A fan of Snoop Doggy Dog had sued him in 2006 on assault and battery allegations. He claimed that he thought he had been invited onstage, only to be jumped on by Snoop’s entourage once he got up there. A jury declared on Friday that the performer wasn’t at fault for injuries the fan from Seattle suffered at a 2005 concert when he tried to get onstage while Snoop was performing, clearing the 39-year-old rapper in the process. However, the jury did determine that the plaintiff, Richard Monroe Jr. had suffered major injuries and should be compensated. Record label Doggystyle Records and Soopafly, one of the other performers Snoop shared the bill with, have been ordered to pay Monroe nearly $449,000 in damages for medical expenses, etc. The figure is much lower than what the plaintiff had been asking which was at least $22 million.
“We’re very pleased that the jury found that this incident was not something to be taken lightly,” Monroe’s attorney, Brian E. Watkins, said. Snoop, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, had been to court last week to testify at the trial. He said under oath that he had not hit Monroe. Fortunately for Snoop, there was a video footage of the incident and it supported his story. The rapper, however, was not in court for the verdict today.
