Rapper Fat Joe has denied allegations he engaged in sex acts with minors after the claims were made in a lawsuit filed by his former hype man, Terrance “T.A.” Dixon.

Born Joseph Antonio Cartagena, Fat Joe has been accused by Dixon of engaging in “coercive labor exploitation, financial fraud, sexual manipulation, violent intimidation, and psychological coercion.” Dixon is seeking up to $20 million in damages.

“Fat Joe is Sean Combs minus the Tusi,” Dixon’s attorney, Tyrone Blackburn told The Independent. “He learned nothing from his 2013 federal conviction,” Blackburn continued, referring to Fat Joe’s four months behind bars for failing to file income tax returns.

In a statement to The Independent late Thursday, Fat Joe’s lawyer Joe Tacopina called the claims “complete fabrications”.

“The lawsuit filed by Tyrone Blackburn and Terrance Dixon is a blatant act of retaliation,” Tacopina said.

He added, “The allegations against Mr. Cartagena are complete fabrications — lies intended to damage his reputation and force a settlement through public pressure. Mr. Cartagena will not be intimidated. We have taken legal action to expose this fraudulent campaign and hold everyone involved accountable.”

Filed in the U.S. District Court Southern District of New York and viewed by The Independent, Dixon’s 157-page document contained a content warning, due to the graphic nature of the claims, in bold red font. Dixon served as Fat Joe’s hype man for 16 years, energizing the crowd before and during performances.

In the lawsuit, Dixon alleged Fat Joe forced him “into humiliating situations, including sex acts performed under duress and surveillance, accompanied by threats of abandonment in foreign countries if [he] refused compliance.” Dixon further alleged “he was coerced into more than 4,000 sexual acts to maintain his standing within the Enterprise.”

Dixon’s lawsuit also alleged he faced “a wide spectrum of sexual coercion, psychological control, forced exhibitionism, and surveillance-based humiliation, including being compelled to perform sex acts under observation, being filmed, or directed by [Fat Joe] in the presence of others — tactics designed to control Plaintiff’s body, erode his autonomy, and ensure silence.”

“These sex-based abuses were not private, incidental, or isolated. They were integral to the enterprise’s culture of dominance and humiliation, enforced by Defendant’s associates such as Pistol Pete, JB, and others, and sustained across numerous tour locations including Miami, North Carolina, Germany, Spain, and Wisconsin,” the complaint continued.

Source: YahooNews