Episode 36 - Celebrity Crimes

It's no secret that celebrities have it good, even in the courtroom. The Ebonistas share some of their favorite stories of celebrities misbehaving!

CRIME OF PASSION

Mixologist: JOSUE ROMERO

1½ fl oz Four Roses Small Batch

0¾ fl oz Lime Juice

¼ fl oz Gooseberry Syrup

¼ fl oz Orange Liqueur

¾ fl oz Passion Fruit Juice

3 dashes Aromatic Bitters

DIRECTIONS

Put all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice, shake vigorously, strain in a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with sage and gooseberries.

Gooseberry Syrup: Put 1 cup of water & 12 gooseberries into a pod & boil. Using a muddler, gently muddle the gooseberries & add 1 cup of sugar. Turn off heat & stir until sugar has been dissolved. Strain & cool off. Store in the fridge for up to 1 week.

Shawn Corey Carter aka "Jay-Z"

New York City - December 1999

Stabbed record producer Lance “Un” Rivera at New York’s Kit Kat Club

Charge: Felony assault with a deadly weapon

Faced a 15-year prison sentence

Plead: Guilty to a reduced charge of misdemeanor assault

Sentence: 3 years probation

Sources: Four Roses Bourbon