Notorious rapper Blueface was ordered by a judge last week to pay millions of dollars to the owners of a defunct Las Vegas strip club. The club was forced to close after a shooting there involving the performer.
Rapper Blueface, pictured above. He was ordered to pay over $13M following a shooting at a Las Vegas strip club. (Image: Complex)
The rapper was directed to fork over more than $13M to the owners of Euphoric Gentlemen’s Club for the October 8, 2022 shooting.
Two months after the armed incident, Blueface, 26, of Los Angeles, and whose legal name is Johnathan Jamall Porter, was sued after club owners lost their licenses to operate the well-known adult establishment.
Reckless Conduct
They claimed in the court action the closure was “a direct result of [Blueface’s] negligence, willful, and/or reckless conduct” and it followed the revoking of the club’s licenses.
Las Vegas Judge Jacob Reynolds specified that Blueface pay $12.6M in lost revenue. He also has to pay related damages, that brought the total to about $13.1M.
It appears Blueface didn’t present an opposition in court to the hefty amount. That led Reynolds to grant the club’s lawyers a motion for summary judgment, which cleared the way for payment.
No word if Blueface will file an appeal over the lawsuit, Las Vegas TV station KLAS reported.
In total, there were two lawsuits against Blueface for the shooting, according to KLAS. It’s unclear if the other lawsuit has been resolved.
No Jail Time
In a separate criminal case, earlier this month Blueface was sentenced to up to three years’ probation by Clark County District Court Judge Kathleen E. Delaney for the shooting outside of the club.
He won’t be imprisoned if he completes his 36-month probationary period. There are many conditions imposed on him, too.
The victim, identified as Kentabius Traylor, wasn’t seriously injured in the shooting. The bullet only grazed his left hand.
Traylor initially interacted with Blueface on the night of the shooting while the two were inside the club. He kidded Blueface about “speaking with some females in a cheap vehicle,” KLAS reported.
Later in the evening, Blueface’s entourage confronted the victim and apparently fired their guns as he tried to leave the club in a truck.
Blueface initially was charged with attempted murder. Some negotiating by his attorney lowered the charges to the less severe counts of battery and discharging a firearm at or into an occupied structure.
But the plea deal led to complaints from Traylor. He said, “people … get more time for stealing bubblegum,” according to the DailyMail.com. He added that he “completely lost faith in the justice system.”
Blueface also was arrested for robbery in June after he allegedly stole a cell phone at the Palms Casino Resort. The incident occurred after a fan took a video of his girlfriend, Chrisean Rock, 22, using the phone, authorities said. That led the rapper to grab the phone, police said. But that charge was dismissed.
Blueface has seen other criminal charges. He was arrested on a weapons charge in 2022 and 2019, according to TMZ. The 2019 charge was dropped.
In 2018, he was arrested on an assault with a deadly weapon charge, according to the New York Times. In 2021, he attacked a bouncer after he was denied entry into a Los Angeles club, police said.
It’s not immediately known how the prior charges were adjudicated in court.
When it comes to his music, Blueface is best known for his song “Thotiana.”
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