The jury in the perjury trial of singer Lil' Kim is currently deliberating, after hearing closing arguments in the case.
Lil' Kim, real name Kimberly Jones, is charged with lying to a federal grand jury investigating a 2001 shootout between members of rival hip-hop groups.
Jones is accused of lying to jury in the investigation into the roles played by two of her associates, Damion Butler and Suif Jackson, in the shootout.
Jones claimed that she was not aware that Butler was there that day and said that she did not recognise Jackson when a photograph was shown to her.
However, video evidence has shown that Butler was standing near the singer on the street at the time of the incident. It has also been claimed that Jones has known Jackson since she was a teenager.
Daniel Gitner, assistant US attorney, claimed in closing arguments: "This is a person who says whatever pleases her."
The singer's lawyer, Mel Sachs, argued that his client had no reason to lie because she no longer had a relationship with either Jackson or Butler when she testified to the grand jury.
