Rapper Ja Rule released from prison under house arrest

Ja Rule has been released from prison after serving nearly two years on gun and tax evasion charges.

The rapper was let out of a prison in Ray Brook, New York, and will be under house arrest until 28 July.

The 37-year-old pleaded guilty to not filing tax returns over a five-year period in 2011 and attempted criminal possession of a weapon the year before.

He was sentenced to 28 months in prison after failing to pay $1.1m (£710,319) in taxes between 2004 and 2008.