BUSHWICK, NY. (THECOUNT) — Rapper Teka$hi 6ix9ine is being accused of faking his own kidnapping, ala Jussie Smollett, in an effort to boost his new album sales.
XXL is reporting Friday that a defense attorney for one of the men accused of participating in the July 2018 abduction and robbery says it was all orchestrated by the rapper himself to hype his album release.
“No robbery or kidnapping or assault happened,” said Devereaux Cannick, who works as an attorney for Tekashi’s alleged kidnapper Anthony “Harv” Ellison. “He was about to drop another album…gotta get that buzz up. That’s how he makes money.”
Ellison, known as “Harv” among the Nine Trey Bloods, is accused of the crime alongside fellow Nine Trey member Aljermiah Mack. Both men have pleaded not guilty and will go to trial over the matter on Sept. 16. Recently filed court documents suggest that 6ix9ine will testify against them.
Connick also claims that the car used to kidnap 6ix9ine was wired by the government ahead of time, which would mean the whole encounter was recorded.
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