Swizz Beatz is being sued for $42 million.
The 38-year-old producer - whose real name is Kasseem Dean - has been accused of a huge fraud involving luxury vehicles, including McLarens, Bentleys, Porsches and Ferraris, from a car leasing company.
24 September 2016
Metro Gem Leasing and Funding said in their suit they had been happy to lease cars to Swizz “for use for him and his wife Alicia Keys" at the request of his pal Macky Dancy, who owns the Dancy Auto Dealership Group.
But the company have accused the star of conspiring with his friend to then re-lease the vehicles to other people at a higher price, and Swizz and Dancy allegedly illegally resold a Ferrari, even though they didn't own it, after the lease went into default.
Metro-Gem's lawyer Paul Solda also claims that four other car leases were defaulted.
According to court documents, Swizz leased 10 cars between 2013 and 2016 at rates of up to $7,000 a month.
Metro are seeking $42 million in damages, much to the 'Everyday Birthday' star's astonishment.
He tweeted: "People just do and say anything these days for $ Wow! The crazy part is people also believe anything these days SMH! Going back to bed."
A representative for the rapper - who has sons Egypt, five, and Genesis, 20 months, with Alicia, and three other kids from past relationships - insisted he and his associates “are innocent pawns in a years-long, multi-million dollar dispute.”
A woman at Dancy Auto Group said the dealership has been renamed and is no longer connected with the co-accused.
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