More Details on Man Whose A$$ Got Kicked By Patti Labelle’s Security

Friday, I shared a shocking incident that involved Patti Labelle’s security team at an airport. Richard King is suing Patti LaBelle alleging that her bodyguards assaulted him for being too close to her luggage. LaBelle, her driver and three bodyguards are being included in the lawsuit. Now, additional details have surface surrounding the incident. Here is information from the lawsuit that was filed this week.

King’s lawsuit, obtained by the Associated Press, states, “Apparently, defendant LaBelle believed King was standing too close to her (no doubt expensive) luggage, even though he was oblivious to her presence and the danger he was in. LaBelle lowered the window of her limousine and gave a command to her bodyguards. They sprang into action.”
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A surveillance video from the airport provided by King’s lawyer and reviewed by The Associated Press showed King, who is 6-foot-1 and 190 pounds, talking on a cell phone when one of LaBelle’s bodyguards appeared to push up against him. It appeared that King then pushed him back. John Raley, one of King’s lawyers, said King did not push back but was only trying to protect himself from a punch.

The bodyguard and two other individuals then pushed and punched King, hitting him in the face. King fell into a concrete pillar during the altercation. He tried to get up, staggered, tried to get back up and staggered again. King was taken away on a stretcher with blood on his shirt and a bandage on his head.

Peep the full story here.