NYPD is looking to interview Method Man of the Wu-Tang Clan regarding allegations of an assault.
2025-04-07 00:15:20 By John Smith
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Method Man poses in the press room during the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony streaming on Disney+ at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 19, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Arturo Holmes / Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
NYPD cops are looking to question Wu-Tang Clan rapper and founding member Method Man after a 28-year-old man filed a complaint accusing him of an assault at a Staten Island gym, police sources said Thursday.
According to the compliant, the 53-year-old Grammy-winning artist, whose real name is Clifford Smith, got into an argument with the accuser at the Crunch Fitness location, on West Service Rd. near Wild Ave., in the Travis-Chelsea neighborhood on the western shore of Staten Island around 4 p.m. Monday, police sources said.
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According to police sources, a 53-year-old Grammy-winning musician had a confrontation with the individual making accusations at the Crunch gym located on West Service Rd. close to Wild Ave. in the Travis-Chelsea area on Staten Island's western shore around 4 p.m. on Monday. (Google)
According to sources, the supposed victim had a romantic relationship with the rapper's daughter over ten years ago. As of now, no charges have been brought forward.
A representative from the NYPD was unable to provide any details.
The rapper's representative has not yet responded to a request for comment.
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On July 6, 2024, Method Man took the stage for Day 2 of the 2024 ESSENCE Festival of Culture, sponsored by Coca-Cola, at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Image credit: Josh Brasted/Getty Images for ESSENCE)
In videos posted to Method Man’s Facebook page, the gym rat regularly shares videos of himself working out at Crunch Fitness.
In 2018, the rapper, record producer and actor was arrested after he failed to pay New York State $32,799 in income taxes between 2004 and 2007.