Lil Kim's birthday embarrassment

Rapper Lil Kim was reportedly left red-faced when she was turned away from her own birthday party. The star - who was recently sentenced to a year in prison for perjury - had planned to celebrate her 30th birthday at two top New York nightspotsBut sources claim she was refused entry to the nightclubs because she was surrounded by too many burly bodyguardsOne club boss is quoted by Britain's Daily Star newspaper as saying: "Fourteen bodyguards in a high-end establishment is just unacceptable"

Earlier this month, Kim was sentence to a year in jail after being found guilty of lying about a Manhattan shoot-out

The hip-hop singer had denied witnessing the gunfight four years ago when questioned about it during a trial - but video surveillance footage showed otherwiseShe confessed in court: "I testified falsely to the grand jury and during the trialAt the time I thought it was the right thing to do Now I know it was wrong I have worked hard my entire life for everything I have accomplished I ask you to consider my entire life's work and not just the days on the witness stand I'm a good person"

Kim had originally feared she would spend her 30th birthday in jail, but she will serve the time later