Yella Beezy has finally spoken, via his attorney, about being named in a $50 million lawsuit following an alleged backstage brawl at a recent Chris Brown concert — and it turns out he’s confused about the whole thing.
Beezy’s lawyer Daryl K. Washington issued a statement to The Shade Room on Friday (July 26) about the suit, where he called it “frivolous and without merit.”
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“[Beezy] was not involved in any incident, did not have contact with the Plaintiffs, and does not understand why he is a named party in the lawsuit or the temporary restraining order that clearly was filed before all facts were obtained and verified.
“We know that if a thorough investigation had been conducted…it would be clear that [Beezy] was not involved in the alleged altercation…
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“It is simply impossible to falsely accuse him, or any other party, for being involved in an incident when there is no evidence to support the accusations.”
According to a report from TMZ earlier this week, Brown and Yella Beezy, along with Breezy’s entourage lieutenant Sinko Ceej and Live Nation are being sued by plaintiffs Larry Parker, Joseph Lewis, Charles Bush and Da Marcus Powell.
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The four men claim they were invited backstage at Chris’s 11:11 Tour in Fort Worth, TX on July 20, along with 40 women. According to Bush’s version of events, he dapped Chris up and was having a positive interaction before one of the singer’s team members said, “Man you don’t remember you two were beefing?”
At that point, Bush says Chris replied, “Oh yeah, we were. What’s up, n-gga? I don’t forget shit” – and then ordered his crew to jump the visitor. Bush was then allegedly surrounded by seven to 10 people who proceeded to punch and kick him as well as throw a chair at his head.
Parker claims Chris then sent Yella Beezy for him and he also got punched and kicked.
All four men claim they suffered severe injuries and had to undergo various medical treatments. According to their attorney Tony Buzbee, at least one of them remains hospitalized.
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There was a second lawsuit filed against Brown, Beezy, and entourage members, as well as Live Nation, over the same incident days later, by the head of backhouse security at the venue. Frederick Overpeck claims that he was “severely injured attempting to protect the four fans from Chris Brown and his entourage.”
Overpeck is suing for $15 million.
