In response to TMZ, citing the New York Police Division, Blackburn is accused of putting a course of server along with his automobile throughout a Might incident, inflicting minor accidents. Fats Joe’s authorized staff claims the act was intentional to evade being served court docket papers.

Blackburn performs a central function in Dixon’s lawsuit, which accuses the Bronx rapper—born Joseph Cartagena—of defamation, unpaid compensation, and breach of belief. Dixon, as soon as a part of Fats Joe’s entourage, claims to have labored as a hype man, lyricist, background vocalist, and safety element. His lawsuit adopted a previous defamation and extortion go well with filed by Cartagena in opposition to each Dixon and Blackburn.

Joe Tacopina, Fats Joe’s lawyer, referred to as Blackburn’s arrest unsurprising. “That is simply one other chapter in his sample of misconduct,” Tacopina mentioned in an announcement. “Blackburn has used the authorized system as a weapon. That ends now.”

Tacopina added that Cartagena’s earlier go well with was filed to show what he referred to as a coordinated effort to break his consumer’s title. “They got down to destroy his repute with lies. This arrest is simply the beginning. We’re assured the reality will come out.”

The arrest has solely heightened tensions in a case already marked by sharp accusations. Tacopina beforehand described Dixon’s claims as retaliation and dismissed the lawsuit as a distraction from Fats Joe’s preliminary submitting. He alleges that Tyrone Blackburn and Dixon used threats and fabricated tales to stress him right into a settlement.

Blackburn now faces authorized scrutiny not only for his function within the case, but additionally for his alleged off-court habits. In the meantime, rapper 50 Cent, additionally named in Dixon’s lawsuit, dismissed the claims on-line, calling them “baseless.”

As each lawsuits develop, the authorized drama surrounding Fats Joe’s former circle continues to develop. The reputations of everybody concerned grasp within the stability.