Top villain asks judge to postpone sentence for film deal

A gangster who stole a £50,000 diamond ring was jailed for 30 months after asking the judge to defer his sentence so he can complete a film deal about his life. Jimmy Tippett, 46, is the son of legendary boxer and south London enforcer Jimmy Tippett snr, who counted the Kray twins and Mad Frankie Fraser as family friends. His book ‘Born Gangster’ tells how Tippett jnr grew up surrounded by the aristocracy of British crime. Known as the ‘governor…