Trey Songz is pleading with a judge not to enforce a “devastating” $11 million default judgment awarded in a battery lawsuit.
In November, a judge ruled that Songz must pay more than $11 million in damages to Maryland State Capitol Police Officer Tyrelle Dunn, who claimed she attempted to eject Songz from her home in Las Vegas in November 2021. Injured while rescuing wife in Vegas hotel room.
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However, according to a motion filed by the embattled singer’s legal team, both the lawsuit and the multimillion-dollar verdict came as a surprise to Trey Songz, In Touch reports.
Dunn failed to properly serve the subpoena and indictment, and Songz did not learn of the lawsuit until Nov. 27, 2024 “after news of Dunn’s default judgment broke,” the filing said.
Songz’s lawyer said the singer “should defend himself in court,” adding that carrying out the sentence “will be devastating to him.” [Trey Songz] And will ruin his life.
Trey Songz has vehemently denied the accusations. His attorneys pointed to a months-long criminal investigation by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
“They separated witnesses and took their statements, seized cellphones and obtained search warrants [Songz’s] portions of DNA and other evidence, the document reads. “Over the following months, police conducted a thorough criminal investigation and found no wrongdoing. [Songz]. The District Attorney’s Office filed no charges.
Meanwhile, Dunn is reportedly urging the court to deny the singer’s request to overturn the default judgment. His attorney argued that the server had properly served Songz.
A judge has yet to rule on the matter.