Gunna’s company has filed a lawsuit, claiming they were defrauded out of $750,000 over a failed performance deal tied to the X Games.
As outlined in legal documents, Gunna Touring LLC initiated legal action in California, alleging the rapper was misled into performing at a January 2026 X Games event in Aspen, Colorado.
The promise: a guaranteed $500,000 payment with a $250,000 contingency bonus. According to the suit, neither payment was delivered.
The complaint targets Mickle and Mickle Productions, along with its alleged CEO, Daphney Mickle Golden. Gunna’s team contends that this entity is either a fictitious business name or nonexistent altogether after conducting searches across public registries in multiple states.
The lawsuit also aims to hold Golden and entertainment attorney Ezekiel Bottorff personally accountable for the $750,000, arguing they acted as representatives of an illegitimate entity.
The filing goes on to describe what it calls a “coordinated scheme” involving additional defendants, including Stars in Action, Inc. and its CEO, Raiza Rangl, who purportedly helped organize the event and assured Gunna’s team that payments were secured.
Post-performance, however, Gunna’s team alleges they were met with nothing but excuses, with claims that their payment was supposedly tied to assets like international gold commodities and unidentified “major alcohol brands.” At one point, they were even told funds could be “borrowed from the NYC Iconic St. Paddy’s Day Parade.”
A credit card provided by the defendants for expenses after the concert was reportedly blocked, leaving Gunna’s team on the hook for a $50,000 hotel bill. Furthermore, the suit accuses Rangl of improperly attempting to deduct $7,800 from Gunna’s guaranteed payment to cover hotel costs.
Interestingly, the lawsuit does not name the X Games organization as a defendant. Bottorff had signed an indemnity agreement on behalf of the so-called fictitious company, shielding the X Games from any liability.
Now, Gunna is seeking punitive damages for alleged civil conspiracy and aiding and abetting fraud. The case underscores claims of deceit and raises questions about the alleged web of misrepresentations surrounding the failed event.
