March 26, 2025
Joe Budden is being sued by his neighbors upset over his podcast and the nude sleepwalking incident.
Joe Budden is being sued by the similar neighbors who caught him approaching their entrance door butt-naked.
The rapper and podcast host has been named in a lawsuit filed by his neighbors, John and Yuliya Aksoy, who accuse Budden, his co-host Melyssa Ford, and the apartment affiliation of launching a “marketing campaign of intimidation and retribution” after the Aksoys complained about him recording his podcast within the constructing, TMZ experiences.
In line with a criticism filed by legal professional Thomas Mirigliano on behalf of the Aksoys, Budden has been a nuisance on the property by recording his standard podcast on-site. The Aksoys allege that extreme noise from the podcast, together with weed smoke lingering within the apartment’s widespread areas and leftover ashes, is making a hazardous well being state of affairs for his or her younger daughter.
The couple alleges that after submitting a criticism with the apartment affiliation, Budden retaliated by accusing them of racism. He claimed to have recordings proving the alleged racism however by no means produced them when requested.
The lawsuit cites an Oct. 19, 2024, podcast episode wherein Budden reportedly performed loud music with simulated gunshots and sirens for over eight minutes. The Aksoys additionally accuse him of constructing damaging remarks about them on his podcast, notably Yuliya.
The lawsuit additionally references a Ring digicam recording from December 2024, allegedly exhibiting Budden approaching their door within the nude. Whereas Budden later addressed the incident on his podcast, claiming he was sleepwalking, the Aksoys argue that he merely joked about it and dismissed their considerations.
Because of the incident, Budden was briefly barred from the constructing. Nonetheless, he ultimately returned, as did his podcast recordings on the property. His legal professional, Nima Ameri, dismissed the lawsuit as “a cash seize try by an individual we imagine to be a racist.”
Within the meantime, Budden continues to document his podcast within the constructing as he navigates the authorized dispute together with his neighbors.
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