No, it’s not a typo. Death Row Records founder Suge Knight is suing Kanye West for a million bucks according to the BBC. The suit, which will be heard in Miami this December, claims that Kanye West failed to provide security at his 2005 VMA after party and that Suge Knight was shot as a result of his improper planning.
Reaching…. The BBC Reports:
“Mr Knight is seeking more than $1m (£660,000) in damages after he was shot in the leg at a party hosted by Mr West ahead of the MTV Video Music Awards.
The former Death Row Records boss claims the rapper and the Shore Club failed to provide adequate security.
Both Mr West and the club’s owners have denied the claims in court papers.
The party was attended by stars including Black Eyed Peas, Eddie Murphy and Paris Hilton.
No arrests have been made over the shooting.
Mr Knight’s lawyer, Marc Brumer, said his client had paid medical bills of $200,000 (£132,000) after his right femur was shattered.
The amount Mr Knight was seeking also covered a 15-carat diamond earring worth $135,000 (£89,000) lost in the incident, Mr Brumer said.
“He’s an icon in the music industry. He walks in a room and he lights it up,” Mr Brumer said.
“He had an expectation of security there.
“How someone came with a gun into a very VIP party, that just doesn’t meet the smell test in life.”
Mr Knight claims that not enough was done to keep people with weapons out of the club.
US District Judge Patricia Seitz has scheduled the trial to begin on 6 December.”