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Birdman Scores Major Legal Victory in Decade-Old Lil Wayne Tour Bus Shooting Case

English - VICE·Stephen Andrew Galiher·about 9 hours ago
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Birdman just scored a big legal win in a case stemming from a decade-old shooting involving Lil Wayne’s tour bus.

In 2015, someone shot up the bus after it was leaving an Atlanta nightclub. There were reports that Birdman and Young Thug may have been involved. However, a man named Jimmy Winfrey—AKA rapper Peewee Roscoe—pleaded guilty to the crime. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

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Back in 2022, Lil Wayne’s former tour bus driver Alvin Lewis, who worked for him at the time of the shooting, filed a lawsuit stemming from the incident. The defendants were Birdman, Young Thug, Peewee Roscoe, Cash Money Records, and Young Money Entertainment. In his lawsuit, Lewis alleged assault and battery, breach of contract, and intentional infliction of distress.

A judge dismissed both Birdman and Cash Money Records from a lawsuit filed by Lil Wayne’s former tour bus driver

Now, TMZ reports that a judge has dismissed Birdman and Cash Money Records from the suit.…

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