INVESTIGATION: Jamie Foxx, Lady Gaga & NBA Coach Mark Jackson Linked To Drug Kingpins
Aug. 24 2011, Published 2:30 p.m. ET
By Dylan Howard - Senior Executive Editor, Star magazine
Jamie Foxx, Lady Gaga and Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson are caught up in a scandal surrounding a multimillion-dollar international drug cartel, Star has learned exclusively.
Federal law enforcement authorities discovered that two men they claim are masterminds behind the criminal operation are business associates and friends of the Oscar winning actor and pop star.
Foxx found himself unwittingly associated with a massive drug bust after his pal Warren Braithwaite was arrested in a five-state Drug Enforcement Agency sting that dismantled a drug ring responsible for the distribution of thousands of pounds of marijuana.
Braithwaite, 38, was Jamie’s friend and business associate, all while secretly running a crime syndicate, according to law enforcement charges and documents obtained exclusively by Star.
Meanwhile, Lady Gaga has ties to Braithwaite’s alleged fellow drug trafficker, Kevin Mucthison, 47.
She collaborated with him to launch her Heartbeats by Lady Gaga headphones and what’s more, Star has also learned that Mucthison -- who goes by the name Sincere -- is also working on a headphone project with Foxx!
DRUG RING STING
On June 14, Braithwaite’s Hollywood high life came crashing down when DEA officers arrested him after a 12-month dragnet for running an illegal enterprise, known as “Mekka/Blackman.”
He is accused of using UPS and FedEx trucks to transport up to 10,000 lbs. of marijuana from Mexico -- worth more than $8 million dollars -- and distributing them thr