Instagram/Busta Rhymes & Dashiel Ga Music Busta Rhymes settles assault lawsuit with ex-assistant over alleged 2025 punch, dispute involving chicken and cellphone policy. May 1, 2026 AceShowbiz - Busta Rhymes has reached a confidential settlement with his former assistant, who accused the rapper of assaulting him in 2025. The dispute arose after the ex-assistant, Dashiel Gables, alleged that the Grammy-nominated artist punched him in the face in the lobby of Rhymes' Brooklyn apartment building.