AC/DC Drummer Pleaded Guilty

Phil Rudd, the famous drummer for the iconic Australian rock band AC/DC, has pleaded guilty in his trial against the charges of threatening to kill and possession of drugs in his home in New Zealand. He denied all of these charges and made a surprise guilty plea Tuesday. The 60-year-old recorded and released a solo album earlier in the year, and expected high rates. When it flopped on the charts a month later, Rudd fired several of his employees, and called his associate to ask for his personal assistant to be "taken out." The court files reported that he later called the assistant and said, "I'm going to come over and kill you." Rudd continued these, as his lawyer called them "angry phone calls," for a few more weeks. The assistant reported to eventually stop answering the phones, and was "fearful" for his safety. Phil Rudd could face up to seven years in prison for the charge of threatening to kill. He was currently just released on bail until the sentencing hearing on June 26.

Phil Rudd, pictured on the left.