NYPD cops are looking to question Wu-Tang Clan rapper and founding member Method Man after a 28-year-old man filed a complaint accusing him of an assault at a Staten Island gym, police sources said Thursday.
According to the complaint, the 53-year-old Grammy-winning artist, whose real name is Clifford Smith, got into an argument with the accuser at the Crunch Fitness location, on West Service Rd. near Wild Ave., in the Travis-Chelsea neighborhood on the western shore of Staten Island around 4 p.m. Monday, police sources said.
The 53-year-old Grammy-winning artist got into an argument with the accuser at the Crunch gym on West Service Rd. near Wild Ave. in the Travis-Chelsea neighborhood on the western shore of Staten Island around 4 p.m. Monday, police sources said. (Google)
The alleged victim was in a relationship with the rapper’s daughter more than a decade ago, the sources added. No charges have been filed.
An NYPD spokesperson had no information.
The rapper’s agent did not immediately return a request for comment.
Method Man performs on stage during Day 2 of the 2024 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola at Caesars Superdome on July 6, 2024, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Josh Brasted/Getty Images for ESSENCE)
In videos posted to Method Man’s Facebook page, the gym rat regularly shares videos of himself working out at Crunch Fitness.
In 2018, the rapper, record producer and actor was arrested after he failed to pay New York State $32,799 in income taxes between 2004 and 2007.
Originally Published: January 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM EST
