The ongoing battle between Damon Dash and his longtime girlfriend Raquel Horn and writer-filmmaker E.W. Brooks has played out in court over the last year. In 2021, Dash’s company Poppington LLC, was ordered to pay Brooks $300K for the illegal and unauthorized streaming of her film on Dame Dash Studios. After Brooks won her case, Horn sued Brooks for the imagery on the Mafietta: Rise of a Female Boss book and movie imagery. Dash was listed as the director of the film written by Brooks and Alicia Allen.
Dash has been a guest on several pop culture-driven podcasts discussing his philosophy on streaming platforms and licensing content. Dash is a longtime supporter of indie filmmaking and entrepreneurship. Brooks suggests Dash is hypocritical in his approach and is guilty of the same crimes he accuses corporate platforms of in his many viral conversations on ownership.
“Damon Dash’s continued attempts to harm me and my family through his girlfriend and his company will not be tolerated. Dash is the culture vulture, as he attempts to vilify African-American art without cause. I am glad the Court saw through this foolishness. I have walked through the fire that is Damon Dash and today I’m on to bigger and better things,” Brooks said.
“Despite the actions of Damon Dash, I am proud to announce that Mafietta 2 will be filming in Atlanta from June 28-July 6, 2022. Claudia Jordan and Willie Taylor of Day 26 will star in Mafietta 2 and play the lead roles. I will continue to make my dreams come true,” Brooks said.
