As we reported earlier this week, Meek Mill was denied access to the Cosmopolitan Hotel & Casino in Vegas to the extent that he was told not to even get out of the car. He was never given a reason why by Security and have only heard unofficial reasons from sources that work there saying things like how the hotel along with others in the area have a list of rappers they don’t let in and another days later saying it was over a previous fight he had been in… which he says never happened. His attorney Joe Tacopina has been prepared to sue, but Meek has had another idea, which was that he would be willing to squash it all if he gets a simple apology.
And just as he requested, that’s what happened. The hotel issued an apology on Twitter saying “We apologize to Meek Mill for how we handled the situation on Saturday, May 25, as we did not act in a respectful manner and were wrong.” In response, Meek’s attorney said “We appreciate the Cosmopolitan’s apology and will no longer pursue legal recourse at this time,” in a statement received by Complex Magazine.
This was much easier than a lawsuit because keep in mind, this is not Meek’s first recent instance of discrimination as he’s been facing a judge who had an employee try to bribe him tens of thousands to pay for their child’s college tuition, the incident made the news and the judge still was able to send him to prison. This entire thing has been a colossal failure in public relations and casts the hotel in quite the bad light. That doesn’t mean this is all over as others are now coming out citing their stories of similar discrimination at the hotel including O.J. Simpson and Snoop Dogg. They’ve both reached out to Meek’s attorney Tacopina.
Now that Meek looks to have this behind him soon, he can put his energy into more important things, like the documentary on boxer Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr he’s executive producing. The DAZN and Roc Nation project 40 Days: Joshua-Ruiz. Now everyone doesn’t necessarily correlate with Meek with boxing, but he says he’s always been a fan of the sport.
“I probably fell in love with boxing when I used to watch Mike Tyson,” he says, after downing a plate of chicken wings and fries at Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club in downtown New York City. “I remember watching his one-round fights and him knocking people out all the time. I loved that era.” Just like his idols, Meek’s a fighter and it’s this type of courageous behavior that more of us need to have as it pertains to the criminal justice system and not letting businesses get away with this type of behavior.
