Damon Dash is as soon as once more on the middle of a authorized storm as lawyer Christopher Brown pushes a federal decide to greenlight the public sale of Dash’s firm belongings regardless of his current chapter submitting in Florida.

Brown, representing filmmaker Josh Webber, is urging the courtroom to maneuver ahead with the sale of Dash’s leisure holdings, together with Poppington LLC, arguing that Dash’s chapter petition doesn’t defend him from money owed tied to defamation and different intentional wrongdoing. Brown claims Dash continues to flaunt wealth publicly whereas avoiding monetary accountability.

The dispute stems from a years-long authorized feud over the movie Dear Frank, which Webber produced and Damon Dash was initially employed to direct. Webber and his firm, Muddy Waters Pictures, eliminated Dash from the challenge, alleging he was excessive on set and unprofessional. Dash later rebranded the movie as The List and pitched it to networks, prompting a lawsuit for copyright infringement and defamation.

A jury sided with Webber and awarded over $800,000 in damages. Brown then sought to grab Dash’s enterprise pursuits, together with Poppington LLC, and place them below the management of the U.S. Marshal for public sale.

The battle escalated in March 2024 when Dash appeared on the Earn Your Leisure podcast and accused Webber of stealing the movie. According to authorized filings, Dash’s remarks value Webber a $4 million movie deal. Webber filed a defamation go well with and gained a $4 million default judgment after Dash missed courtroom deadlines and didn’t attend mediation.

Facing mounting judgments, unpaid taxes and youngster assist, Damon Dash filed for Chapter 7 chapter in Florida earlier this month. In courtroom paperwork, he claimed to have lower than $5,000 in belongings, together with a $500 cellphone, $2,500 in jewellery, and $100 in money. However, Brown argues that Dash didn’t disclose key belongings, together with his life rights and mental property, which could possibly be bought to repay collectors.

Brown additionally pointed to Dash’s public statements, including a September 2025 interview on The Breakfast Club, where Dash claimed he had $5 million in the bank, a file take care of Sony music for his “Black Guns” group, and a brand new ebook deal. Brown argues these statements contradict Dash’s chapter claims and present he nonetheless controls useful belongings by Poppington LLC.

“The bankruptcy filing only covers his personal property,” Brown said in courtroom paperwork. “It does not impact the assets of Poppington LLC, which remain subject to auction.”

Brown additionally famous that Dash has not filed any adversarial movement to cease the public sale and that delays have been brought on by Dash’s personal authorized ways.

Federal Judge Robert Lehrburger is now weighing whether or not to permit the asset sale to proceed. If authorised, Poppington LLC’s catalog—together with movies like Honor Up and Too Honorable—may quickly be bought off to fulfill Dash’s money owed.

Dash’s chapter submitting lists greater than $25 million in liabilities, together with over $8.7 million owed to the IRS and New York State, almost $650,000 in unpaid youngster and spousal assist, and greater than $5.5 million in unsecured claims from lawsuits and authorized charges.

In 2024, Dash’s one-third stake in Roc-A-Fella Records was auctioned for roughly $1 million to cowl again taxes and assist funds. The chapter submitting goals to wipe out unsecured debt and cease ongoing collections, however collectors argue Dash is hiding belongings that could possibly be liquidated.

The courtroom has already ordered the sale of Dash’s movie studio and streaming platform. A call on whether or not the public sale of Poppington LLC’s belongings can proceed is predicted quickly.

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