G-Unit rapper Tony Yayo is off the hook for hitting the 14-year-old son of a top producer for rival The Game. Yayo's co-defendant took full responsibility for socking the kid in March 2007...Yayo, real name Marvin Bernard, will serve 10 days of community service after admitting in Manhattan court that the only violation he committed was getting out of his car and glaring at the young victim - but did not laying a hand on him. Yayo's, lawyer Scott Leemon, insists he actually rushed to the victim's side to protect him. Co-defendant Lowell Fletcher, 29, pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of up-and-coming rapper Lil Henchman by striking him with the back of his ring-studded hand as he stood on a sidewalk at 25th Street and Sixth Avenue. Fletcher is already in jail on an unrelated Queens drug charge. The boy’s mother Cynthia Reed labeled Yayo’s crime against a minor as "despicable." "As much as Marvin Bernard tried to wiggle his way out of his role in assaulting my son, who is a minor, he had to accept responsibility to accept a plea deal," Ms. Reed stated. "He couldn't hide behind 50 Cent, G-Unit, Violator management or his co-defendant. This malicious crime against a child is despicable and any industry sponsor or company that supports individuals like Tony Yayo should remove themselves from a relationship with him and his affiliated entities." Ms. Reed demanded an apology from rap superstar 50 Cent, who denied that Yayo was involved in the incident.
