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Rapper Fat Joe’s former hypeman, Terrance “T.A.” Dixon, has filed a lawsuit towards him in federal courtroom, alleging that his former boss engaged in intercourse acts with minors in a $20-million lawsuit.
Dixon additionally alleges his former boss, whose actual title is Joseph Antonio Cartagena, engaged in “coercive labor exploitation, financial fraud, sexual manipulation, violent intimidation and psychological coercion.”
The 157-page grievance, filed within the U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, particulars claims about Cartagena’s alleged sexual relations, together with with minors.
Dixon alleges that “he was coerced into more than 4,000 sexual acts to maintain his standing within the Enterprise.”
The swimsuit additionally claims that Dixon “personally witnessed [Fat Joe] engaged in sexual relations with children who were fifteen and sixteen years old,” itemizing three as Jane Does, together with a 16-year-old Dominican lady in New York who, “in exchange for cash, clothing, and payment of her cell phone bill … would [perform] oral sex and other sexual acts” on Cartagena.
Another Doe, known as “Minor Doe 2,” is a white feminine and never a U.S. citizen, in accordance with the paperwork.
“[Fat Joe] began having sexual relations with Minor Doe 2 when she was 15 years old after a concert overseas. Defendant flew Minor Doe 2 to New York City and Miami, Florida, on multiple occasions. Due to Minor Doe 2’s body being adolescent and not fully formed, Defendant paid for her to get a Brazilian Butt Lift. Minor Doe 2 eventually left Defendant and is now married to a professional athlete,” the grievance reads.
Minor Doe 3 is a Latina feminine who “met the defendant when she was 15 years old, turning 16.”
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According to Dixon, “Defendant was in love with Minor Doe 3. He even contemplated leaving his wife. The Defendant paid all Minor Doe 3’s bills and even took her overseas to his tour stops. He brought her to Florida and would put her up in a condo he rented a few blocks from his house with his wife.”
“In a recorded conversation, Minor Doe 3 and her 15-year-old cousin describe in detail to Plaintiff how ‘inappropriate’ it was for Defendant, who was in his late 30s at the time, to be fawning over children,” in accordance with the lawsuit.
“Fat Joe is Sean Combs minus the Tusi,” Tyrone Blackburn, Dixon’s lawyer, wrote in a assertion to USA Today, referencing the continued felony trial for Sean “Diddy” Combs and the alleged medication the music mogul is accused of utilizing. “We have additional pages of predicated acts which we are itching to disclose if the defendants call our bluff.”
Cartagena’s lawyer, Joe Tacopina, responded to the lawsuit, saying, “The lawsuit filed by Tyrone Blackburn and Terrance Dixon is a blatant act of retaliation — a desperate attempt to deflect attention from the civil suit we filed first, which exposed their coordinated scheme to extort Mr. Cartagena through lies, threats, and manufactured allegations.”
“Law enforcement is aware of the extortionate demand at the heart of this scheme. The allegations against Mr. Cartagena are complete fabrications — lies intended to damage his reputation and force a settlement through public pressure. Mr. Cartagena will not be intimidated. We have taken legal action to expose this fraudulent campaign and hold everyone involved accountable,” the assertion added.
The swimsuit additionally names a few of Cartagena’s “key associates” in his alleged “criminal enterprise,” together with Pete “Pistol Pete” Torres and Richard “Rich Player” Jospitre.
It moreover names Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, which represents Cartagena, and claims the corporate knowingly participated in “concealing, transferring, and manipulating” Dixon’s authorship rights and royalty pursuits and sought to intimidate, harass and impede Dixon’s claims towards Cartagena, Torres and Jospitre.
Dixon additionally accuses Cartagena, Torres and Jospitre of participating “in deliberate tax fraud schemes” to allegedly conceal wage theft. He additionally claims he was “consistently underpaid, denied songwriting credits, and deliberately concealed from royalties and backend compensation.”
The lawsuit comes after Cartagena sued Dixon in April for slander on social media by accusing him of being a pedophile on-line.
Cartagena claimed Dixon’s allegations had been a “money grab,” and famous that he generously paid Dixon, who he says “enjoyed the perquisites of touring, luxurious travel, and other fringe benefits of a world-renowned musician’s team.”
“This is the right way to fight, Joe — through the system. You can’t fight him no other way,” Dixon informed Variety. “Joe think he’s a god. Joe thinks he’s untouchable.”
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