French Montana is reportedly being sued for shooting incident at music video set

nme.com:

French Montana is reportedly being sued for negligence over a shooting incident during the filming of a music video in January that left 10 injured.Rolling Stone reports that a lawsuit against the rapper was filed on Monday (March 20) for USD $50,000 by alleged shooting victim Carl Leon.

Leon was reportedly injured in the shooting, claiming that he suffered “great bodily injury, pain, mental anguish, and the loss of the capacity for the enjoyment of life”.The lawsuit also named Montana’s Coke Boys Records, The Licking (the restaurant where the shooting occured), and property owner Gayles Plaza as defendants alongside Montana.“All Defendants failed to properly plan and conduct the music video production in a safe manner.

Instead, they consciously ignored the extreme risks of harm to its participants, including [Leon],” claims Leon via the lawsuit.Leon also claimed that the music video was originally being filmed at a separate unnamed location, before that spot was compromised after an “altercation and robbery” occured, after which Montana and the production crew moved the filming to The Licking.

Neither The Licking nor its property owner have commented on the lawsuit.Leon’s attorney Josiah Graham said in a statement to Rolling Stone: “It was an extremely unfortunate situation that led to multiple people suffering serious injuries.