French Montana pleads guilty to driving charge

Rapper French Montana has pleaded guilty to driving without a license.

The hip hop star was pulled over in New York on 1 February (14) and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, according to the New York Post.

On Thursday (26Jun14), Montana, real name Karim Kharbouch, appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court, where he was ordered to pay a $588 fine by 26 August (14), according to TMZ.com.

This isn't the first run in with the law for the 29 year old - on 5 February (14), he was arrested for a five-year-old charge of driving on a suspended license.