Akon was arrested in Georgia final Thursday.
The “Locked Up” singer was booked in DeKalb County on Nov. 6 — however launched after solely six hours, Page Six confirmed on Wednesday.
The 52-year-old’s arrest reportedly stemmed from an out-of-county warrant from Roswell, in Georgia’s Fulton County.
It stays unclear what led to the warrant.
The songwriter wore a black hoodie in his mugshot.
Akon’s legal professionals didn’t instantly reply to Page Six’s request for remark.
The Grammy nominee, born Aliaune Thiam, is greatest recognized for “Lonely,” “Smack That” and extra hit songs.
His private life just lately made headlines when his spouse, Tomeka Thiam, filed for divorce after 28 years of marriage.
In September, Thiam sought joint authorized custody and sole bodily custody of their 17-year-old daughter, Journey.
Her submitting confirmed that Akon has 9 youngsters, three years after the American Music Award winner mentioned in a VladTV interview that he’s the daddy of “seven boys and two ladies.”
During the 2022 sitdown, nonetheless, he refused to set the document straight on whether or not he was a polygamist.
The “Right Now (Na Na Na)” crooner determined to “let that keep a rumor.”
He defined, “I like the truth that individuals are guessing now, I like it. I’m not confirming nor denying. You go surfing, you may even see 9, you may see seven, you may see 4.
“I like it, although,” Akon quipped.
The following 12 months, he gushed on the “Zeze Mills Show” that he’s “there for each single one in all” his youngsters.
