Lil Wayne sued for skateboard attack
Lil Wayne performs onstage during the 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 21, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Lil Wayne is getting sued over allegedly causing a fan to get beaten with a skateboard. Not bad for someone who is close to retiring.
In a lawsuit, Alfredo Marino says he spotted Lil Wayne on the streets of Los Angeles, and approached him trying to get a photograph. But instead, a member of the rapper's entourage smashed Marino in the back of the head with a skateboard, the lawsuit claims.
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Marino said he asked the rapper's security guard for permission to take a picture. When the security guard said "no," Marino tried to take it anyway, and says he soon found himself surrounded by Wayne's entourage, LA Weekly reported.
"Lil Wayne had enough, I guess, and he rolled up on a skateboard and he said, 'Alright motherfucker, you want to take a picture like a groupie? Like a little bitch? Like a little girl? Is that what you want?,'" Marino told the Weekly.
Marino claims he suffered a severe injury and believes that Wayne and his record label are responsible. He is suing for unspecified damages, TMZ reported.
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