Rapper Lil Tjay exited the Broward Main Jail on Tuesday, one day after a disorderly conduct arrest outside the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
The 24-year-old Lil Tjay, whose real name is Tione Jayden Merritt, has not been charged in the shooting and denies any involvement, which happened outside of the building’s valet area. Lil Tjay denied any fight between him and the 34-year-old Offset, whose real name is Kiari Kendrell Cephus. According to an arrest report by Seminole tribal police, Lil Tjay, of the Bronx, New York, “directed members of his party to start a fight” with Offset and his group. The report states that Lil Tjay exited a vehicle, pointed at Offset, and his group began fighting with Offset. Lil Tjay, police said, “had his phone out, recording members of his group” attacking Offset.
At some point, police said “one of the males associated with (Lil Tjay) pulled a firearm and discharged it, wounding one of the individuals.”
Offset boasts 23.8 million followers on social media with more than 17 million Spotify listeners monthly. He was married to well known rap artist Cardi B.