Slowbucks holds press conference at the
Bostany Law Firm to discuss the now-infamous chain-snatching incident
that occurred during 50 Cent and G-Unit's Summer Jam set.
In response to what's quickly becoming the chain snatch heard around the world, Slow of Queens duo Slowbucks just hosted a press conference to reveal the legal action he's taking against 50 Cent
and others for stealing his chain and roughing him up in front of
thousands of people. In a conference room at Bostany Law Firm in
Manhattan, Slow had John P. Bostany of the firm speak for him.
Announcing plans to investigate Fif and other members of his posse
for crimes of assault, conversion, and "other, more brand-oriented
causes of action," Bostany claims that the assailants, whoever they were
specifically, were trying to harm the Slowbucks clothing brand more
than anything. "They know he is the founder of Slowbucks, the #1 urban
brand on the rise today," he said. "They want to hurt that brand and
they are trying to hurt that brand we are going to put and end to that.
We’re here, I’m a Trademark attorney, I’m a copyright attorney and I
fight unfair competition."
When asked if 50 Cent was among those he was investigating, Bostany
said, "I looked at the videos and I heard 50′s interview on [Hot] 97 by
Angie, who did an excellent job. Questioning him and I heard his
responses and his demeanor. If you look at him he says ‘oh I was looking
at the crowd.’ I didn’t know what was going on behind me. I was happy
that day.’ But if you look at him when he’s telling that story, he
doesn’t look happy. He doesn’t look like he want to talk about it. If
you look at the videos, every single one, whether he’s the one picking
up the chain or not is irrelevant. His body is facing what’s going on
and the he turns around, in the middle of it all, and faces the crowd."
Bostany praised Slow's courage for attempting to remind the world
that, "no matter how rich or powerful some might become, how popular
they may be, they still are not above the law."
“Summer Jam is supposed to be a celebration,” Bostany said. “Slow
came with that in mind… What happened on Sunday would have brought us
back 20 years if we weren’t dealing with a person like Slow. No matter
how rich or popular someone may be, they are not above the
law. Slowbucks stands for Unity and Peace.”
Watch both parts of the press conference below.
