Three men were arrested this week after the rapper was attacked inside an LA Fitness in South Florida.
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Tekashi 6ix9ine is “happy to still be here” after being violently attacked inside the bathroom of a Florida gym.
The 26-year-old “TROLLZ” rapper uploaded a video of the March 21 incident to Instagram on Friday, as he broke his silence for “the first time he has addressed the situation.”
“What happened here was nothing but cowardice. I’m not mad that this happened,” 6ix9ine, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, wrote in a caption. “On the street, there are no rules, so I can’t say they were wrong. Obviously, it wasn’t fair, but then again, the streets have no rules. Imagine having nothing to do with a situation and feeling compelled to do it.” it’s your business. (Very weird) I’m happy to still be here. And I want to say that I love my fans. Thank you”.
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In the video posted by Hernandez, three men surround the musician as he crouched on a bathroom floor, each taking turns kicking and punching him while another person films. The clip lines up with early reports from his lawyer Lance Lazzaro, who previously told him Variety that the attack on Hernandez occurred inside and outside of an LA Fitness sauna while he was trying to fight the men accused of being involved.
Since the video was filmed, three suspects have been arrested in connection with the incident — Rafael Medina Jr., 43, Octavious Medina, 23, and Anthony Maldonado, 25, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office previously shared.
Police records showed that the three men were being held at the Palm Beach County Jail and were expected to attend their first hearing in the near future.
According employee office recordsOctavious and Rafael Medina are expected to return to court for a “30-day return” on May 1. It was not clear if Rafael Medina, Octavious Medina and Anthony Maldonado have legal representation.
“For two years, I’ve been walking around without security. I’m not saying I promote that, BUT now you see I never really hid from anything,” Hernandez shared in his post. “If you’ve ever crossed my path or ever come to my house (you know who you are) you can tell the world ‘Danny drives his own cars and he’s all alone’. You know how many of you have seen me in real life only on gas stations, supermarkets, restaurants, etc.”
“PS: I never knew we respected people who jump. When did that become a W???”
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In a new music video for his song “borifeat. Lenier, 6ix9ine showed off some of the injuries he sustained during the incident, including a bloody eye and a bruised face. Additional clips from his time in the hospital are featured in the music video, showing medics tending to him while he sits up. in a hospital bed.
“He had cuts on his face and bruises,” Lazzaro previously said. Variety, adding that the group of men believed to be responsible for the attack fled the scene after gym employees became aware of the disturbance. Police were then called and Hernandez was taken to the local hospital in an ambulance, Lazzaro added.
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The attack occurs four years after Hernández pleaded guilty to nine felony countsincluding a variety of firearms crimesand admitted his involvement with the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods in January 2019, reported the New York Post.
At the time, he was sentenced to two years, but was released from federal prison in April 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns. Variety informed. His lawyer, Dawn Florio, told PEOPLE in March 2020 that he was “the perfect model prisoner since his imprisonment.”
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