Fani Willis Faces Another Defeat as Her Bid To Jail Young Thug for X Posts Is Denied

A judge orders the rapper to ‘exercise restraint’ but declines to send him back behind bars.

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The Fulton County district attorney, Fani Willis, on November 21, 2023 at Atlanta. Dennis Byron-pool/Getty Images

The district attorney of Georgia’s Fulton County, Fani Willis, was dealt another defeat in court when Judge Paige Whitaker denied her bid to revoke probation for the rapper Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffrey Williams. Ms. Willis alleged that his record label, YSL, doubled as a criminal gang. 

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