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- TMZ reported that an aggravated battery lawsuit was filed against Tekashi 6ix9ine on Friday.
- The lawsuit alleged that Tekashi 6ix9ine hit a woman with a champagne bottle in Miami, Florida.
- He was sentenced to two years in prison for his involvement with the Nine Trey Gangsters.
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A new lawsuit alleges that rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine hit a woman with a champagne bottle at a Florida strip club.
TMZ reported that Alexis Salaberrios, a dancer, filed the aggravated battery lawsuit after the alleged incident at Gold Rush Cabaret in Miami on February 20.
Salaberrios accused Tekashi 6ix9ine of throwing a “deadly object with intent to commit serious bodily injury” in court documents viewed by TMZ.
Attorney David M. Tarlow said the incident sparked after someone in the cabaret called Tekashi 6ix9ine, born Daniel Hernandez, a rat.
Tekashi 6ix9ine reportedly threw a champagne bottle in retaliation, but missed his target and hit Salaberrios instead.
Tarlow told Insider that Salaberrios was transported to a local emergency room where she received treatment for a "significant head injury."
"The Gold Rush intentionally chose to put profits over safety by allowing Tekashi69 into its club knowing that violence was likely to occur. When violence did occur, Tekashi69 was ushered out the back door and protected," the statement read.
Salaberrios has also filed a lawsuit against Gold Rush Cabaret for gross negligence and accused it of not having proper security.
Lance Lazzaro, Tekashi 6ix9ine's attorney, maintained his client's innocence in a statement to TMZ and said the "Fefe" rapper was not involved.
"There are video cameras in the establishment. It's an attempt to shake him down. If he is served properly, we will immediately move to have it dismissed," Lazzaro said.
Representatives for Salaberrios and Tekashi 6ix9ine did not immediately return Insider's requests for comment.
In 2019, some fans labeled Tekashi 6ix9ine a "rat," including Snoop Dogg and Meek Mill, after pleading guilty to nine criminal charges related to his involvement with the gang, Nine Trey Gangsters.
Tekashi 6ix9ine essentially sold out his associates in pleading guilty, which prompted some fans to label him a "snitch" on social media. He was sentenced to two years in prison but was released early due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
After his release, Tekashi 6ix9ine re-entered the music scene and had little qualms about his snitch status.
While on Instagram Live, he told more than two million followers that he didn't regret snitching on his former gang associates.
"Kidnap me? Beat the s--- out of me and everything? I'm supposed to be loyal to that?" he said.
He added, "Y'all could never cooperate with the government and come back. Y'all could never do that. I'm a living legend at the age of 24-years-old."