Vanilla Ice Accepts Plea Deal In Burglary Case
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WEST PALM BEACH (CBSMiami/AP) – Vanilla Ice, in an effort to avoid charges of grand theft, has accepted a plea deal to perform community service.
Robert Van Winkle, whose rap name is Vanilla Ice, appeared in circuit court in West Palm Beach on Thursday. He agreed to a fine and 100 hours of community service to avoid charges of grand theft in the February incident.
Van Winkle hosts a home-improvement show, DIY Network's "The Vanilla Ice Project," and was renovating a home next to the victim. He said the alleged theft was a misunderstanding.
The 47-year-old rose to fame with the 1990 hit song "Ice Ice Baby."
He told The Palm Beach Post (http://bit.ly/1bRy8IE ), "I'm glad to have this behind me."
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