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Tekashi 6ix9ineis “happy to be here still” after he wasviolently attacked inside the bathroom of a Florida gym.
The “TROLLZ” rapper, 26, uploaded a video of the March 21 incident to Instagram on Friday, as he broke his silence for the “first time addressing the situation.”
“What happen[ed] here was nothing but cowardly. I’m not mad this happened,” 6ix9ine, real name Daniel Hernandez, wrote in a caption. “In the street, there’s no rules, so I can’t say they were wrong. Obviously, it wasn’t fair, but again the streets has no rules. Just imagine having nothing to do with a situation and feel obligated to make it your business. (Very weird) I’m happy to be here still. And I want to say I love my fans. Thank you.”
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 all three men were being held at the Palm Beach County Jail and were expected to attend their first hearing in the near future.
According toclerks office records, Octavious and Rafael Medina are expected to return to court for a “30 day return” on May 1. It was not clear whether Rafael Medina, Octavious Medina and Anthony Maldonado have legal representation.
“P.S : I never knew we respected jumping people. When did that ever become a W???”
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Tekashi 6ix9ine shows his injuries from a March attack at a gym.Tekashi 6ix9ine
In a new music video for his song “Bori” feat. Lenier, 6ix9ine displayed some of the injuries he sustained during the incident, including a bloodied eye and bruised face. Additional clips from his time in the hospital are featured in the music video, showing doctors attending to him as he sits in a hospital bed.
“He had cuts to his face and bruises,” Lazzaro previously toldVariety, adding that the group of men believed responsible for the attack fled the scene after gym employees caught on to the disturbance. Police were then called and Hernandez was taken to the local hospital in an ambulance, Lazzaro added.
The attack comes four years after Hernandezpleaded guilty to nine felony charges, including a variety offirearm offenses, and admitted hisinvolvement with the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloodsin January 2019, reported theNew 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,Varietyreported. His attorney for the case, Dawn Florio, told PEOPLE in March 2020 he was “theperfect model prisonersince his incarceration.”
source: people.com
