DaBaby Sued for Assault on Property Owner Who Tried to Stop Music Video Shoot
Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe owner of a Runyon Canyon vacation rental home sued DaBaby on Monday, alleging that the rapper assaulted him and stole his phone when he tried to shut down an unauthorized music video shoot last December.Gary Pagar states that DaBaby — whose legal name is Jonathan Kirk — rented the property on condition that no more than 12 people would be on site, in keeping with COVID-19 restrictions. However, Pagar alleges that DaBaby brought about 40 people to the home to shoot a music video, in violation of the terms of the lease.When Pagar went out to the property to try to shut it down, he alleges that he was knocked to the ground by an unknown assailant.