This time it’s Atlanta-based Shawntae Harris aka Da Brat who appeared in an Atlanta court earlier today (February 27, 2014).
[FLASHBACK: DaBrat Faces Civil Lawsuit for 2007 Bottle Attack!]
Brat may be having the worse week ever after finding out that the jury ruled against her in a lawsuit stemming from a 2007 nightclub attack.
Now the rapper ‘has to give it to’ the victim of the bottle attack in the tune of MILLION of dollars!
Details below…
Da Brat is gonna pay twice for violently bottling a former NFL cheerleader inside a nightclub back in 2007 — after serving more than 3 years in prison for the crime … the rapper now has to pay the victim $3.7 MILLION.
[FLASHBACK: Mugshot Mania: DaBrat Jailed for Assault… ]
Shayla Stevens — who used to cheer for the Atlanta Falcons — sued Da Brat in 2009, while the rapper was serving her prison sentence after pleading guilty to aggravated assault.
The civil trial hit a stumbling block Wednesday when a juror in the case admitted he wasn’t a U.S. citizen — but the new jury quickly reached a verdict today.
The jury found Da Brat — real name Shawntae Harris — responsible for causing Stevens’ permanent facial scarring, neurological impairment, and severe mental pain.
But wait there’s more! $3.7 million was clearly not enough for the victim’s pain & suffering…
Da Brat is not catching any breaks today. After the initial $3.7 million judgement was handed down, TMZ reports that the jury added an additional $2.7 million on as added punishment.
The rapper now has to find a way to pay the victim $6.4 million, which covers her losses in wages and future earnings.
$6.4 Million is a whole lotta unrecorded albums!!
In case you missed it:
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