Fats Joe Suing His Ex-Hypeman for Defamation After He Referred to as the Rapper a Pedophile

Fats Joe has filed a hefty lawsuit towards his former hypeman for slandering him on social media … claiming the man and his lawyer try to shake him down for a payday!!!

TMZ Hip Hop obtained courtroom docs filed by Fats Joe on Tuesday, wherein he claims his former hypeman Terrance “T.A.” Dixon is attempting to gather cash he did not earn and resorted to publicly calling the rapper a pedophile on social media when he did not get his manner.

The go well with filed by Joe claimed Dixon flew a 16-year-old woman throughout state strains for intercourse and posted the allegation together with an image of Joe, Diddy, and DJ Khaled.

Joe’s authorized counsel claims the allegations have been made as a part of a cash seize generated by Dixon’s lawyer, Tyrone Blackburn, who’s additionally representing Diddy accuser Lil Rodney in a separate case.

The lawsuit particulars how Joe and Dixon started working collectively in 2006, when Joe provided him a “once-in-a-lifetime” alternative to be a part of his workforce … full with compensation, luxurious journey, touring and different fringe advantages that accompany being in a celebrity rapper’s interior circle.

Joe says the partnership ended amicably in 2019 and says he by no means heard any cash complaints for six years, till Dixon started posting on social media with complaints he ought to have been paid extra for his previous work.

He says Dixon lawyered up with Blackburn in March and fired off a authorized demand letter asking for compensation as a “ghostwriter” on a number of of Joe’s tracks.

When these calls for weren’t met, Fats Joe says the Dixon upped the ante by spreading salacious lies about Joe and falsely claiming Joe blocked him from acquiring outdoors funding for his personal file label start-up.

Blackburn tells TMZ Hip Hop the brand new lawsuit is only a cover-up try and is not backing down … saying Joe filed “a baseless lawsuit in an effort to soften the blow of what’s to come. It won’t work. Fat Joe has a lot of explaining to do.”

Fats Joe fiercely defends his title, telling us … “These allegations are fully false and a part of a felony conspiracy orchestrated between a disgruntled former hype man and his lawyer. These two people have been scheming collectively to extort me with their elaborate and ludicrous calls for altering by the day.”

“The relentless threats, harassment, and defamation I’ve endured as they peddle salacious lies are totally deplorable. I’m taking authorized motion to reveal their misconduct and I’m absolutely assured that the info will reveal that is nothing greater than a misleading and determined rip-off.”

Fats Joe’s superstar lawyer, Joe Tacopina, is slamming the lawsuit altogether and tells TMZ Hip Hop … “The allegations towards Mr. Cartagena are fully false and a part of a felony extortion scheme orchestrated by an lawyer who a federal choose not too long ago condemned for abusing the courtroom system to harass and stress defendants.”

“Mr. Cartagena is not going to be intimidated by fabricated claims, lies about witnesses, or shameless threats. We’re taking instant authorized motion to reveal this fraudulent scheme and we’ll maintain all events accountable absolutely accountable.”