Through Carlo ‘BIG CED’ Thornton
November 7, 2025
Dashiel Gables sued Busta for $6 million, accusing him of assault and abuse in the workplace. In response, Busta filed a defamation lawsuit.
Dashiel Gables, a former assistant to Brooklyn rapper Busta Rhymes, has accused the artist of filing a retaliation lawsuit against him in an attempt to silence him. Gables initially filed a lawsuit against the former member of the Leaders of the New School. He asks that Rhymes’ lawsuit against him be dismissed.
According to AllHipHopFacades, yes ask the judge to throw away the libel suit that Rhymes throws away submitted in Octoberwhich the rapper filed as a countersuit to Gables’ lawsuit accusing Busta of assault and abuse in the workplace. The former aide claims the lawsuit was filed only because he exercised his “constitutional right to petition for redress of grievances.”
Gables filed the paperwork in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, labeling Busta’s lawsuit a “retaliatory strategic lawsuit against public participation,” or SLAPP.
He wants the court to not only dismiss Busta’s counterclaim outright, but also award him attorney fees and impose sanctions on the “Gimmie Some More” rapper for what he claims is a “frivolous and retaliatory counterclaim.”
His lawyers also said, “Truth is an absolute defense to defamation under state and federal law.”
Facades initially submitted a $6 million lawsuit against Busta after he claimed the rapper/actor punched him in the face while the two were arguing in the lobby of Busta’s Brooklyn residence on January 10, 2025. He stated that after working with him between July 2024 and January 2025, he was fired after reporting the incident to the police officers.
He has since claimed that Gable has suffered emotional problems, unpaid wages and professional blacklisting since his firing.
After Gables reported the alleged crime, Busta turned himself in after charges were filed and was charged with third-degree assault.
Busta has denied the allegations and made a statement to the media.
“I have been made aware of Dashiel Gables’ allegations, and I completely and categorically deny these allegations,” Rhymes said in a written statement. “For a very short period of time, Dashiel helped me, but it didn’t work out. Apparently, Dashiel decided to respond to his release by making claims against me in an attempt to attack and damage my reputation.”
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