Overview

• Dashiel Gables filed a federal lawsuit in Brooklyn federal court seeking $6 million to $7 million in damages for alleged assault, wage theft and emotional distress.
• The complaint alleges that on January 10 Busta Rhymes punched Gables twice in the face during a dispute over phone use at the rapper’s Brooklyn residence lobby.
• Gables’ suit accuses Rhymes of unpaid wages, unlawful labor practices under the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York law and a hostile work environment involving long hours without overtime.
• The rapper turned himself in on misdemeanor assault charges earlier this year but is now vehemently denying the civil claims as fabricated.
• Busta Rhymes says he will countersue to challenge the lawsuit’s veracity and protect his reputation.