Damon Dash is catching legal smoke again and this time, filmmaker Josh Webber wants him locked up for allegedly ignoring a court order tied to a multi-million dollar lawsuit over the film Dear Frank.
Webber is asking a judge to slap Dash with an arrest warrant for allegedly ducking a court-mandated deadline to hand over ownership papers tied to his companies and copyrighted work.
The docs are supposed to help facilitate the auction of Dash’s assets, which was approved by the court earlier to pay off a fat $4 million judgment.
The judge had already warned Damon Dash that skipping out on the discovery process could land him in real trouble, like fines or even jail time.
Welp, here we are.
A letter filed in court this week lays it all out: Damon Dash and his companies, including Dash Films Inc., Bluroc LLC, Blakroc LLC, Lebanon Improvements LLC, Ocean East Improvements LLC, and 1996 Songs LLC, were ordered to submit ownership certificates and digital copies of film content by July 10, 2025.
The same goes for another one of his entities, Poppington LLC, which was told to cough up proof of copyright ownership for multiple films.
So far, nada.
Webber’s legal team says they’ve been in touch with Dash’s lawyers, and even they admitted Dash hasn’t turned over the goods. Because of that, Webber wants the judge to hit Dash with a contempt charge and issue an arrest warrant to finally force compliance.
This mess all traces back to a years-long beef over Dear Frank, a movie Dash got booted from but later tried to claim. That stunt led Webber and Muddy Water Pictures to sue for defamation and copyright infringement.
Damon Dash didn’t show up when it mattered and in 2022, he got hit with a $805,000 judgment. That ballooned into $4 million after Dash flamed Webber on the Earn Your Leisure podcast.
The court has already given the green light to auction off Dash’s assets, including full stakes in several companies and copyrights to films like “Honor Up,” “Too Honorable,” “Welcome to Blakroc,” and “We Went To…” China.
Some of Dash’s personal items, including jewelry, might be on the block, too.
Even selling off his Roc-A-Fella stake last December wasn’t enough to cover what he owes. Now, the court wants all remaining items turned over to the U.S. Marshal to expedite the sale process.
Dash’s refusal to follow through has Webber asking for the court to not only arrest him but also transfer the ownership documents and copyrights directly to the government.