A Romanian court has sentenced rapper Wiz Khalifa to nine months in prison for smoking cannabis on stage during a performance last year. The sentence was issued in abstentia, and it is unclear if the artist, real name Thomaz Cameron Jibril, is currently in Romania.

• Wiz Khalifa was sentenced to nine months in prison after an appeals court overturned an earlier fine of 3,600 Romanian lei (£619; $829).
• The rapper admitted to smoking a joint during his performance at the Beach, Please! festival in Costinesti, Romania, on July 13, 2024.
• Romanian investigators stated he was in possession of over 18 grams of cannabis and consumed an additional amount on stage, with judges emphasizing that his "ostentatious act" normalized illegal conduct, particularly among young people.