Atlanta police: T.I. helped talk down jumper

ATLANTA (AP) -- Police got unexpected help talking a suicidal man down from an Atlanta skyscraper when rapper T.I. showed up.


Officer James Polite says the hip-hop star joined the crowd outside the 22-story building Wednesday and told officers he wanted to help. Police said the man agreed to come down in exchange for a few minutes face-to-face with T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris.

T.I.'s publicist says the Atlanta native heard about the situation on the radio and drove to the building to help.


The suicidal man, whose name wasn't released, was taken to a hospital.

The good deed follows recent legal trouble for the rapper.

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