01/05/07 - Busta Rhymes Ordered To Pay $100K In '05 Assault Case

that-damn-good · 01-05-2007, 01:10 PM

Busta Rhymes was recently ordered by a court-appointed referee to pay $100,000 in damages to a fan that he assaulted outside a New York sandwich shop in 2005.

As SOHH previously reported, Melvin Smith, a 37-year-old handy man from East Orange, NJ, filed a lawsuit in March 2006 claiming that Busta and his bodyguard Troy Green hit him for no reason when he asked for an autograph outside of the Corner Gourmet II deli in lower Manhattan.

According to Bruce Regenstreich, Smith's lawyer, who spoke to the New York Post, Busta and Green were found civilly liable for attacking his client. The assault left Smith with "serious bodily injuries," including "opening a cut on his eye that required four stitches" and forced him to lose work.

Green was charged criminally in the case, but Busta was not.

Busta was in court before a judge yesterday (January 4), where he was hit with yet another assault rap for allegedly punching out his ex-driver in a fight over 19 days' worth of back pay.

The Brooklyn, NY rapper was set free on $3,500 bail after surrendering Wednesday night (January 3) and spending the night at Central Booking. He is due back in court on February 20.

ns_diplomat · 01-05-2007, 01:24 PM

lol props......

Ed-ucation · 01-05-2007, 01:58 PM

props for dat

ladybug68 · 01-05-2007, 02:16 PM

busta is another idiot.....!!!!

LadyValentine · 01-05-2007, 02:26 PM

LMAO Hopefully This Will Calm His Steriod Addiction Down

TeamChronic · 01-05-2007, 03:57 PM

the roid rage this nigga has is fuckin awesome
i hope he fucks up the judge

denilson · 01-05-2007, 04:04 PM

props.....

ChUcK C · 01-05-2007, 04:13 PM

hahahaha. . . . . . lol
busta gettin ta aloada shit recentley

SM596 · 01-05-2007, 04:15 PM

lol, good looks

01-05-2007, 01:10 PM	#1
that-damn-good Cerebral Assassin Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: MTL Posts: 7,589 Repped: 859 Repped 4,150 Times in 472 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	01/05/07 - Busta Rhymes Ordered To Pay $100K In '05 Assault Case 01/05/07 - Busta Rhymes Ordered To Pay $100K In '05 Assault Case Busta Rhymes was recently ordered by a court-appointed referee to pay $100,000 in damages to a fan that he assaulted outside a New York sandwich shop in 2005. As SOHH previously reported, Melvin Smith, a 37-year-old handy man from East Orange, NJ, filed a lawsuit in March 2006 claiming that Busta and his bodyguard Troy Green hit him for no reason when he asked for an autograph outside of the Corner Gourmet II deli in lower Manhattan. According to Bruce Regenstreich, Smith's lawyer, who spoke to the New York Post, Busta and Green were found civilly liable for attacking his client. The assault left Smith with "serious bodily injuries," including "opening a cut on his eye that required four stitches" and forced him to lose work. Green was charged criminally in the case, but Busta was not. Busta was in court before a judge yesterday (January 4), where he was hit with yet another assault rap for allegedly punching out his ex-driver in a fight over 19 days' worth of back pay. The Brooklyn, NY rapper was set free on $3,500 bail after surrendering Wednesday night (January 3) and spending the night at Central Booking. He is due back in court on February 20. __________________

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01-05-2007, 02:16 PM	#4
ladybug68 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 331 Repped: 1 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	busta is another idiot.....!!!!

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TeamChronic Igot Blunts Bongs Bitches Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,160 Repped: 29 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	the roid rage this nigga has is fuckin awesome i hope he fucks up the judge

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ChUcK C Banned Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Southside Jamaica Queens,New York Posts: 7,072 Repped: 2,941 Repped 27 Times in 13 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	hahahaha. . . . . . lol busta gettin ta aloada shit recentley

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SM596 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 22,872 Repped: 2,815 Repped 24,765 Times in 4,453 Posts Neg Reps: 2 Neg Repped at 25 Times in 23 Posts	lol, good looks