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Damon Dash is brushing off his latest legal woes with the same defiant confidence that made him a legend in the game.
In a recent sit-down with The Art of Dialogue, the Roc-A-Fella co-founder addressed the nearly $800,000 judgment against him over the 2019 film Dear Frank. The lawsuit, which stems from a long-running dispute over ownership and control of the project, ended with Dash on the losing end—but you wouldn’t know it from his tone.
The Harlem mogul claimed the companies involved hadn’t been profitable in years and essentially framed the judgment as financial spring cleaning.
“At the end of the day, people celebrating my bills is an honor,” he added, dismissing critics who view his court losses as career setbacks.
And then Dame did what Dame does—he turned the tables on anyone tracking his financial status.
“To me, any man who talks about another man’s pockets, regardless, is gay,” he said unapologetically. “There’s no reason for a man to be worried about another man’s pockets unless he owes him money.”
He added, “A woman, I can understand because she’s wondering how she’s going to get taken care of. But another man? That’s like worrying about what’s behind his zipper.”
While Dame is downplaying the $800,000 ruling, that’s just the tip of his current legal iceberg. Back in March, he was hit with a $4 million default judgment in a related case brought by producer Josh Webber. And in June, a federal judge ordered Dash and his company Poppington LLC to surrender ownership of several entities—including Dash Films Inc., Bluroc LLC, and the rights to films like Welcome to Blakroc and Too Honorable.
Dash missed a court-ordered July 10 deadline to hand over documentation that would allow the U.S. Marshal to auction off his assets. Now, the court is tightening the screws. U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger called Dash’s actions a “pattern of non-compliance and delay” and scheduled a hearing for Thursday, July 31, in Manhattan federal court. If Dash fails to show up or file the required paperwork by July 30, he could face arrest and even steeper penalties.
Still, Dame is unfazed—at least publicly. Whether he shows up in court or not, he’s already made it clear: he’s not answering to anyone worried about his pockets.
