Exiting Manhattan Criminal Court yesterday morning, Foxy Brown announced that she would temporarily stop performing to undergo surgery for a hearing defect. Though she declined to discuss her condition further, Foxy admitted that her birthday party this coming Sunday would mark her last public appearance. Brown said she would finish her new album and recover from surgery while on hiatus. Foxy had been in court earlier in the morning to continue her fight against assault charges stemming from an August 2004 altercation with two Manhattan manicurists. "I'm innocent," Brown told reporters outside the courthouse. "I feel like I'm being railroaded." Foxy's attorney, Joseph Tacopina, expressed confidence that she would be acquitted at trial. He added that the two nail salon employees "don't want to proceed. This is a waste of their time, her [Brown's] time, and the public's time." Brown, pictured below, left the courthouse in a Mercedes SLK350. Her trial is set to begin December 5.
