Snoop Dogg has testified his case against Richard Monroe Jr, who is suing him for $22 million – claiming he hit him with a brass-knuckle microphone on stage at a gig in 2005.
Snoop said he “feared for his life” when Monroe rushed the stage, and claims he went straight back to his tour bus when the incident happened (his security apparently tackling Monroe).
Monroe's attorneys challenged Broadus' clear recollection of the incident from the screen shots and attempted to question the rapper about drug use the night of the concert. A judge rejected that request.
Monroe sued in 2006, claiming he was seriously injured after Broadus and members of his entourage and security detail struck him and poured alcohol on him during a performance of the hit Gin and Juice. He testified on Friday that he woke up backstage, naked and in a pool of blood after the altercation. He said he was responding to what he thought was a call for audience members to join the performers on stage.
The trial is expected to last throughout the week.
Source: Billboard.com