Run's House

'Jojo is all right. It's working itself out," Run tells MTV News.
By Gil Kaufman

Joseph "Jojo" Simmons Jr. (file)
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You probably didn't want to be at "Run's House" on Saturday morning. That's because on Friday night, Joseph Simmons Jr., 19, known to millions as "Jojo," was arrested on Manhattan's Upper West Side after allegedly buying marijuana and trying to run away from the cops, according to a spokesperson for the New York Police Department.
After being spotted by police allegedly purchasing marijuana and then rolling it into a joint, the aspiring rapper attempted to evade arrest by throwing his BMW in reverse, almost backing into a police cruiser. The younger Simmons, who is the leader of a rap crew called Team Blackout, struggled with police attempting to apprehend him.
The NYPD spokesperson said Simmons was booked on a felony charge of attempted reckless endangerment (for backing

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MTV will air a .Run.s House. marathon on June 15, beginning at 7:00pm Et/Pt before the season premiere. MTV Will Also Sneak Peek New Episodes From Season Six to Air During a Father.s Day Marathon on Sunday, June 21 at 5pm Et/Pt. According to MTV: "The series will kick off with a quick family get-away to Hawaii, where the Simmons prove they have not grown apart. As the season unfolds, viewers will witness the serious side of Run, as the family deals with the arrest of Jojo for the possession of illegal substances. Throughout the season, the family faces a host of new challenges, but shows that Rev Run and the family can keep it all together through
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Embarking on the sixth season of his show, MTV's Run's House, Run Dmc's Rev. Run says he's not affected by the media attention - or the so-called curse on reality show families. "We're not extremely ambitious to be these big stars," Run, 44, tells People. "We hope to inspire people to see the value of being a family." With wife Justine, 45, Run is a "very involved and hands on" parent to all six of his children (Vanessa, 25, Angela, 21, JoJo, 20, Russy, 12, Diggy, 14, and baby Miley, 1 ½). "Everything is about them," he says.But raising a big family is not without its pitfalls
Amy Elisa Keith

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