Terrance “T.A.” Dixon is accusing his former boss, Fat Joe whose real name is Joseph Antonio Cartagena, of “coercive labour exploitation, financial fraud, s*xual manipulation, violent intimidation, and psychological coercion.”
Dixon adds that the hip-hop star behind such chart-toppers as “What’s Luv?” got rich and famous while he and his associates deliberately suppressed, silenced, and erased Dixon’s substantial creative, artistic, and commercial contributions, which were foundational to Fat Joe’s professional success and personal brand. He is seeking up to $20 million in damages.
The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, details so many disturbing claims about Fat Joe’s alleged s*xual relations with women, including minors, that it contains a trigger warning on the first page of the 157-page document.
For 16 years, Dixon served as Fat Joe’s so-called hypeman, a common figure in hip-hop who supports the artist by energizing the crowd and enhancing the overall performance. He also contributed as a lyricist and background vocalist on such hits as “Congratulations,” “Ice Cream,” and “Money Over Bitches.”
According to the complaint, he had an unrivalled vantage point to observe the rapper’s off-stage lifestyle and behaviour.
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Dixon is represented by Tyrone Blackburn, who is also the lead counsel in a high-profile case against Sean “Diddy” Combs.
In February 2024, Blackburn filed a lawsuit on behalf of Diddy accuser Lil Rodney, alleging s*xual ass@ult, s*xual harassment, and failure to pay his underling. One month later, Department of Homeland Security agents conducted raids at Combs’ mansions in Los Angeles and Miami.
Dixon states in the complaint that Fat Joe forced him “into humiliating situations, including s*x acts performed under duress and surveillance, accompanied by threats of abandonment in foreign countries if [he] refused compliance.” By his own estimation, Dixon states in the suit that “he was coerced into more than 4,000 sexual acts to maintain his standing within the Enterprise.”
Most shockingly, the suit claims that Dixon “personally witnessed [Fat Joe] engage in s*xual relations with children who were fifteen and sixteen years old” and lists three such Jane Does including a 16-year-old Dominican girl in New York, who “in exchange for cash, clothing, and payment of her cell phone bill … would [perform] oral s*x and other s*xual acts” on the rapper. Minor Doe 2 is a Caucasian female and not a United States citizen.
“[Fat Joe] began having s*xual relations with Minor Doe 2 when she was 15 years old after a concert overseas. Defendant flew Minor Doe 2 to New York City and Miami, Florida, on multiple occasions. Due to Minor Doe 2’s body being adolescent and not fully formed, Defendant paid for her to get a Brazilian Butt Lift. Minor Doe 2 eventually left Defendant and is now married to a professional athlete,” the complaint says.
Minor Doe 3 is a Latina female who “met the defendant when she was 15 years old, turning 16.”
According to Dixon, “Defendant was in love with Minor Doe 3. He even contemplated leaving his wife. The Defendant paid all Minor Doe 3’s bills and even took her overseas to his tour stops. He brought her to Florida and would put her up in a condo he rented a few blocks from his house with his wife,” the lawsuit states.
“In a recorded conversation, Minor Doe 3 and her 15-year-old cousin describe in detail to Plaintiff how ‘inappropriate’ it was for Defendant, who was in his late 30s at the time, to be fawning over children.”
Fat Joe is represented by celebrity criminal attorney Joe Tacopina, who has defended everyone from A$AP Rocky and Donald Trump in high-profile cases.