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Tekashi 6ix9ine faces a lawsuit from Miami stripper for allegedly hitting her with a champagne bottle

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Tekashi 6ix9ine was reportedly sued for an alleged incident in Miami, Florida. Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images
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A new lawsuit alleges that rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine hit a woman with a champagne bottle at a Florida strip club. 

TMZ reported that Alexis Salaberrios, a dancer, filed the aggravated battery lawsuit after the alleged incident at Gold Rush Cabaret in Miami on February 20. 

Salaberrios accused Tekashi 6ix9ine of throwing a "deadly object with intent to commit serious bodily injury" in court documents viewed by TMZ. 

Attorney David M. Tarlow said the incident sparked after someone in the cabaret called Tekashi 6ix9ine, born Daniel Hernandez, a rat. 

Tekashi 6ix9ine reportedly threw a champagne bottle in retaliation, but missed his target and hit Salaberrios instead. 

Tarlow told Insider that Salaberrios was transported to a local emergency room where she received treatment for a "significant head injury."

"The Gold Rush intentionally chose to put profits over safety by allowing Tekashi69 into its club knowing that violence was likely to occur.  When violence did occur, Tekashi69 was ushered out the back door and protected," the statement read. 

Salaberrios has also filed a lawsuit against Gold Rush Cabaret for gross negligence and accused it of not having proper security.

Lance Lazzaro, Tekashi 6ix9ine's attorney, maintained his client's innocence in a statement to TMZ and said the "Fefe" rapper was not involved. 

"There are video cameras in the establishment. It's an attempt to shake him down. If he is served properly, we will immediately move to have it dismissed," Lazzaro said. 

Representatives for Salaberrios and Tekashi 6ix9ine did not immediately return Insider's requests for comment. 

In 2019, some fans labeled Tekashi 6ix9ine a "rat," including Snoop Dogg and Meek Mill, after pleading guilty to nine criminal charges related to his involvement with the gang, Nine Trey Gangsters. 

Tekashi 6ix9ine essentially sold out his associates in pleading guilty, which prompted some fans to label him a "snitch" on social media. He was sentenced to two years in prison but was released early due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

After his release, Tekashi 6ix9ine re-entered the music scene and had little qualms about his snitch status.

While on Instagram Live, he told more than two million followers that he didn't regret snitching on his former gang associates. 

"Kidnap me? Beat the s--- out of me and everything? I'm supposed to be loyal to that?" he said.

He added, "Y'all could never cooperate with the government and come back. Y'all could never do that. I'm a living legend at the age of 24-years-old." 

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Lauren Edmonds is an award-winning reporter on the Business News team. When news isn't breaking, she covers how AI and data centers impact communities across the US. She also writes about personal finance, paths to financial freedom, and contributes to Business Insider's Young Geniuses series. Lauren has previously covered lifestyle and entertainment, digital culture, and more. She has a master's degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and resides in New York City.Do you have an interesting story to tell? You can reach Lauren at ledmonds@bjinnox.com or on Signal at ledmonds0.07.StoriesThe bipartisan backlash to Big Tech's AI data centers is getting harder for politicians to ignoreI spent 4 hours at an AI data center town meeting. Things got rowdy.Meet the MAGA darling mobilizing Americans against Big AIKevin O'Leary defends his Utah data center project: 'Think about the number of jobs'Why Hollywood is paying this 17-year-old up to $20,000 to boost film trailers with TikTok editsHere's all the free money Trump's talked about giving Americans during his second term — and where it all standsA 17-year-old earned $72,000 after investing his e-commerce profits into stocks. Here's why he bet on the tech industry.Lawmakers float a nationwide basic income experiment that would cover the cost of a 2-bedroom apartmentAmericans ditch suffocating healthcare costs and divisive politics to retire in Italy: 'It's the way they approach life'