Roc Nation says lawyer Tyrone Blackburn’s personal e mail proves a lawsuit involving Fats Joe was a setup to strain the corporate right into a settlement.
Roc Nation is pushing again arduous towards a $20 million lawsuit involving Fats Joe, claiming the case is a calculated try and smear the corporate and pressure a hasty settlement.
AllHipHop has confirmed that Roc Nation requested a federal choose to dismiss the $20 million lawsuit and sanction lawyer Tyrone Blackburn, who represents plaintiff Terrance “T.A.” Dixon.
The corporate says Blackburn admitted in an e mail that Roc Nation “could have been defrauded by Fats Joe as properly,” a line Roc Nation calls a “devastating” admission that undermines your entire case towards Jay-Z’s firm.
“This lawsuit was meant to harass and embarrass Roc Nation on the general public stage,” the corporate’s authorized crew wrote in its movement.
The e-mail, despatched simply hours after Roc Nation filed to dismiss the case, is now central to the corporate’s argument.
Roc Nation says the message proves Blackburn and Dixon had no legitimate purpose to tug the corporate into the authorized battle and that the swimsuit was filed in unhealthy religion to create public strain.
Blackburn didn’t deal with the e-mail in his response to the movement and Roc Nation identified that silence as additional proof of misconduct.
The lawsuit, initially filed in June 2025 accuses Fats Joe of a variety of disturbing conduct.
Dixon, who labored alongside the rapper for 15 years, claims he endured pressured sexual acts, surveillance, and threats whereas on tour. The swimsuit additionally alleges Fats Joe engaged in sexual exercise with underage women and withheld compensation for Dixon’s inventive contributions.
Fats Joe has denied all of the allegations, calling them “disgusting lies” and vowing to struggle them in court docket.
Dixon’s grievance additionally names Roc Nation, accusing the corporate of serving to Fats Joe disguise cash from Dixon and allow the rap star’s alleged unhealthy conduct.
Roc Nation says there’s no proof to assist that. Roc Nation is asking the court docket to dismiss the case with prejudice, which might forestall it from being refiled.
The corporate additionally needs Blackburn to cowl authorized prices and face sanctions for what it describes as a sample of submitting high-profile however baseless lawsuits.
The choose has not but dominated on the movement.
