Joe Budden has seen nude pictures of himself surface online after being sued by his neighbors for public lewdness.
In December, the former Slaughterhouse rapper was arrested for allegedly trying to enter his neighbor’s apartment while naked, although he was later cleared of the charges.
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Budden has now been sued by his neighbors over the incident, as well as a heated and lengthy dispute over his hit pocast, The Joe Budden Podcast, which he records in the building.
In the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, John and Yuliya Aksoy accuse Budden, as well as his podcast co-host Melyssa Ford and their condo association, of engaging in a “campaign of intimidation and retribution” after they raised a noise complaint over his podcast.
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The neighbors claim they confronted the “Pump It Up” rapper about the excessive noise, as well as him and his team smoking weed in the condo’s common area and creating a hazardous environment for their young daughter.
After filing a complaint with the condo association, the Aksoys claim Budden sought revenge by accusing Yuliya of using racist language toward him. Budden even claims to have audio of these comments, according to the suit, but has yet to produce it.
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Regarding his public lewdness, the Aksoys took issue with Budden joking about and downplaying the incident on public platforms.
Included in the lawsuit are screenshots from the neighbor’s door camera showing the 44-year-old stood in the hallway completely nude.
Budden, through his attorney, dismissed the suit as “a money grab attempt by a person we believe to be a racist.”
In an episode of his self-titled pocast in January, Budden revealed that he had been cleared of any wrongdoing in his lewdness and stalking case.
He claimed that the multi-day trial began with his neighbor “immediately” crying “white woman tears” upon taking the stand.
Budden, who previously blamed the incident on his sleepwalking, also denied allegations that he was masturbating while stood outside his neighbor’s apartment.
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The judge ultimately sided with the Hip Hop media figure, allegedly telling the courtroom: “Mr. Budden was not erect. He was not masturbating. The one time that he touched his penis, he appeared to be trying to cover himself. Mr. Budden was not trying to forcibly enter.”
Budden praised the judge by saying: “She was fair, reasonable, heard all the testimony, was attentive, [and] wasn’t on no bullshit.”
