After being arrested at last year’s ceremony, Killer Mike has filed a lawsuit against the private security companies hired at the 2024 Grammys.
Following his three-award sweep during the prestigious 2024 awards event, the Atlanta-born rapper/activist was detained by security and arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department for “misdemeanor battery” while trying to access the red carpet area of the event.
Following the arrest and subsequent release hours later, the superstar musician (born Michael Santiago Render) said “There was some confusion around which door my team and I should enter,” “We experienced an overzealous security guard.”
According to the lawsuit obtained by Variety, the musician is suing S&S Labor Force Inc and JRM Private Security for false arrest, assault and battery, among other charges, claiming they had “no authority in law” to detain him and “no reason” to suspect him of any crime.
“When Plaintiff sought to leave the area, Defendants physically assaulted and battered him to prevent him from leaving by grabbing his arm and telling him to remain there.”
The lawsuit also notes that the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office “declined to prosecute or charge” Mike following the altercation, therefore recognising that he had not committed any criminal act.
In July last year, Mike released a song, ‘Humble Me,’ that features a verse about his arrest.
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Author: Saul Goode
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