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Fat Joe is suing his ex-hype man for defamation after being accused of being a paedophile. The lawsuit claims Terrance Dixon resorted to “countless posts on social media containing a torrent of wholly fabricated, grotesque, and scandalous allegations — accusing Cartagena of unspeakable acts such as pedophilia, statutory rape and sexual assault.”

Joe alleges he worked with Dixon from 2006 to 2019. Documents claim Dixon believes Joe blocked him from record label funding, prompting him to approach Joe about compensation for working on several songs.

According to Complex, Dixon sent a written compensation request as a “ghostwriter and uncredited vocalist” on March 23rd. Then, on April 21st, Dixon and his lawyer, Tyrone Blackburn, allegedly threatened to file a complaint with sex trafficking, statutory rape, fraud and forced labor accusations, which Joe denies. 

Joe claims Blackburn threatened him over email with messages that include, “We will report him to Homeland Security,” “playtime is over,” and the “case has just expanded into a civil RICO case.” Dixon also posted accusations on Instagram, alleging that Joe was sleeping with an underage girl and referring to the Terror Squad rapper as a paedophile.

In a statement, Fat Joe said, “These allegations are completely false and part of a criminal conspiracy orchestrated between a disgruntled former hype man and his attorney. These two individuals have been scheming together to extort me with their elaborate and ludicrous demands changing by the day.

“The relentless threats, harassment, and defamation I’ve endured as they peddle salacious lies are utterly deplorable. I’m taking legal action to expose their misconduct and I’m fully confident that the facts will reveal this is nothing more than a deceptive and desperate scam.”

Blackburn claims Joe filed “a baseless lawsuit in an effort to soften the blow of what’s to come. It won’t work. Fat Joe has a lot of explaining to do.”