Dancehall entertainer Mr Vegas has initiated authorized proceedings in opposition to fellow artiste Bounty Killa, submitting a defamation lawsuit within the Supreme Court docket.
In response to courtroom paperwork, the declare was filed underneath the Defamation Act and consists of allegations of negligence. The lawsuit facilities on digital posts that had been allegedly recorded and printed on Bounty Killa’s Instagram account.
Mr Vegas, whose authorized title is Clifford Smith, claims the posts—stated to have been made on January 8, 2026—precipitated injury to his fame and resulted in loss and expense.
Bounty Killa, born Rodney Pryce, is known as because the defendant within the matter. The submitting signifies that Mr Vegas is looking for basic damages together with damages particularly associated to defamation.
The declare additionally requests an injunction to restrain the defendant, or anybody appearing on his behalf, from publishing the identical or related defamatory materials sooner or later. Further aid sought consists of curiosity, authorized prices, lawyer’s charges, and another cures the courtroom deems applicable.
The matter is scheduled to be heard within the Supreme Court docket on Monday, January 19.
