By Tonia Okereke
Michael Ebenazer Owuo Junior better known as Stomzy has been banned from driving for nine months.
The rapper whose 2019 hit featuring Burna Boy, and Ed Sheeran, ‘Own It’ rocked the airwaves in Nigeria, pleaded guilty to using a hand-held mobile while driving a Rolls Royce Wraith in west Kensington, London, in March 2024.
Stomzy’s predicament started with an undercover police officer knocking on the “tinted” passenger window of the car and telling the star “get rid of your tints and get off your phone”, Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court heard on Thursday.
District judge Andrew Sweet handed the 31-year-old, who was not present in court, the ban and also fined him £2,010.
Mr Sweet noted that the rapper’s driving record is “not good”, even, criticising his “dangerous and irresponsible” actions.
Before the hearing, he had six points on his licence.
The rapper previously admitted to driving a Lamborghini Urus which had front windows that were tinted beyond the legal limit.
The windows only had 4% light transmission – the legal requirement is 70%.
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