Spice Sued By Her Former Friend-Spiritual Advisor RT Boss

Spiritual advisor Nardo Smith, more popularly known as RT Boss, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Queen of Dancehall Spice and her company, Spice Official Entertainment LLC.

The civil lawsuit, which alleges libel, was filed in the Superior Court of Cobb County in the state of Georgia. Smith is represented by The Solomon Firm. His complaint also names Monique Palmer and Goat Throat Records LLC as defendants over allegations made on social media platforms.

The lawsuit alleges that the defendants’ actions did cause the plaintiff, Smith, “severe emotional distress’ which manifests itself in insomnia, grief, depression, anxiety and fear. The defendants published false and defamatory material and statements concerning the plaintiff in violation of the laws of the state of Georgia.

The lawsuit alleges that Smith suffered injury to his reputation and led to “exposure to public hatred, contempt and ridicule”. The defamatory statements also degraded the plaintiff, Smith, in the “eyes of the society and to the public, and also damaged “his personal and professional relationships”.

The defamatory statements were committed in May 2024, when the defendant Spice, a well-known dancehall star, went on multiple online platforms, using her wider audience and repeated a false accusation about Smith suggesting that he engaged in debasing acts and committed the crime of molestation against a minor.

The lawsuit further alleges that the defendants’ conduct was “extreme and outrageous” and “transcends all bounds of decency as to be regarded as atrocious and utterly intolerable in a civilized society”.

The suit further alleges that Palmer, an online personality, interviewed the alleged victim in November 2023 and knew the statement regarding the molestation of the minor was false but allowed the podcast’s episode to air with the false and defamatory statement.

Smith is seeking compensatory damages, presumed damages and punitive damages, as well as funds to cover his attorneys’ fees.

Sources close to Smith responded to the query about the size of the punitive damages with a cryptic : “he is seeking 50 per cent of royalties”.

The lawsuit was filed on February 14th.