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Troy Ave is seen at a tastemaker’s dinner on December 2015 in Miami, Florida.
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Key Takeaways:
- Police closed a capturing case thought to contain Troy Ave, citing lack of proof and no official report.
- The rapper claims the person within the viral video isn’t him and suggests it could possibly be AI-generated.
- Public notion has shifted, with some now questioning the authenticity of the incident.
Troy Ave was initially deemed a hero after he appeared to have saved a buddy from a theft by capturing on the perpetrator. Nonetheless, the authorities appear to imagine all the incident was faked.
Again in July, TMZ reported that the Brooklyn rapper apparently foiled the theft, which occurred a month earlier than in San Diego, of superstar chef Geoff Cole. Troy Ave was mentioned to have fended off the gunman by capturing and chasing them off. Footage of the incident was even shared on social media by Cole, who thanked the Bricks In My Backpack creator.
Nonetheless, their heroic story quickly started to unravel. As beforehand reported on Rap-Up, “sources” related to Cole and Troy Ave reportedly mentioned that all the factor was staged for “social media clout.” The truth is, they cited that Troy Ave by no means even fired reside rounds. Including to the proof that issues weren’t as they appeared, a police report was by no means filed.
Now, the cops are inclined to agree that the incident was all an act. On Friday (Aug. 8), TMZ reported that the altercation was “not substantiated,” per the San Diego County Sheriff’s Workplace, and the case has been formally closed.
Nonetheless, Troy Ave quickly got here out denying that he was the person within the video, regardless of Cole thanking him for saving his life. “Nah, they wildin’. This [motherf**ker] seems completely nothing like me,” he captioned the video of the incident on July 17. “Why [do] they wanna put ya boi again in jail? ‘For the file,’ I don’t know who this John Wick-looking ass n**ga is. However My recommendation to him can be, ‘Admit nothing.’ He could possibly be a rattling AI, for all we all know.”
Troy Ave served six months of a one-year sentence for his function within the notorious 2016 Irving Plaza capturing, which concerned the presently incarcerated podcaster Taxstone. Thous he’s not on parole after being launched in August 2024, the rapper clearly needs to keep away from the regulation.