Fat Joe has publicly responded to his ex-hypeman’s “salacious lawsuit,” vehemently denying accusations of pedophilia, forced labor, and sex trafficking, vowing to fight the “disgusting lies” in court

Fat Joe has officially responded to a salacious lawsuit filed by his ex-hypeman, Terrance “T.A.” Dixon, which accuses him of pedophilia, forced labor, and sex trafficking.

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The rapper took to Instagram on Wednesday, June 25, to deny the claims and reassure his fans.

This Instagram post marks Fat Joe’s first personal statement since he was sued last week.

Dixon’s lawsuit alleges that the rapper ran a wide ranging racketeering enterprise, trafficking underage girls for sex and subjecting his employees to abusive working conditions.

Fat Joe’s attorneys have vehemently denied these claims and already have a pending counter lawsuit accusing Dixon and his lawyer, Tyrone Blackburn, of extortion.

“I’ve been tested the last few months — I’ve lost my big brother, my father, my mother and now I’m fighting against these disgusting lies,” Fat Joe wrote in his Instagram post.

“But please know I will not break and I will NEVER back down.”

The rapper’s statement echoes his attorneys’ allegations that Dixon fabricated these claims in pursuit of financial gain.

“They figure they can make up the most insane stories and, if they threaten you with a lawsuit, then you’ll pay and they’ll feel like they finally won,” he continued in the post.

He added a defiant message: “Problem with your theory, I’ve never let anyone on the streets extort me, so how would I ever let a crooked attorney and a coward ex hype man extort me?? I’m from the Bronx!”

Fat Joe concluded his statement with a direct jab at Blackburn: “Since you want the clout, we will finish you in court. The time of lawyers using their law license as a badge to extort people and destroy families with no evidence is over!! I’m not the one!! You’ve messed with the wrong one this time!”

This statement arrived on the same day as another strange twist in the dispute.

Blackburn was reportedly arrested Wednesday morning and charged with assault for allegedly running over Fat Joe’s process server with his car last month.

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Blackburn has pleaded not guilty to the charges, and his defense lawyer told Billboard the case appears to be “at the very least…a misunderstanding or an accident, and at the most an attempt to extort some money out of my client.”