Rapper and reality TV personality Chrisean Rock was sued Tuesday for allegedly assaulting a man backstage at a Los Angeles show and then using a homophobic slur, according to court documents reviewed by The Times.
The rapper, whose real name is Chrisean Malone, was sued in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday after being accused of punching a man in the face, breaking two of his teeth.
According to the lawsuit, Malone was upset and talking to a man named James Wright backstage after a performance by Tamar Braxton on Nov. 10 at Novo, a club on Olympic Boulevard in downtown Los Angeles. Malone thought he was supposed to rap during the show, but Wright believed he was just supposed to participate in a dance performance at the end of the show.
Malone, who starred in the Zeus Network reality show “Baddies,” became angry with Wright and punched him in the face several times, according to the lawsuit. She was wearing rings at the time, the lawsuit states.
“She hit him several times in the face for no reason. “We were surprised that she was able to leave the facility that night,” said Wright’s attorney, Kevin Anderson. “She had rings that were roughly equivalent to brass knuckles.”
Anderson said Braxton was in the room when the assault occurred.
As Malone was being led out of the dressing room where the alleged assault occurred, she used a homophobic slur to describe Wright and said she would hit him again, according to the lawsuit.
Wright went to the hospital later with two broken teeth and cuts to his face, the lawsuit says.
The date of the incident is the same as that listed in a criminal case filed in January against Malone in Los Angeles Superior Court charging her with assault with a deadly weapon and battery.
Malone is also known for dating rapper Blueface. The two have a baby together.
Malone could not immediately be reached for comment.
