Former Fugees member Pras is preparing to sue 50 Cent, Kyrie Irving & Rolling Stone over social media posts & a news article that alleged the rapper was an informant for the FBI.
Jonathan Noah Schwartz, who is representing Michel, wrote that the statements made by the celebrities & news outlet led the rapper to lose business deals & contributed to less revenue from his music.
“It is & was absolutely and demonstrably false for You to publish that Michel was a ‘government informant,’” Schwartz wrote in the letter sent to Rolling Stone. “Labeling a hip-hop artist such as Michel, the reputation of whom is dependent upon ‘street credibility’ & not being a ‘snitch,’ a ‘government informant’ most certainly tends to subject said hip-hop artist to hatred, distrust, ridicule, contempt and/or disgrace, along with injury in their trade or profession.”
David Kenner, the attorney who defended Michel during a recent federal criminal trial that ended with the performer convicted of political conspiracy, also plans to sue. Kenner, who has defended the likes of Suge Knight & Snoop Dogg, said he lost clients because of the alleged defamation.
“The Rolling Stone article resulted in the false & defamatory label being made in hundreds of viral local, national & international media news stories and blog posts that have harmed the business interests, reputations ... of Pras and attorney Kenner,” Michel’s spokesperson, Erica Dumas, said in a statement emailed to The Times. “It is unacceptable for any media outlet to publish unfounded & false allegations that can damage the businesses & reputations of individuals & put them at risk.”
Dumas went on to criticize 50 Cent’s labeling of Pras as a “rat” & Irving’s “FBI informant” tweet as placing Michel & Kenner’s “safety at risk.”
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Source: Los Angeles Times
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