"I handed him the watch, thinking that he wanted it to take a look at it," according to Francati, who says the singer instead drove away with the watch.Īfter a period of time, the singer called Francati and said four men had robbed him, taking the watch with them, according to Francati, who reported the alleged robbery and met with the singer again at the smoke shop, Francati says. When Francati arrived at the business, the rapper was still in his car and asked the plaintiff to hand him the watch, according to the plaintiff. The singer accepted Francati's proposal and the two decided to meet that night at the smoke shop, Francati says. I thought it was a good opportunity to have my watch viewed by a large crowd because Famous Dex is a well-known rapper and has a massive audience on Instagram." The plaintiff said at one point he asked the singer to "showcase my luxury watch on his Instagram account. At the time, the singer was at the Saticoy Smoke Shop in Van Nuys, according to Francati. In a sworn declaration, Francati says he and the 28-year-old entertainer already knew each other socially when he contacted the singer in March 2021. The singer's real name is Dexter Tiewon Gore Jr. The judge scheduled a third default judgment hearing for June 28. She also said he has not provided enough evidence to support his claims for special damages and attorneys' fees. On Monday, during Francati's second attempt to get a default judgment, Beaudet found that although Francati now claims the watch was worth $49,000, he has not shown why he is entitled to another $41,000 in compensatory damages beyond the device's value. And, get breaking news alerts in the FOX 11 News app. Get your top stories delivered daily! Sign up for FOX 11’s Fast 5 newsletter. He also had not brought forth "any meaningful evidence" of the rapper's financial condition to support his request for $80,000 in punitive damages, according to Beaudet. In February, the judge found Francati had provided "no additional evidence regarding the asserted value of the watch" or facts to support his request for emotional distress damages.
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