Rapper denies accusations of sex acts with minors after lawsuit: He’s ‘Sean Combs minus the Tusi’
Fat Joe is denying allegations of sex acts with minors.
The claims were made in a lawsuit filed by his former hype man, Terrance “T.A.” Dixon.
Fat Joe, whose real name is Joseph Antonio Cartagena, has been accused by Dixon of engaging in “coercive labor exploitation, financial fraud, sexual manipulation, violent intimidation, and psychological coercion.”
Dixon is seeking up to $20 million in damages.
“The lawsuit filed by Tyrone Blackburn and Terrance Dixon is a blatant act of retaliation,” Fat Joe’s lawyer Joe Tacopina told The Independent.
“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.”
According to the report, in the lawsuit, Dixon alleged Fat Joe forced him “into humiliating situations, including sex acts performed under duress and surveillance, accompanied by threats of abandonment in foreign countries if (he) refused compliance.”
Dixon also alleged “he was coerced into more than 4,000 sexual acts to maintain his standing within the Enterprise.”
“Fat Joe is Sean Combs minus the Tusi,” Dixon’s attorney, Tyrone Blackburn told “The Independent.” “He learned nothing from his 2013 federal conviction.”