Are you the same person you were 15 years ago?' she said.Дaniel Lathrop is a staff writer on the Register's investigative team.

'He's not the same person he was 15 years ago. 'At the end of the dayВ he was an actor who had some situations that he overcame - and he became a better person for it,' she said. Since then, Sanders has become a successful businessman,В said manager Erricka MystorieВ McCullen. 'Em done bailed me out on my attempted murder case,' he told XXL. Then, just before he was scheduled to shoot the scene with Eminem, he was arrested on an attempted murder chargeВ and the movie's star had to step in. My manager was like, 'If they try to arrest you, IвЂ™ll shoot in the air, you run!'' 'At that time I was in the streets, carrying guns. 'When we pulled up to the, we actually thought it was the feds,' he told the magazine. He told hip-hop magazine XXL that when he went to audition, 'I was on the run from the feds at that time.' He went on to appear in other movies, playing himself in 2013's 'Five Thirteen' and Malcom X in 2015's 'American Sharia.'Д«ut his star turn in '8 Mile' almost never happened, according to media reports.

In addition to his appearance as rapper Lyckety-Splyt inВ ' 8 Mile,' Sanders was part of the early 2000s Detroit rap group The Mountain Climbaz.

More: Mom sues Ankeny schools, claiming retaliation for speaking against mask requirement Nearly missed his audition because 'We. In making the settlement, Miller's officeВ agreed not to pursue anyВ potential fines, fees or other penalties against Sanders for the allegedВ violations of the state's fundraising and door-to-door sales laws. 'We could go after you for these crazy amounts, but if you sign this paper saying you'll never come back to Iowa we'll leave it alone,' he said officials told him. 'This agreement puts a stop to Inner City SolutionsвЂ™ business in Iowa and ends the company's claims it raises funds for local charities close to the hearts of many Iowans,вЂќ Miller said in a prepared statement. In documents, Miller's office allegedВ that Inner City Solutions failed to register as a fundraiser, failed to obtain door-to-door sales licenses and did not informВ buyers of their right to cancel sales within three days. Still, Sanders agreed in a settlement released WednesdayВ toВ close down Iowa operations of his company, Atlanta-basedВ Inner City Solutions. More: Iowa man upset by 'betrayal' of funeral home director accused of stealing money 'What's important to know is that I did not send people into the neighborhood to defraud people,' he said. Miller's office claims Sanders directed them toВ falsely tell people the money went to local charities, a claim Sanders vehemently denies. In real life, Sanders has lost a legal battle with Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller.ДЄt issue is a company Sanders runs in which young adults recruited from inner-city neighborhoodsВ go door-to-door aroundВ theВ country selling products like magazines, clothes and pet accessories. In the movie, Gerald 'Strike' Sanders' character loses a rap battle with Eminem's character. A rapper best known for facing off with Eminem inВ ' 8 Mile' isn't welcome in Iowa anymore.

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