Dappy's trial has been put back until January to allow him to go on tour to play songs from his new solo album 'Bad Intentions' from November to December.
Dappy's trial has been put back until January to allow him to go on tour.
The 25-year-old rapper will stand trial charged with affray, along with three other men, in the new year after his record label asked for a delay to the hearing after investing £1 million on his debut solo album 'Bad Intentions'.
Dappy's lawyer Jimmy Vakil told Guildford Crown Court in Surrey, South East England yesterday (23.08.12): "My client is in the music industry and he has a number of commitments.
"His debut [solo] album is out on October 8th and he is on tour from November 28th to December 21st.
"£1 million has been invested in him and the band [by the record company]. The only way this money can be made back is if it's properly promoted."
The N-Dubz star - whose real name is Costadinos Contostavlos - has been hit with the affray charge along with Kieran Patrick Vassell, Kalonji David Stewart, and Alfred James Miller, after the group allegedly got involved in an altercation at a Shell petrol station in Guildford in April, which reportedly left three men with "serious facial injuries".
Dappy and his three fellow defendants - who were told off by a judge at Guildford Magistrates Court in May as they reportedly tutted and talked during evidence - were present at Guildford Crown Court yesterday.
Dappy was spotted outside wearing an Olympics-style hoodie, but he had a suit and tie on underneath.
All four men deny the charges and will be tried on January 7.
