Tekashi69 Sued By Japanese Tattoo Artist Who Accuses Rapper Of Making Him Look Like A Drug Addict
July 9 2021, Published 12:25 p.m. ET
Rapper Tekashi69 has been hit with new legal problems after a man he accused of using heroin filed a bombshell lawsuit.
According to court documents obtained by Breaking Celebrity News, a Japanese tattoo artist named Takashi Matsuba is suing Tekashi69 (real name: Daniel Hernandez) and Showtime Networks.
Matsuba says the 25-year-old rapper has “created confusion and the false perception that” they are associated with each other. The tattoo artist says he has no connection with Tekashi despite the rapper ripping off his name.
The "defendant Hernandez is a convicted violent felon who has served time in prison, and on information and belief was also convicted of sexual misconduct with a minor," the artist explains.
“This action also asserts a claim for defamation arising from the defendants’ making and broadcasting the absolutely false and defamatory accusation that plaintiff is a heroin addict,” the suit reads.
Matsuba says In a Hulu documentary <