Snoop Dogg fan Richard Monroe has launched formal legal proceedings over that previously reported altercation that occurred on stage during a date on the How The West Was One Tour last May. Monroe claims that he was invited on stage at the gig, but was then set upon by Snoop's entourage - leaving him "ruthlessly ... dragged, kicked, punched, jumped and otherwise severely beaten". His lawsuit, which seeks a mere $22 million in punitive and compensatory damages for assault, battery, negligence, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, lists Snoop, the Game, Kurupt, Daz Dillinger and Soopafly among the defendants.
No doubt responding to claims from the Snoop camp that any members of the rapper's entourage involved in the altercation acted defensively after Monroe made threatening moves - the lawsuit says: "Monroe did nothing suggestive of hostility and nothing whatsoever to provoke the violent response that ensued".
No word from any of the defendants as yet - though a preliminary hearing in the case has been set for 31 Jul.