Iggy Azalea denies claims she is facing a $250,000 judgment in a car accident lawsuit involving French Montana’s brother and an injured skateboarder
Iggy Azalea has denied claims she is facing a $250,000 judgment in a legal battle brought by a skateboarder who was allegedly hit by her car in 2016.
The Australian rapper, 30, hit back at the speculation on Thursday after gossip website The Blast reported that she was being sued alongside Ayoub Kharbouch – the younger brother of her ex-boyfriend French Montana – by a skateboarder who was hit by her car in 2016.
Denying the allegations, Iggy wrote on Instagram: ‘My name is mentioned in a lawsuit from 2016 because I was the vehicle owner of a car that was involved in an accident.’
‘I am not liable’: Iggy Azalea, 30, has denied claims she is facing a $250,000 judgment in a car accident lawsuit involving French Montana’s brother and an injured skateboarder
‘I was not on the scene and I have never had direct involvement in this suit as per the judge’s orders – I am not liable,’ she clarified.
Iggy went on to explain that the lawsuit was ‘solely with the insurance company and driver of the vehicle’.
The musician also insisted she had not personally been asked to pay any amount of money, nor had she been been summoned to court.
According to TMZ, the plaintiff is a man named Jeffrey Linett, who was allegedly struck by Iggy’s grey Jeep Wrangler while he was skateboarding in Los Angeles.
The truth: Denying the allegations, Iggy wrote on her Instagram Stories: ‘My name is mentioned in a lawsuit from 2016 because I was the vehicle owner of a car that was involved in an accident’
He reportedly suffered ‘extreme physical and emotional’ pain and ‘high medical bills’ as a result of the collision.
Linett claimed the then 18-year-old Ayoub was ‘Snapchatting’ while driving and ‘recklessly’ collided into his path, TMZ reports.
It comes as Iggy settles into life as a new mother, after welcoming her first child in earlier this year.
Legal woes: The Australian rapper (right) hit back at speculation on Thursday after gossip website The Blast reported she is being sued alongside Ayoub Kharbouch (middle) – her ex-boyfriend French Montana’s (left) younger brother – by a skateboarder who was hit by her car in 2016. (pictured in 2016)
Damages: According to TMZ, Linett claimed the then 18-year-old Ayoub (L) was ‘Snapchatting’ while driving and ‘recklessly’ collided into his path – causing him ‘extreme physical and emotional’ pain and ‘high medical bills’ (pictured in 2016)
On June 10, Iggy announced she’d given birth in secret, telling her Instagram followers: ‘I have a son.’
The notoriously private musician added: ‘I kept waiting for the right time to say something but it feels like the more time passes the more I realise I’m always going to feel anxious to share news that giant with the world.’
Iggy has since revealed her son’s name is Onyx.
Though she has not revealed the father of her son, reports have claimed it is her longtime boyfriend, rapper Playboi Carti.
News of the child’s birth first surfaced in early May, when TMZ reported that she and Playboi Carti had welcomed a son together.
Big news: Iggy announced the birth of her child on June 10, writing on Instagram: ‘I have a son. I kept waiting for the right time to say something but it feels like the more time passes the more I realise I’m always going to feel anxious to share news that giant with the world’
Reports: News of Iggy’s baby joy first surfaced in early May, when TMZ reported that she and Playboi Carti (pictured) had welcomed a son together