Eve News

Apparently choosing not to wait around for her arraignment, which was scheduled for Thursday, the rapper pleaded not guilty today to a misdemeanor drunken driving charge, Los Angeles City Attorney's Office spokesman Nick Velasquez confirmed to E! Online.

The Grammy winner was arrested Apr. 26 after she plowed her gold Maserati into a center divider on Hollywood Boulevard at about 2:40 a.m.

Eve, whose full name is Eve Jihan Jeffers, wasn't injured in the crash, but she was booked on suspicion of driving under the influence after failing a Breathalyzer test administered at the scene, police said. She was taken into custody and, after receiving a visit from pal Sean Penn, was released after posting $30,000 bail.

While the 28-year-old Barbershop actress has now pleaded innocent to charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 or above and failing to provide proof of insurance (a vehicular code infraction), she is facing a maximum sentence of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine if convicted.

A minimum sentence would entail three years' probation, a fine of at least $390 and participation in an alcohol-education program.

A pretrial hearing has been set for June 28 at the Metropolitan Branch Courthouse. Eve did not appear in court today, instead entering her plea via her attorney.