky
G-Eazy is adding his name to the long list of celebrities who have spoken out about A$AP Rocky‘s imprisonment in Sweden.
The 30-year-old musician, who was also arrested in Sweden last year, spoke out on Twitter on Saturday.
‘The difference between me and Rocky’s treatment in Sweden brings to mind two concepts that disgustingly go hand in hand: white privilege and systemic racism. Let’s call it what it is. He should not be behind bars right now. My heart goes out to @asvpxrocky,’
G-Eazy was arrested in Stockholm in May of last year for punching a club security guard and snorting coke, according to TMZ.
The My, Myself & I hitmaker was arrested for assault, possession of drugs and use of narcotics but prosecutors let him to strike a deal less than two days later.
In exchange for pleading guilty to to violent resistance, a crime of violence against an official and illegal drug possession, he was sentenced to probation and had to pay a fine of $10,000.
He also had to pay the security guard he punched $900.