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Yo Gotti Gotta Pay Up or Cars and Property Can Be Seized, Judge Rules

Winston-Salem artist Lamont Fletcher sued Yo Gotti for $6.6 million and won. On Friday, a judge ruled that officials can begin seizing Yo Gotti's cars and property.

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A judge says the money Rapper Yo Gotti owes to Winston-Salem artist Lamont Fletcher and his manager is past due.

According to a Forsyth County Civil Superior Court document, Judge L. Todd Burke ordered officials to seize Yo Gotti's cars and property.

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Fletcher says Yo Gotti stole one of his verses from a song they wrote together, then used it in another song without paying him.

Fletcher and his manager then sued Yo Gotti for $6.6 million and won.

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Earlier this week, Yo Gotti tried to get the lawsuit thrown out, arguing that a deputy never served him with the paperwork.

The judge found that the rapper was legally served and must pay up.

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Young Fletcher, a Winston-Salem artist entangled in a lawsuit with rapper Yo Gotti, was awarded a verdict of $6.6 million in damages. A judge ruled that Yo Gotti used deceptive practices after pocketing $20,000 to collaborate with Young Fletcher on a track, and then never released the song.