Academy Award-winning rap group Three 6 Mafia requested the dismissal of a lawsuit filed against them by man who claimed he was severely beaten at a concert in 2003.
Ramone Williams,22 of McKeesport, PA claimed in his July 2005 suit he was beaten during a concert at a now-defunct Pittsburgh nightclub on Aug. 26, 2003, when he was 19.
Williams said he was admitted into the Rock Jungle night club, despite being underage. When fans of Three 6 Mafia started acting out the lyrics to "Let's Start a Riot", Williams alleges he was thrown to the floor, hit with a chair, stomped on and kicked in the face, fracturing his left jaw. He won a default judgment against the club, which later closed.
A motion, filed by the group’s lawyer, John E. Hall, challenged Williams’ complaint, saying there is no "genuine issue of material fact" and that Three 6 Mafia’s lyrics are protected under the First Amendment to the Constitution.
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