Late-arriving DMX jailed

DMX finally showed up in court in White Plains, N.Y., Thursday to face speeding and other traffic charges and was sent to jail by the judge who had issued a warrant for his arrest.

The 35-year-old rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was ordered held on $25,000 bail. He was led off to jail in handcuffs.

Simmons had been due in court Wednesday but failed to appear. His lawyer, Stacy Richman, said he was ill, but City Judge Barbara Leak, who had granted him two postponements, issued the arrest warrant.

Simmons, whose albums include “It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot,” was arrested in White Plains on June 2 for speeding, making unsafe lane changes, not wearing a seat belt and driving without a license, police said.