Busta Rhymes and his former assistant, Dashiel Gables, agreed to pause their federal court docket battle and enter into personal mediation.

Busta Rhymes and his ex-assistant Dashiel Gables are urgent pause on their authorized conflict and heading into personal mediation to try to settle a lawsuit that accuses the Hip-Hop icon of assault and wage violations, which incorporates his countersuit for defamation.

Attorneys for each events submitted a joint letter to a Brooklyn federal choose looking for a short lived halt whereas they try and hash out the matter outdoors of court docket.

They’ve already exchanged preliminary paperwork and now request 60 to 90 days to concentrate on settlement negotiations.

The lawsuit, initially filed in August 2025, stems from Gables’ claims that he endured abusive therapy whereas working as Busta Rhymes’ private assistant for six months starting in July 2024.

Gables alleges he labored 15- to 18-hour shifts, together with whereas touring, for a flat price of $200 per day with no extra time pay.

The criticism accuses Rhymes and his firm, Starbus LLC, of assault, battery, wage-and-hour violations and emotional misery.

Gables claims the rapper berated workers, used a homophobic slur, mocked his listening to impairment and despatched him on trivial errands like cigar runs.

The centerpiece of the case is a January 10, 2025, incident at a Brooklyn high-rise. Gables says Busta Rhymes grew to become enraged over a delayed catering supply.

He alleges the rapper punched him within the face a number of occasions, sending him to the hospital with seen accidents. He says he by no means returned to work and was later blacklisted from the music trade.

Busta Rhymes denies all allegations and filed a defamation counterclaim in October, calling the lawsuit a “shake-down” try by a disgruntled former worker.

In response to the counterclaim, Gables “knew the statements have been false, or acted with reckless disregard for the reality,” and the accusations led to the lack of not less than two endorsement offers.

If mediation fails, the attorneys agreed to offer a standing replace inside three enterprise days and the battle will proceed – in court docket, that’s.

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