Trey Songz’s legal troubles continue to increase even though a handful of the sexual or physical assault claims filed against him were dismissed in 2024.
The three-time Grammy nominee and his legal team are now liable for a whopping $11 million settlement resulting from an incident with a Maryland police officer in 2021.
However, they request that the judgment be dismissed because it could have severe financial and other consequences.
In court documents obtained by ‘In Touch,’ Songz’ lawyers filed a motion to contest the judgement on the grounds it is an excessive punishment that could cause him undue financial, mental, and emotional strife.
As has been widely reported, a Las Vegas court ordered the singer (born Tremaine Neverson) to pay the hefty sum to the MD officer (Tyrelle Dunn) after he and his security guards allegedly physically assaulted Dunn while the policeman was trying to rescue his wife from the R&B star’s hotel room.
Despite the proof Tyrelle rendered to get the legal system to side with him, Neverson’s lawyers argue some loopholes should alleviate the performer of having to pay the $11 million.
“Good cause exists to set aside the default judgment because [Tyrelle] did not properly serve the summons and complaint on [Trey] in accordance with Nevada or California law,” Trey’s lawyers claimed in the motion. “Trey did not know about this lawsuit until November 27, 2024, when he received Instagram messages from fans expressing support after news broke about Dunn’s default judgment. The enforcement of this default judgment will be devastating to Trey and could ruin his life.”
Later, the attorneys assert Trey – who vehemently denies Dunn’s allegations – should be allowed to tell his side of the story.
“[Trey] deserves to have his day in court to defend himself, rather than being subjected to a massive default judgment which was improperly obtained in an underlying case that [Trey] knew nothing about until a week prior to filing this Motion,” the lawyers said.
