Man Loses LaBelle Case
A former West Point cadet lost his case against members of Patti LaBelle’s entourage whom he accused of beating him as he waited for a ride outside a Houston airport terminal.
Photo: Pat Sullivan/AP Photo
Arriving at the federal courthouse for jury selection in Houston.
Richard King alleged in his multimillion-dollar lawsuit he was attacked without provocation by LaBelle’s bodyguard and two others. One of LaBelle’s attorneys said King was the aggressor who first punched Zuri Edwards – LaBelle’s manager and son. LaBelle’s attorneys said King hurled racial insults at the singer before he attacked Edwards and her bodyguard, Efrem Holmes.
He was allegedly told several times to step away from LaBelle’s vehicle after he tried to open her passenger door. King claimed he had to leave West Point because of a traumatic brain injury he suffered when his head hit a concrete pillar during the attack.
Defense attorneys blamed King’s drinking for the incident. King’s attorney said his client had a blood alcohol level of 0.28 but that King was not driving and was no danger to anyone.
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