Melle Mel, a member of the hip-hop group Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, was arrested shortly after attending the 2023 BET Awards.
The legendary rapper was charged with felony domestic violence and was quickly released on a $50,000 bond.
Jori Jordon claimed that the rapper struck her in the left eye and that her eye was previously “injured” a month ago after she was hit by a car door, which required surgery, per Rolling Stone.
“I’m just sitting there, chillin.’ Next thing you know, this man just goes ‘whack’ with four rings on his finger and hits me in my eye. He popped one of my stitches, so there’s a hole in my eye.”
Melle Mel talked to the Glover and said that he had known the alleged victim for over two decades and they lived together at one point in time. They then attended a BET after-party and went to his hotel but when he asked her to leave…she refused.
The rapper then reportedly attempted to escort her out but she held her eye and asked him to take her to the hospital. He said “no” and told her to call the cops but when they arrived, she told officers he had assaulted her.
“It’s very simple,” he told the outlet. “She said I punched her in the eye. She also said she had eye surgery a month ago. Had I punched her in the eye, especially with rings on, she would have had a cut eye. It would have been way worse. Something did happen to her eye, but I did not punch her. With me tussling with her and trying to get her away from me to get her out of the room, something happened.”
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