NYPD cops are looking to question Wu-Tang Clan rapper and founding member Method Man after a 28-year-old man filed a complaint accusing him of an assault at a Staten Island gym, police sources said Thursday.
Welp! It looks like 52-year-old Busta Rhymes ain’t the only old-azz rapper accused of swingin’ on people as of late. Nope, rapper and actor Method Man, and a prominent member of the iconic Wu-Tang Clan,
Get the latest updates on the Method Man assault allegations. Find out what happened at the gym in New York and the rapper's response.
On January 16, the New York Post published a piece alleging Method Man was arrested in Staten Island after assaulting his daughter, real name Cheyenne Smith’s supposed ex-boyfriend Patrick Sokoya at a Crunch Fitness gym. However, in a statement published by AllHipHop, Method Man vehemently denied the claim.
Method Man, one-part of Staten Island's most famous rap group, denied allegations of a gym brawl in the borough.
The New York Police Department’s involvement in the case has remained measured, with no immediate arrests made following the incident. This development has raised questions about the nature and validity of the allegations. Smith’s representatives have maintained his innocence, emphasizing the absence of any law enforcement action as significant.
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