Fats Joe‘s former hypeman has filed a lawsuit in opposition to the rapper – accusing him of “coercive labor exploitation, monetary fraud, sexual manipulation, violent intimidation, and psychological coercion.”
Terrance “T.A.” Dixon, Fats Joe’s ex-hypeman, filed the lawsuit on Thursday (June 19) at U.S. District Courtroom Southern District of New York , in keeping with Selection. The go well with alleges over a decade of abuse and calls for as much as $20million in damages.
Dixon’s attorneys accuse Fats Joe, actual identify Joseph Cartagena, of a “deliberate and sustained marketing campaign of exploitation”, within the RICO lawsuit. The 157-page-long doc has a set off warning on the prime, earlier than describing particulars of the sexual abuse and trafficking allegations.
“Fats Joe is Sean Combs minus the Tusi,” Tyrone Blackburn, Dixon’s lawyer, wrote in an announcement to USA At the moment. Tusi is a wide range of cocaine, in keeping with the publication. Blackburn can also be the lead counsel in one of many many instances in opposition to Diddy.
The lawsuit states that Dixon “personally witnessed [Cartagena] interact in sexual relations with kids who had been 15 and 16-years-old.”
There are three Jane Does talked about, one in all them being a 16-year-old Dominican woman in New York, who would allegedly “in change for money, clothes, and cost of her mobile phone invoice … would [perform] oral intercourse and different sexual acts” on Cartagena.
One other minor, who was not a US citizen, was allegedly flown within the the nation by Cartagena; “[Cartagena] started having sexual relations with Minor Doe 2 when she was 15-years-old after a live performance abroad…as a result of Minor Doe 2’s physique being adolescent and never absolutely fashioned, [the] defendant paid for her to get a Brazilian butt elevate. Minor Doe 2 finally left [the] defendant and is now married to knowledgeable athlete.”
The third minor was a 15-year-old Latina, in keeping with Stereogum. The lawsuit reads: “Defendant was in love with Minor Doe 3. He even contemplated leaving his spouse. The Defendant paid all Minor Doe 3’s payments and even took her abroad to his tour stops. He introduced her to Florida and would put her up in a apartment he rented just a few blocks from his home along with his spouse.”
Dixon additionally claims he was pressured “into humiliating conditions, together with intercourse acts carried out underneath duress and surveillance, accompanied by threats of abandonment in overseas international locations if [he] refused compliance.”
The lawsuit in opposition to Fats Joe additionally names Pete “Pistol Pete” Torres and Richard “Wealthy Participant” Jospitre as defendants. They’re referred to as key associates within the rapper’s “legal enterprise”, and declare violations of the Trafficking Victims Safety Act and the Racketeer Influenced And Corrupt Organizations Act (aka civil RICO).
Different claims in opposition to Cartagena embody “coercive labor exploitation, monetary fraud, sexual manipulation, violent intimidation, and psychological coercion.”
Fats Joe has hit again on the allegations, along with his lawyer Joe Tacopina labelling the claims as “fabricated” and retaliatory, arguing that the lawsuit is “a blatant act of retaliation” aimed toward harming Joe’s repute via public strain.
This go well with comes months after Cartagena sued Dixon for extortion and defamation. Cartagena is represented by celeb legal lawyer Joe Tacopina, who has beforehand defended the likes of A$AP Rocky and Donald Trump.
Again in 2023, Fats Joe criticised the usage of Younger Thug’s tune lyrics throughout his RICO trial, saying that he has lied in “95 per cent” of his songs.
Fats Joe referred to as it “horrible” and “a travesty” that Yung Thug’s lyrics had been getting used within the trial: “I’ve been rapping professionally for 30 years — I’ve lied in nearly 95 p.c of my songs.”
“I’m being sincere,” he added. “I write like I really feel that day. I’m simply being inventive. You couldn’t construct a jail excessive sufficient for the lyrics I’ve mentioned on songs that are all unfaithful.”
Additionally, again in 2023, it was revealed that Fats Joe and 50 Cent‘s rivalry brought about pressure within the New York Knicks. Tim Thomas, a 50 Cent fan, clashed with Stephen Marbury, who favoured Fats Joe, inflicting their lengthy friendship to dissolve.
“I knew his brothers, his mother, his pops,” mentioned Thomas. “We truly performed for Fats Joe with Terror Squad on the Rucker. It was actually no points between us in any respect till 50 and Fats Joe bought into it. That’s when me and Steph kinda separated.”