BUSHWICK, NY. (THECOUNT) — XXLMag is reporting that 6ix9ine has started his testimony against his one-time gang associates Anthony “Harv” Ellison and Aljermiah “Nuke” Mack, and in it, he reportedly mentioned Trippie Redd, a former collaborator-turned-rival.
According to reporter Matthew Russell Lee on Twitter, the rapper alleged that Trippie was once a member of a gang, reports xxlmag.
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“Trippie Redd was part of Five Nine Brims, Hernandez testifies,” writes Lee, who refers to Tekashi by his government name of Daniel Hernandez.
That bit of Lee’s report arrived in the midst of Tekashi’s testimony, which has thus far recounted the birth of his connection to the Brooklyn-based gang, Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods.
For his testimony, which has been speculated about for weeks now, the rapper is expected to discuss allegedly being kidnapped by Ellison and both Ellison and Mack’s alleged gang activity. He is also expected to testify that his role in the Nine Trey gang was to “make money for the gang and distribute that money among Nine Trey members.”
6ix9ine is taking the stand in court, but it is unknown whether his family members are present. According to previous reports, the rapper’s family was not planning to show up for the testimony in court because they feared for their lives.
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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