Lil Wayne will be forced to plead out to a jail term in New York City on Thursday, according to sources with AllHipHop.com.

The rapper is expected to accept an 8-month bid in jail over his alleged involvement with a loaded .40-caliber pistol gun found on his tour bus in 2007 while in New York.

The 27-year-old now faces 15 years in jail for each count of criminal weapons possession and criminal possession of a loaded weapon.

“Wayne is going to plead guilty,” a source close to the case told AllHipHop.com, stressing that this was definitely going to happen. The rapper pleaded not guilty at press time and has yet to make any such public declaration. “The date is coming up and he’s going to do it tomorrow.”

Wayne is rumored to be willing to accept the deal to avoid a long term in jail over the gun. The same source said the term will begin in February of 2010 under the terms of the deal. “If he doesn’t plead, he goes to jail for a long time,” the source said.

“They told him that if he doesn’t plead tomorrow, it will go to trial and then he faces a far longer jail term,” the source continued.

A small amount of DNA may have changed the landscape of the case, according to a report by the Associated Press. There is a “minuscule” amount of the rapper’s DNA on the gun, reports say, and that has strengthened the case for the prosecution.

Another hearing is set to resume tomorrow, where the rapper will reportedly announce his next move.

AllHipHop.com was unable to obtain comment from representatives for Wayne at press time and the rapper didn’t speak to the media at a court date earlier today.

Lil’ Wayne has another trial looming in March over felony drug and weapons charges from a January 2008 police raid.

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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed an anti-paparazzi law that makes it easier for celebrities to fight back against photographers who invade their privacy.

Schwarzenegger signed an amendment Sunday to a decade-old law that allows fines against paparazzi who illegally or offensively take photos or recordings. The amendment allows celebrities to sue media outlets that pay for and make first use of material they knew was improperly obtained.

Tabloid magazines, TV shows and internet sites often pay millions of dollars for celebrity shots.

In 1998 Schwarzenegger had his car surrounded by paparazzi as he picked up his child from school. Many celebrities have been involved in car crashes they say were caused by aggressive photographers, In October, 2005, Lindsay Lohan suffered cuts and bruises whe she said her Mercedes was run off the road by paparazzi.

Just last week, actress Nicole Richie was rear-ended in Beverly Hills by a car driven by a paparazzo. The photographer, Eduardo Arrivebene, was arrested and charged with driving without a license.

The amendment takes effect January 1st, 2010.

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Legendary New York broadcaster Ernie Anastos had a momentary lapse of reason Wednesday night when he dropped the F-bomb live on TV.
During some playful banter with local weatherman Nick Gregory, Anastos complimented Gregory, or at least attempted to, by saying, “It takes a tough man to make a tender forecast, Nick.”
Looking confused, Gregory responded, “I guess that’s me.”
Without missing a beat, Anastos continued, “Keep f***ing that chicken,” a completely bewildering phrase that made co-anchor Dari Alexander’s eyes bug out of her head. Gregory, for his part, just threw his hands up and shook his head.

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