Drakeo the Ruler's mother and son settle with Live Nation
The mother and young son of slain rapper Drakeo the Ruler have reached conditional settlements with Live Nation and other companies over his 2021 backstage stabbing. The terms were not disclosed. Claims by his brother, bodyguard and friends are still set for trial.
The mother and son of Drakeo the Ruler have reached settlements with Live Nation and several other companies over the rapper's fatal stabbing backstage at a Los Angeles music festival in December 2021, Rolling Stone, Complex and TMZ reported.
The terms were not disclosed in notices filed with the court on Oct. 9 and Oct. 14, Rolling Stone reported. Both agreements are conditional, with final dismissals depending on the "satisfactory completion" of terms that were not spelled out. Complex and TMZ reported that the terms must be met within 45 days of signing.
The settlements cover claims by Darrylene Corniel, the rapper's mother and the administrator of his estate, and by his son, Caiden, who sued through his mother and guardian, Tianna Purtue, Rolling Stone reported. The companies include Live Nation, C3 Presents, Black Tide Events, Bobby Dee Presents and Hollywood Elite Security.
"He's very happy with the resolution and is going to be able to move on with his life now," Caiden's lawyer, James Bryant, said, according to Rolling Stone. Other lawyers did not respond to Rolling Stone's requests for comment.
The case is not over. Separate negligence claims by the rapper's brother, DeVante Caldwell, his bodyguard and several friends who were backstage remain set for trial Nov. 30 in Los Angeles, Rolling Stone reported.
Drakeo was stabbed at the Once Upon a Time in L.A. festival shortly before he was set to perform. The suits said a "violent mob" got into a backstage area that should have been secured, Rolling Stone reported. His brother's 2022 lawsuit described an attack lasting "up to 15 minutes," Complex reported, and TMZ reported that the brother called the security "lackadaisical to totally absent."
The family filed a $20 million lawsuit in January 2022, and Purtue filed a $60 million wrongful death suit on Caiden's behalf days later, Complex reported. That suit accused Live Nation of knowing the dangers from past violence at its hip-hop events.
What we know: Drakeo's mother and son reached conditional settlements, and other claims head to trial Nov. 30.
What we don't: The terms of the settlements, including any payments.
Where outlets agree Rolling Stone, Complex and TMZ all report a conditional, undisclosed settlement with Live Nation and other companies over Drakeo's 2021 death.
Where they differ The cited reports agree on the key facts so far.