Oop! Atlanta rapper Latto is blasting reports claiming that she was in a gun diversion program after being busted with a loaded firearm at LAX (Los Angeles International Airport) in 2021.
Latto Blasts Reports Claiming She Was In A 1-Year Diversion Program After Being Busted At LAX With A Loaded Firearm
Late last week, Latto first began trending over the gun case after some fans tweeted her lyrics about the incident.
On Friday (March 17), a fan on Twitter posted some of Latto’s lyrics from her verse on Mello Buckzzz’s song “Boom, Pt. 2.” The lyrics read: “I got locked up in the airport / Go**amn forgot the gun.”
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Latto replied to the lyrics and said, “True story!!!” Another fan tweeted, “We need more insight on that story.” Latto replied back and said, “Went to LAX with a loaded Glock 17 in my Birkin. I got locked up and let out in a few hours. Lmaooo. I booked a $75,000 jet to my show in Alabama, and I still made it on time! No cap in my rap. TUH!”
Latto also caught some backlash over her incident, leaving her to blast critics on Twitter. She said, “A motherf***er answer a question for my fans, and y’all think a b**ch tryna flex going to jail. Lmao. What?!”
Following Latto’s lyrics going viral and her speaking on her brief jail stint, on Wednesday (March 22), TMZ published an “exclusive,” and reported that Latto was gearing up to have her charges dropped in the gun case after reportedly “completing a one-year diversion program.”
The site said that Latto has been through a “lengthy process, but is nearing the finish line to finally getting her charges dropped.” The site reported that records showed Latto getting busted in May 2021 at LAX, and then subsequently being charged with carrying a loaded firearm and carrying a concealed weapon.
The site then added that the “Big Energy” rapper “entered into a year-long diversion program, which started in April 2022.” According to the site’s law enforcement sources, Latto was “required to complete a gun safety course, perform 120 hours of community service, and avoid all firearms.”
And should she successfully complete the tasks, “both charges would be dismissed.” According to the site, in late April, Latto is scheduled to appear in court, where officials will “see if she’s satisfied all the conditions.”
After TMZ published their article, Latto has since responded to the “exclusive” on Twitter. She wrote, “I don’t know who put out that false a** information, cause l’m not in no d**n program…also the situation happened over a year ago, and y’all never even knew until I mentioned it in the “Boom Pt. 2” verse. [Nothing] to ‘brag’ about. Leave me alone.”
Latto also went live on Instagram to further address the issues surrounding her gun case and the backlash. She also doubled down on her not being a gangster, nor trying to portray herself as one.
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