Busta Rhymes Settles Assault Case with Former Assistant

0:00It's April 30, music news today starts now, AI powered, and always on beat. Bus the rhymes just wrapped up a private settlement with his former assistant, Dashiel Gables, over an alleged punch in the face last year at his, Brooklyn apartment building. The incident stemmed from a work dispute involving a late food order and a quick call from Gables' daughter, which supposedly broke a no-phone rule. On the job, Rhymes, who's 53, got arrested on the spot and hit with a misdemeanor, third degree assault charge, but it was just a desk appearance ticket. Gables took it further last August, filing a federal lawsuit for assault, battery, and labor violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act. He claimed ongoing workplace abuses, and their rhymes blackballed him from the hip hop scene afterward. Rhymes fired back hard, denying everything, and countersuing for defamation in October. He argued the accusations trashed his reputation, costing him income, and key business deals in the industry. This week, both sides lawyers sent a letter to the judge

1:03saying they settled through private mediation. They're finalizing the paperwork over the next 10 days, and planned to file a formal motion by June 1, though no details on terms. Meanwhile, the criminal case outcomes they sealed by the Brooklyn District Attorney's office and neither campus talking. Looks like this chapter closes quietly for Busta, as he keeps pushing forward in his career.