A judge on Friday ordered  Foxy Brown handcuffed to her seat in court until she apologized for sticking out her tongue during a hearing stemming from the rapper's 2004 arrest on assault charges.

The recording star, whose real name is Inga Marchand, was in court to plead guilty to disorderly conduct in a deal with prosecutors that would require her to perform 10 days of community service.

The 26-year-old rapper originally faced the more serious charge of assault. She was accused of attacking two nail salon stylists in August 2004 in a dispute over payment for a $20 manicure Brown said she never received.

In order for the judge to accept her plea to the reduced citation of disorderly conduct, Brown had to admit in court to certain aspects of the incident.

But each time Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Melissa Jackson called Brown's case on Friday, the rap artist balked at going through with the proceedings. As Brown faced the judge for a third time and declined to respond to questions, Jackson lost her patience.

"This is the third time you are before me performing today, and you are making faces and sticking out your tongue," Jackson told her, adding, "Are you chewing gum?"

With that, Brown stuck her tongue way out of her mouth as if being examined by a doctor.

"You stuck your tongue out at me. You are showing disrespect for the court," the judge s napped. She then ordered Brown handcuffed to her seat in the well of the courtroom until she apologized.

Brown's lawyer, Joseph Fleming, interjected that his client was having difficulties understanding the proceedings due to a severe hearing loss the rapper recently has claimed to have suffered.

"She (Brown) cannot hear. She's deaf. She opened her mouth, your honor, only to show you she wasn't chewing gum," Fleming told Jackson.

After Jackson threatened to slap Brown with a contempt-of-court citation, along with 30 days in jail and a $1,000 fine, the rapper finally relented.

Standing again before Jackson, this time with her hands cuffed behind her back, Brown softly uttered, "Sorry," and the judge set January 23 to try again to formalize the plea deal.

Source/Credit: Jeanne King/ Reuters