Dame Dash’s legal troubles keep escalating as he has been ordered to pay $4 million to filmmaker Josh Webber after being found guilty of defamation.
TMZ reports that Dash was hit with the substantial judgment following a conflict with the film producer.
Webber filed the lawsuit a year ago, claiming that he lost $4 million in work due to comments Dash made during an appearance on the Earn Your Leisure podcast in 2024.
During the podcast, the co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records accused the film producer of stealing from him in relation to their earlier dispute over the 2019 movie Dear Frank.
According to the lawsuit, Dash stated: “I had a judgment. And I knew this dickhead Chris Brown and Josh Webber and Muddy Waters … Chris Brown the lawyer. I went through four trials with the same lawyer.”
“What I lost was defamation because these guys trigger me and steal my shit … you think there is freedom of speech, it’s really not.”
The remarks were connected to a previous lawsuit between the two, where Dash was ordered to pay nearly $1 million to Webber over copyright infringement and defamation claims.
The mogul has yet to comment on the latest judgment.
Although Dame Dash was initially chosen to direct Dear Frank in 2016, he was removed from the project after being deemed unsuitable for the role. Webber and Muddy Water Pictures alleged that Dash was often under the influence while working on the film at his Sherman Oaks, California property. The production was ultimately completed without him.
Webber and his team then sued Dash for copyright infringement and defamation in 2019, claiming that Dash attempted to take credit for the film. They also accused him of sending promotional material to networks like BET, changing the film’s title to The List.
Dash countered, claiming that the film was shot on his property using his equipment, and that the footage was stolen and used to complete the film without his involvement.
In a bid to satisfy his growing debts, Dash’s one-third stake in Roc-A-Fella, Inc. was auctioned off. These debts include unpaid taxes and child support.
However, despite the auction, Webber didn’t receive any money.
Following the auction, Webber filed a request to obtain ownership documents from Dash, seeking to force him to hand over his media company, Poppington, LLC, and/or the copyrights to films he produced to the United States Marshal.
In the weeks after, Webber and his legal team also filed a motion to have Dash’s engagement ring auctioned off to cover the judgment.
