Rapper's lawyer says woman making claims 'posed as a fan' and then made 'false allegations.'
By Gil Kaufman
Fat Joe
Photo: Carlos Marino/ Getty Images
A lawyer for rapper Fat Joe vehemently denied allegations by a Wisconsin woman who claimed she was a victim of sexual assault in the Mc's limousine on Sunday night.
"Rapper Joseph Cartagena, known as Fat Joe, members of his entourage and security staff were briefly questioned by members of the Madison, Wisconsin, Police Department who were investigating false allegations made by a woman who initially posed as a fan and later claimed to be the victim of an assault after demanding money," Joe's lawyer, Dawn Florio, wrote in a statement, which was called "Groupie Pretender Targets Rapper for Shakedown."
The statement continues, "At no point did Mr. Cartagena or any member of his entourage assault or have any improper contact with the woman. It...
By Gil Kaufman
Fat Joe
Photo: Carlos Marino/ Getty Images
A lawyer for rapper Fat Joe vehemently denied allegations by a Wisconsin woman who claimed she was a victim of sexual assault in the Mc's limousine on Sunday night.
"Rapper Joseph Cartagena, known as Fat Joe, members of his entourage and security staff were briefly questioned by members of the Madison, Wisconsin, Police Department who were investigating false allegations made by a woman who initially posed as a fan and later claimed to be the victim of an assault after demanding money," Joe's lawyer, Dawn Florio, wrote in a statement, which was called "Groupie Pretender Targets Rapper for Shakedown."
The statement continues, "At no point did Mr. Cartagena or any member of his entourage assault or have any improper contact with the woman. It...
- 6/22/2010
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