{"id":132970,"date":"2023-11-02T16:24:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T16:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irideat.com\/?p=132970"},"modified":"2023-11-02T16:24:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T16:24:12","slug":"akon-threatens-to-sue-suge-knight-for-defamation-after-rape-accusation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irideat.com\/celebrities\/akon-threatens-to-sue-suge-knight-for-defamation-after-rape-accusation\/","title":{"rendered":"Akon Threatens to Sue Suge Knight For Defamation After Rape Accusation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/28\/4by3\/2023\/11\/02\/28e89b97c92f4023ab1c96b25134a8fe_md.jpg\"          loading=\"lazy\"          alt=\"\"        ><\/p>\n<p><strong>Suge Knight<\/strong>&#8216;s making an audacious claim about <strong>Akon<\/strong> on his new &#8220;Collect Call&#8221; podcast, accusing Akon of raping underaged girls in studio &#8230; a statement just might land Suge in court.<\/p>\n<p>Akon tells TMZ Hip Hop &#8230; the claims are false, and he&#8217;s not standing for the slander. He says, &#8220;I need to make it very clear that I absolutely deny these outrageous false and disgusting claims Suge Knight made on his podcast about me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve never called, received, or had any contact with Suge Knight since he has been incarcerated. My voice you heard on his podcast was as a soundbite previously recorded from an interview I did with DJ Vlad 3 years ago regarding Suge Knight in 2009.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He continues, &#8220;I\u2019ve never been a guest on Suge Knight\u2019s podcast. I always believe in building positivity into the world and my actions and legacy have spoken to that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s unfortunate that I have to defend myself from these lies and I will be involving my legal team in filing a defamation lawsuit against Mr. Knight, my prayers for him will still continue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Akon addressed a violent confrontation between Suge and Akon&#8217;s road manager &#8230; which he says came from a business dispute between himself, Suge and Detail.<\/p>\n<p>TMZ broke the story back in 2009 &#8230; Suge was <strong>left KO&#8217;ed<\/strong> on the pavement and a man in Akon&#8217;s camp, <strong>Robert Carnes Jr.<\/strong>, was arrested for felony assault in Scottsdale, AZ.<\/p>\n<p>As we first reported &#8230; Suge <strong>launched<\/strong> his podcast with The Source magazine founder <strong>Dave Mays<\/strong> to discuss his colorful history as a founder of Death Row. He&#8217;s recording the pod while doing 28 years for voluntary manslaughter.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/12\/16by9\/2023\/10\/24\/121e81a3424b40ff9263771a6ad89c0d_md.jpg\"            loading=\"lazy\"          ><\/p>\n<p>Only one episode in and already causing a stir!!!<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2023\/11\/02\/akon-suge-knight-threaten-sue-defamation-rape-accusation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suge Knight&#8216;s making an audacious claim about Akon on his new &#8220;Collect Call&#8221; podcast, accusing Akon of raping underaged girls in studio &#8230; a statement just might land Suge in court. Akon tells TMZ Hip Hop &#8230; the claims are false, and he&#8217;s not standing for the slander. 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