After facing a felony for clearly breaking an Instagram-moment-seeking fan’s iPhone, Offset won’t have to worry about seeing the incident on his criminal record.
TMZ has learned that the Migos star has agreed to pay to fix the damaged screen.
“On May 20, the warrant was set aside after extensive good faith conversations with members of the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office,” Drew Findling, Offset’s attorney, tells TMZ. “Mr. Cephus tendered $160.92 to repair the phone screen — the full cost of the repair — and clearly indicating the warrant should never have been issued as a felony in the first place.”
Findling continued, “Immediately after paying, a Fulton County Judge signed an order setting the warrant aside.”
Junior Gibbons, the fan whose phone was broken, is reportedly “happy” with the decision.
[This post has been updated. The following was originally published on May 2, 2019.]
A felony warrant has been issued for Offset’s arrest in response to a video of him hitting a fan’s phone out of his hand last Monday (April 22) went viral.
TMZ broke the news Thursday (May 2) announcing the fan involved kept true to his promise to move forward with charges. The $800 price tag of the iPhone bumps up the severity of the situation to a federal charge of damage to property against the Migos member.
Offset was said to be leaving a Target in Sandy Springs, Georgia when Junior Gibbons, the fan taking a video selfie, asks, “What’s up, Offset?” The Grammy-nominated rapper was clearly unamused.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbZDC9Mpdhc
Gibbons claims after the incident occurred Offset told him to “Get the fuck out my face” leaving the fan’s phone screen cracked on the ground, he filed a police report last Friday (April 26).
Unfortunately, the charges come at a complex time for the Georgia native who recently reunited with his estranged father of 23 years and is also facing a separate felony charge for possession of a firearm.
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Rappers are the easiest targets!! What a dumb fuck!!! You have a family to raise and you do this stupid shit!!
He could of ignored the kid.
Or he could have given a smile, nod, 1 second of his time. Entertainers are nothing without fans….
Wow for once you didn’t post about doing anyone in the ass. Bravo.
Papa, does Camilla still peg you up the arse?
This is why I do not get excited whenever I see or hear about celebrities being around where I am…9 times out of 10 they do not want to be bothered so I don’t bother them…a big fan of D Block…they came into my store a few years back I just looked to see if that was them and then I went right back to work
Most fans don’t even buy music. That kid could have asked and not been a prick
His dumb mumble rapping @zz. All he had to do was walk away or tell the kid not to film him. Fans support you and most will listen to you.
He is dumb..I am highly disappointed
hope them felony charges stick! Maybe he’ll learn his lesson when he see that he can’t leave the state to receive fans show money. Dumbass he is!
Sandy springs always drop them to disorderly conduct..set good
The kid deserved a smack to the jaw. Little gimp.
Lock him up and throw away the keys he is an animal he doesn’t belong in civilised society. Just like his no good father.
So white people don’t get angry?
Offsets an especially egregious animal. Ignorant way beyond societal norms. Insisted his album had substance when it was a disaster piece as is all their projects. Quavo the faygo is takeoffs uncle, they’re animals who contribute nothing
There’s no justice in Amerikkka