The attorney of rapper Remy Ma admitted in closing arguments today that his client did in fact shoot her friend in a July scuffle last year. 
According to The Associated Press, lawyer Ivan Fisher called the shooting which left Makeda Barnes-Joseph hospitalized an accident. Fisher claimed Remy Ma and Makeda struggled over the latter's bag when the two argued over missing money after leaving a birthday celebration for a mutual acquaintance. Remmy accused Makeda of pocketing upward of $3,000 in cash.
Fisher told the jury the women's hands hit the rearview mirror of Makeda's car during the tussle and the gun then went off.
"There is no other explanation for why Remy Smith would have chosen that unique moment in time to shoot her," Fisher said.
The surprising admission was a far cry from Fisher's opening remarks when he attempted to characterize Makeda as a celebrity groupie who was misrepresenting the nature of the events in order to win money from Remy. In December, Makeda filed a multimillion-dollar civil lawsuit against Remy Ma.
In July, Remy vehemently denied shooting her friend. When reporters gathered around the rapper's New Jersey home, she maintained her innocence.
"I didn't shoot my friend!" she yelled.
$3,000....$3,000....I have $3,000 to spare. Now help me understand why it's so serious that you have to shoot your friend. Look like rap's not that lucrative.
2 comments:
what kind of friend lets money come between them that was never really your friend in the 1st place
what kind of friend lets money come between them that was never really your friend in the 1st place
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