Jailbird Refuses Offer to Serenade Drug Lord
Brazil’s best-known drug lord has proposed that fellow inmate Gloria Trevi, Mexico’s fallen queen of pop, lighten up his time behind bars with a bit of “jailhouse rock,” a Brazilian newspaper reported.
Luiz Fernando da Costa, who is awaiting sentencing in the same Brasilia jail as Trevi, allegedly offered to pay the fallen singer $40,000 for an exclusive musical performance, the daily Extra reported.
But the pop star refused the offer, which the drug lord made during an exercise break, the paper reported.
Trevi, known for her provocative outfits and lyrics, was one of Latin America’s top entertainers in the 1990s. She has been in the jail for more than a year awaiting extradition to Mexico, where she faces charges of sexual abuse.
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