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Safaree Sends Request To Lower Child Support Payments And Have Erica Mena Cover His Legal Fees

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Safaree and Erica Mena continue to show bitterness towards one another despite being officially split for over two years. Most recently, it was the latter who was sounding off, clowning his new sense of generosity. “And here I am feeling guilty because I wasn’t there due to work. And while I’m feeling guilty, motherf*****s is out here trying to make the world believe that they actually have a charity because they care about other people’s children. How can you care about anybody else’s children when you don’t even care about your own?” Mena ranted.

Well, it seems like her views on Safaree’s supposed unwillingness to not help his own offspring are being proven right. According to The Neighborhood Talk (via InTouch), the TV star is looking to whittle down his child support payments. Not only that, but Safaree is additionally demanding that Mena help pay off his legal fees due to her income supposedly increasing. He says due to her labeling him a deadbeat father publicly to millions of social media followers has led to less bookings.

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Safaree Is Coming For Erica Mena Hard

 
 
 
 
 
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Furthermore, Safaree claims to not be a full-time cast member on Love & Hip Hop Atlanta, leading to a decrease in his monthly income. When him and Mena’s divorce was finalized back in September 2022, he was making around $61,000 per month. With that supposedly not being the case, he’s trying to lower his initial $4,305 child support obligation. It’s also not helping that he’s keeping his children for 3–4 weeks at a time instead of the previously agreed upon 12 days. These documents were apparently filed back in a Georgia court in June 2023.

What are your thoughts on Safaree wanting to reduce his child support payments and have Erica Mena cover his legal fees? Do you think this will wind up working out for him? How does this make the musician and TV star look in your opinion? Erica Mena? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Safaree and Erica Mena. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the worlds of music and pop culture.

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Toronto Rapper Top5 Reveals Drake Paid For His Legal Fees After Beating Murder Case

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Top5, the Toronto rapper previously co-signed by Drake, is officially a free man after the murder case against him fell apart in court on Monday. Authorities originally arrested him back in 2021 for his alleged involvement in the murder of a 20-year-old accounting student. At the latest hearing, the judge in the case dismissed social media evidence on the basis of it being inadmissible.

According to the Toronto Star, Superior Court Justice Andras Shreck wrote in his decision that it “portrays Mr. Ali as a violent gang member with little regard for human life and who revels in the senseless killing of others. The risk that a jury will misuse this evidence and convict Mr. Ali because of his disposition is significant.”

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Top5 Leaves Courtroom After Winning His Case

 
 
 
 
 
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Speaking about the topic afterward, Top5’s lawyer, Gary Grill, explained the legal prejudice against rap artists. “The problem about prosecuting artists like Mr. Ali [Top5] based on their music; it fails to understand what the medium is, what’s it about, and how drillers approach their audiences,” Grill said, according to CTV News. “It’s important for all drillers to portray themselves as the biggest, baddest gangsters on the planet. That’s what sells. That’s what all drillers are doing. The way that Mr. Ali was charged in the first place was as a result of his lyrics, it was a result of the videos that he was putting out there, as a result of his medium as a drill rap artist that attracted the attention with the police.”

Top5 Shouts Out Drake For The Assist

After leaving the courthouse, Top5 shared a picture of himself on Instagram and revealed that Drake actually covered his legal fees. Shortly after the post began circulating online, he removed that note from the caption. Check out the original version as caught by DJ Akademiks below. Be on the lookout for further updates on Top5 and Drake on HotNewHipHop.

 
 
 
 
 
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50 Cent Reveals The Absurd Amount He’s Spent On Legal Fees Over The Years

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50 Cent says he’s spent over $24 million on legal fees throughout his career. He discussed the various troubles he’s faced during an appearance on the latest episode of Million Dollaz Worth of Game with Gillie Da Kid and Wallo. He’s proven time and again that he’s not afraid of taking legal action over his grievances.

“I’ve spent $24 million in my career, so far. I can’t wait till I get rich. Just on lawyers,” 50 revealed. “I’ve spent $24 million in my career on legal fees.” From there, he explained that he doesn’t even have a manager and instead relies on a “general council.” He explained: “Why would I need you to manage me for? I’ve done every deal a 100 f**king times. They all want to work at a percentage and you want a percentage from me? You didn’t build this, I built this.”

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50 Cent During A Trip To Washington D.C.

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 5: Recording Artist Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, listens while lawyer Ben Crump speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol as they meet with lawmakers about Black entrepreneurship on June 5, 2024 in Washington, DC. Jackson, a rapper, actor, television producer, and businessman, has invested in luxury liquor, apparel, video games, book publishing, electronics, boxing promotion, and dietary supplements. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

The topic of legal fees wasn’t the only time money was brought up on the show. 50 also recalled landing his first million-dollar deal with Eminem and Dr. Dre. In doing so, he noted that Dame Dash scoffed at 50 celebrating the situation and downplayed the value of $1 million at the time. In turn, 50 joked about Dame’s current financial drama. “The only person that pointed out that a million dollars was no money was Damon Dash, and he has no money now,” he said. “‘That ain’t no money. After you get a watch, a chain, you look out for the homies and you do this, that and the third… it’s nothing.’ And I was like, ‘N***a, I’m from 134th Street. A million dollars is a lot of money.’ I’m thinking I hit the lotto! How you gonna say it’s no money? I just never forgot that because of how it felt.”

50 Cent Speaks With Gillie & Wallo

Check out 50’s full conversation with Gillie and Wallo below. Be on the lookout for further updates on 50 Cent as well as Million Dollaz Worth of Game on HotNewHipHop.

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Cardi B To Win Back $350K In Lawsuit Over Back Tattoo

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As much as Cardi B can find herself in a fair bit of legal trouble, it seems like she does a good job of handling it. Moreover, one of her more notable legal victories was against Kevin Brophy. He tried to sue the Bronx rapper for using his back tattoo on her debut 2016 mixtape Gangsta B***h Music, Vol. 1‘s album cover without her permission. While the jury ruled in Cardi’s favor back in October of 2022, it seemed like Brophy still tried to appeal the case- until very recently. On Monday (June 12), his lawyers told a federal judge that they would repay the $350,000 she spent on legal efforts defending herself.

Not only that, but they also made it clear that their client would willingly drop any and all efforts to bring the case back to court. In addition, the (former) prosecution waived opportunities for further appeals. Of course, a question in people’s minds might be as to why Brophy’s team would want to do this- especially so many months after a verdict. Well, one possibility is that they caught wind of Cardi B’s team preparing to formally demand repayment for her attorney’s fees. Such a process could have netted them even more cash in an uglier fashion, so perhaps it was best to be preemptive.

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Cardi B At The Met Gala

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 01: Cardi B attends the 2023 Costume Institute Benefit celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

“The parties now have reached an agreement avoiding the necessity of defendants’ motion for attorney’s fees and application to tax costs,” both sides stated in Monday’s motion. As such, Cardi B’s team also waives the right to seek further awards for legal fees. Furthermore, this had already been a very lengthy legal process (Brophy filed a lawsuit in 2017), so both sides are likely at least partly happy that it’s over. After all, when the “Put It On Da Floor Again” artist is suing or gets sued, she makes it known online, which can’t be good for the other side.

Meanwhile, the 30-year-old recently dealt with another successful lawsuit, this time against blogger Tasha K for defamation. Reports indicate that, when the YouTuber filed for bankruptcy, the rapper paused debt collection concerning the case. Time will tell if anything else plagues her in the courtroom, though we’re sure she has a solid team to work with. For more on Cardi B and the latest updates on her actions, come back to HNHH.

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Kyle Rittenhouse Solicits Donations For Legal Fees After Judge OKs Wrongful Death Lawsuit

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Kyle Rittenhouse dodged convictions after fatally shooting two men and injuring another during civil unrest in Kenosha, WI in 2020. Rittenhouse quickly became a controversial figure as many condemned his actions while others, typically on the far-right, championed him. Though he roams freely, even appearing on podcasts to discuss the incident, he still faces a wrongful death lawsuit.

A judge gave the green light for a wrongful death lawsuit filed against Rittenhouse to move forward. John Huber, the father of one of the victims, Anthony Huber, accused the officers of violating his son’s constitutional rights. Huber said they allowed a dangerous situation that ultimately led Rittenhouse to shoot Anthony to death. Additionally, he claimed that Rittenhouse and law enforcement conspired to harm protesters.

KENOSHA, WISCONSIN – NOVEMBER 10: Kyle Rittenhouse starts to get emotional a second time as he is on the witness stand during his traill at the Kenosha County Courthouse on November 10, 2021 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse is accused of shooting three demonstrators, killing two of them, during a night of unrest that erupted in Kenosha after a police officer shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back while being arrested in August 2020. Rittenhouse, from Antioch, Illinois, was 17 at the time of the shooting and armed with an assault rifle. He faces counts of felony homicide and felony attempted homicide. (Photo by Sean Krajacic-Pool/Getty Images)

Rittenhouse later filed a motion to dismiss the civil rights lawsuits but his efforts fell short of successful. He claimed that Huber served the lawsuit at his sister’s home, rather than his own. Still, the judge said Rittenhouse “is almost certainly evading service.” This was based on Huber’s claim that he spent 100 hours trying to locate his house, going through seven states before finding Rittenhouse’s Florida home. 

U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman ruled that the case should move forward since Huber’s death “could plausibly be regarded as having been proximately caused by the actions of the governmental defendants.” “Rittenhouse has been deliberately cagey about his whereabouts,” Adelman wrote. “Although he denies living in Florida, he does not identify the place that he deems to be his residence.”

“We still have a long fight ahead of us this ruling was disappointing but expected,” Rittenhouse wrote after the judge dismissed his motion. “I respect the judges decision. but hope that as this lawsuit against me continues that truth will be brought to light. I am hopeful and thankful for all of your continuous support as I face this.” He later shared a link to a GiveShareGo page where he’s collecting donations for his legal fees.

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