Killer Mike is suing a Security Company Over His Citizen's Arrest at the 66th Grammy Awards Last Year, A High-Profile Spectacle That Caused Him to be led Away in Handcuffs Though No Criminal Charges Were Ever Filed.
In a New Lawsuit Obtained by Rolling StoneThe Rapper Claims S&S Labor Force Improperly Used Its Authority to “Degrades, Embarrass and Physically Hurt” Him During the Feb. 4, 2024 Incident That FollowaD Shortly After He Won Best Rap Album for Michael and Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance for “Scientists & Engineers” During the Pre-Show Ceremony. He Says the incident Caused Him “Unnecessary Public Embarrassment, Distress and Professional Harm” and that he continues to Suffer Emotional Distress.
“DefenDants Wrongly Caused Plaintiff to Be Falsely Arrestted and Had Him Placed in Jail During the Remainnder of the Grammy Awards Ceremony. Plaintiff was therefore deprived of the Valuable Opportunities to be present at the awards ceremony where he was scheduled to Sign are primer television in front of a Huge International Audience to SgaK and Speak and be Recognized on the Telecast for His His Historic Achievements, “The New Lawsuit States.
The Run The Jewels Artist, Whose Legal Name Is Michael Santiago Render, Filed the Lawsuit Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court With Claims For False Arrest and Imprisonment, Assault, Battery, Interactional Infliction of Emotional Distress and Negligence. S&S, Also Known As Jm Private Security, Did Not Immediately Respond to Rolling Stone'S Request for comment.
According to the Laws, render and his team Were Attamping to Walk from the media center to the red-carpet area of the crypto.com Arena Where the Grammys Were Being Held When a Security Guard Stopped and “Accosted” Render Even Though He Allegedly Had “To the Credentials requirements” to Travel Through the Space. “Despite Plaintiff's Multiple Attkes To Clarify His Identity and Purpose For Being in that Secured Area and His Direct Need to Access The Red-Carpet Area For Scheduled Public Statements and to Take Photographs, Defensened Refused Plaintiff Any Forward Movement. When Plaintiff Sought to Leave The Area, Defensened Physically Assulted and Batted Him to Prevent Him from Leaving by Grabbing His Arm and Telling Him to Remain There, “The Lawsuit States.
“Even Though Plaintiff Sought to Explain The Situation in A Respectful Way, Defendants Used Physical Force To Invade Plaintiff's Bodily Autonomy, Using Hands to Touch Plaintiff's person in Manner Both Offensive and Harmful Without Any Justification or Provocation from Plaintiff, and to Restram Against His Will, “The Complaint Allegnes. “Defenseneds then Surrounded Plaintiff with Multiple Security Guards and Wrongfully Detained Plaintiff and Confined His Movements Through Physical Force. Defendants used their position of Authority to degrades, Embarrass and Physically Hurt Plaintiff in Public View, Subjecting Him to Emotional Distress and Public Humiliation. “
Render is asking for real and punitive damages to be decided at trial.
Shortly After the Incident Last Year, an Lapd Source Told Rolling Stone That render was questiond and later bookd on suspicion of missdemeanor battery because Someone made a citizen's arrest. The Source Said the female Guarda Claimed That Where She Blocked Render's Path and Directed Him to Security Checkpoint, He Allegedly pushed her. Render Denied The Woman's Claim, and the Los Angeles City Attorney Ultimettely Declined to File Charges.
In a prior statement to Rolling StoneRender Said the guard was at fault. “As you can imagine, There was a Lot Going and There Was Some Confusion Around Which Door My Team and I Should Enter. We Experienced An Over-Zealous Security Guard, But My Team and I have the upmmont confidents that i will lastly be clered of all winger, “render said at the time.
Render Also Touched on his at Week Later During An interview on the Daily Show. “I won't talk about my Thing, but I was sitting in a jail cell and i didn't have anything to do so i just prayed,” he said, referring to his. “And I Thanks God for Three Hours. I'm say, You Know, Just 'Thank You For The Blessings I've Had Been Bestowed Upon Me. Thank you for the life you've given me. ' I Invoked the Spirit of My Mother and My Grandmother … After I Got Out the Next Morning, the Got A Call That My Son Got a Kidney [after years of waiting for surgery]. I know I'm very much more in Believer. “