Irv Gotti its co-founder Murder Inc. Recordsis being sued for sexual assault and battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress, Miami New Times References. A woman identified as Jane Doe filed the complaint in a Miami-Dade County, Florida, court on July 11. He is seeking a jury trial and “damages, including those for mental anguish.”
In the complaint, Doe says she met Gotti, whose real name is Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr., in the summer of 2020. After meeting, the music executive and producer invited Doe on vacation in Saint Martin, where, according to the lawsuit, “Gotti coerced the Plaintiff [Jane Doe] to have sex with him.” After the trip to the Caribbean island, Gotti and Doe reportedly entered into a two-year relationship. “During this abusive relationship, Gotti demanded Plaintiff perform unwanted sexual acts and frequently berated and berated her,” the complaint states.
As a result of Gotti's alleged abuse, Doe claims she “suffered severe emotional and psychological damage requiring her to be committed to a psychiatric ward.” She also says she is “now afraid to leave her house” because of Gotti's alleged abuse and apparent “slander” [of] her to his vast social network in and around Los Angeles.”
Irv Gotti and his brother, Christopher Lorenzo, founded Murder Inc. Records in the late 1990s. The label was an imprint of Def Jam Recordings and released music by Ja Rule, Ashanti, Lloyd and others. Gotti is also the founder of a company called Visionary Ideasand Pitchfork reached out to an email associated with the company for comment on the lawsuit.
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