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Snoop Dogg sued by former security guards
By Chris Cooke | Published on Thursday 5 June 2014
Snoop Dogg – if that’s what he’s calling himself these days, and anyway, this is legal story, so we should use the real name Mrs Dogg gave him at birth, not some silly moniker he’s made up for some nonsense music project – has been sued by three former bodyguards who allege they were overworked and underpaid for years.
In legal papers filed in LA last week, Torrey Mitchell, Donnel Murray and Ryan Turk all claim that they were unfairly dismissed earlier this year after complaining about their working conditions. The lawsuit also claims that they routinely only got three hours sleep while working with the rapper on tour, that no records were kept of working hours, that mandatory breaks were not allowed, and Californian law on overtime was ignored.
Security firm Gerber & Co and the plaintiffs’ direct supervisor are also named as defendants in the lawsuit, which is seeking a mere $3 million in damages, broken down as unpaid overtime, general, compensatory and punitive damages, plus legal fees.
