Miami YouTuber claims viral gym beatdown was 'consensual,' court filings show
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Wes Watson, a Miami-based YouTube influencer, is embroiled in a lawsuit following an alleged assault involving him and multiple others against Hakeem Ibrahim at a gym. Watson asserts he is innocent, stating that Ibrahim consented to the encounter after Watson issued a social media challenge. However, the civil complaint filed by Ibrahim alleges a violent attack that involved racial slurs, threats, and physical harm, leading to Watson's arrest for aggravated battery. Surveillance footage of the incident became viral, raising serious allegations against Watson's conduct.
Ibrahim's civil complaint describes a far more violent confrontation, alleging that Watson lured him to the gym and attacked him alongside two unidentified men.
Watson argues he acted in self-defense, claiming that Ibrahim 'consented to the alleged physical contact' by responding to a challenge.
Read at Miami Herald
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