Oscar winning rap group Three 6 Mafia have requested the dismissal of that previously reported lawsuit in which a man is claiming the group should be held liable for an incident at one of their gigs where he was attacked by other audience members. Ramone Williams was beaten by gig goers at a Three 6 Mafia show in Pittsburgh in 2003. He claims that the rappers are liable because the incident happened during a track called 'Let's Start A Riot' - ie he claims the rappers' lyrics incited the audience members to act the way they did.
In a new motion filed by the group's lawyer, the rappers are challenging the lawsuit, claiming that [a] there is no "genuine issue of material fact" in Williams' claim and that [b] their lyrics are protected under the First Amendment to the Constitution.
Williams' people are yet to respond.