Busta Rhymes has taken legal action against his former assistant. The rapper has filed a defamation counterclaim against Dashiel Gables, who accused Busta Rhymes of punching him in the face.
According to Billboard, the 53-year-old asserted that the public lawsuit damaged his reputation, causing him to lose two advertising campaigns, and caused him humiliation and embarrassment.
“Smith did not assault or batter Gables,” detailed Rhymes’ attorney Patrick Butler. “Gables knew the statements were false, or acted with reckless disregard for the truth, including by fabricating allegations of criminal conduct and violence, omitting exculpatory facts, and deliberately ignoring contrary evidence.”
In the initial lawsuit filed earlier this year Gables accused the rapper, legal name Trevor Smith, of assault and creating a hostile work environment. He alleged that Smith punched him in the face, causing a swollen eye, and that he was later fired and blackballed. Gables’ lawsuit also accused Smith of spitting in employees’ faces, smacking them on the back of the head, and grabbing their clothes.
He also alleged that Smith called him a homophobic slur, mocked his poor hearing, and threatened to “bloody [his] face.”
“Defendants constructively terminated plaintiff’s employment by repeatedly punching him in the face,” the filing read. Gables was hospitalized and filed a police report, and Smith later turned himself in and faced three assault charges.
VIBE has contacted representatives for Busta Rhymes for a statement.
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