Dame Dash is once again under scrutiny from Josh Webber as the filmmaker is accusing him of costing him a $4 million directing opportunity to work with Billy Bob Thornton. According to AllHipHop, Webber is alleging that Dame's defamatory comments on the Earn Your Leisure podcast caused the project to fall apart. “What I lost was defamation because these guys trigger me and steal my sh*t… You think there is freedom of speech, it’s really not,” Dame allegedly said of Webber on the show.
Just days after Webber landed the directing gig in question, Rebel Entertainment founder Rock Jacobs sent an email to let him know they were dropping him. “While I haven’t had the opportunity to delve deeply into these allegations, initial online searches do not paint a favorable picture. As you can understand, our investor, being a family-oriented individual, is adamant about not associating his name or the project title with any controversial matters. Regrettably, based on the findings outlined above, I must officially terminate our agreement. Please accept this as formal written notification of our decision,” Jacobs wrote.
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Dame Dash's Financial Struggles
The feud between Webber and Dame stems from the film, Dear Frank. Dame was removed from the project amid accusations of disruptive behavior on set. He ended up having to pay Webber and Muddy Water Pictures over $800,000 in damages. That was one of several alleged financial obstacles Dame has faced in recent years. In 2024, a judge ordered him to sell off his shares of Roc-A-Fella Records to help cover numerous debts.
Cam'ron recently made headlines to weigh in on Dame's financial situation. He argued that he should've kept working after his initial success at Roc-A-Fella. "After opportunity, it's about keeping on hustling," Cam said last month on his show, Talk With Flee. "I would love to do the things Dame did. Fly private for five years straight, buy two mansions in London. You got a mansion in London just for your n***as and then a personal mansion in London for something else or renting them or whatever. You just got mansions in London. We not even from London. We just going to f*cking London hanging out."
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