by EXCLUSIVE
Tommie Lee might want to send her judge a Christmas card this year, because despite facing up to 54 years … she won’t spend a day in prison, IF she stays out of trouble … for the next decade.
The ‘Love & Hip Hop’ star was sentenced Friday in her child abuse case after pleading guilty to 5 charges — including first-degree cruelty to children. The judge gave her 10 years, but none of them will be served in prison. Instead, Tommie’s been ordered to complete a residential recovery program and 12 months of successful aftercare with licensed doctors.
If she does that, she’ll remain on probation for the rest of the sentence — that’s the good news for her. The difficult part is … that’s a long time to keep her nose clean, and any slipup could mean immediate prison time.
Under her probation conditions, Tommie can’t have violent contact with a child, can’t travel outside the state of Georgia without written approval and can’t attend work or promo events where drugs or alcohol are present. That part could make ‘L&HH’ shoots difficult.
She’ll also have an 11 PM curfew, pay a $1,000 fine and submit to random drug and alcohol testing. We’re told she’s already out of custody and in the recovery program.
We broke the story … Lee requested entry into the court’s mental health program following her arrest and indictment on child abuse charges for assaulting her middle school-aged daughter. A judge denied her, but it seems Tommie’s going to get help after all.
Now, she’s just gotta stay out of trouble … for a long time.
