"If they're suing Mr. Washington, they're suing the wrong person," said Plies attorney Robert Rush. "He does not have legal liability. It is not an entertainer's job to provide security for a club where the entertainer is performing."<--more-->
According to the Gainsville Sun, Plies' label, Slip-N-Slide Records and the Gainesville nightclub 283 West, where the incident took place, are also named in the suit.
Reports say that the performers entourage fired into a sold-out
crowd of close to 1,000 after the rapper's microphone was
shut off to allow the next performer, Lil' Boosie, to take the stage.
Plies, whose real name is Algernod Washington, had his brother Ronell Lavatte in attendance. Lavatte and another man, Tory Carnegie, were the accused shooters and were charged with attempted murder. Police searched Lavatte's vehicle and found five loaded firearms and additional rounds of ammunition.
Plies was also searched after the shooting, resulting in a charge of illegal possession of a concealed weapon. He later pled no contest to the charge.
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tannydre says:
Wow
on Apr 09, 2008