Being in this position is hard at times because we want to please everyone on campus, but that is logistically impossible because everyone is so unique with what they are interested in. When choosing artists for events, we try our best to find entertainers who are prevalent and interest students on this campus. I want to start off by saying we do not condone this behavior whatsoever. In response to inquiries about Famous Dex performing at Shocktoberfest, Student Services VP Dilraj Toor sent this statement: Like all ASUCI events, Shocktoberfest is funded with student fees procured in part from the Associated Students Fee which for the 2018-2019 academic year amounts to $84 per student as well as some income from ticket sales. UCI students have begun to comment online about Famous Dex’s invitation to perform at Shocktoberfest. We do not, nor will we, have any relationship w/ Famous Dex.” Dex had previously modelled a collection for the brand earlier that year. The rapper was dropped as a collaborator with clothing designer and footwear apparel brand PUMA, who stated in a tweet “PUMA does not condone any act of violence toward women. Following the release of the video, Dex tweeted then deleted that his girlfriend at the time had be caught cheating on him which caused the altercation. She had my king, she had my son, and I just wanna be forgetting about it.”Īccording to the video, the altercation in the hallway lasted about 30 seconds before a third party intervened to remove Dex off his girlfriend. I’m glad everything kinda, you know, it went a different way. “Not just me putting my hands on a female, I just, me losing my mom, me being new to this music stuff, it was a lot of pressure on me, you know? So I just kinda blanked out right there. “What I learned from that, I learnt a lot,” Dex said. 8 with Famous Dex slotted as the midliner despite a leaked security video from 2016 showing the rapper chasing his girlfriend down a hallway and getting into a physical altercation with her.ĭex has since addressed the incident on popular morning radio show “The Breakfast Club” in April of this year. Hopefully, once Dex makes his way out of jail later this year, he uses this opportunity as a fresh start.The lineup for UCI’s annual fall concert Shocktoberfest was announced on Oct. One of the seizures even happened while he was performing in Los Angeles, which had fans more scared for his health than ever before.Īs of now, the rapper’s Instagram account has been completely wiped clean, leaving only a link to his 2021 SoundCloud album Say What You Want. This comes following multiple run-ins with the law for Dex, who is not only struggling with legal woes, but also dealing with some serious substance abuse issues.Īddiction has plagued Famous Dex’s fluctuating career over the past few years, with things hitting the wall in 2019 when he suffered several seizures in public. For now, his projected release date is November 24, 2021. On September 1, 2021, Famous Dex was sentenced, though he will receive time served for the time he’s already spent in jail. Winning The Super Bowlīlack-Owned Restaurants In Los Angeles To Support Over Super Bowl Weekend Blockchain Papi: Drake Puts Down $1.3 Million In Bitcoin On L.A.
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