Funk Flex Addresses Heated Altercation With Music Executive at New York Knicks Game

Funk Flex has actually openly attended to the heated run-in he was associated with home entertainment executive Shadow Stokes and previous Hot 97 worker TT Torrez throughout the New York Knicks’ NBA routine season opener at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night (Oct. 20).

On Wednesday early morning (Oct. 21), the Hot 97 DJ, who remained in participation at MSG to witness his home town Knicks get their NBA Championship rings, required to social networks to reject reports that he was physically damaged throughout the run-in.

In a series of posts on his Instagram account, Flex belittled reports of him being assaulted by Stokes, sharing a screenshot of an e-mail from TMZ asking about the occurrence, and video of their confrontation while buffooning his expected foe.

“YOU WISH I GOT PUNCHED IN THE FACE!” Flex composed in the very first post, insinuating that Stokes was trying to provoke him to assault him in order to have factor to submit a claim versus him. “I GUESS I GOT THESE LABEL GUYS KINDA ANGRY!” he included. “THEY WAN NA SUE WHEN THEY DONT GET THEY WAY!”

In a subsequent post, Flex apparently implicated Stokes of tossing a beverage at him and informing him to punch Stokes so he can take civil action versus him. He likewise implicated Stokes of having an “active case” versus him, calling the executive an “ambulance chaser” trying to “bait” him into a payment.

He later on teased that he would speak thorough on the occurrence on Thursday (Oct. 22) throughout his radio program on Hot 97. Stokes’ partner, previous Hot 97 radio character and worker TT Torrez, has actually likewise spoken up versus the event, releasing a declaration through a representative implicating Funk Flex of physically attacking her throughout the run-in with her hubby.

“What was suggested to be a pleasurable night out for Mrs. Torrez and her hubby ended up being a deeply troubling and distressing experience,” the associate informed TMZ. “A spoken exchange in between her hubby and Funkmaster Flex intensified into a physical conflict in which Funkmaster Flex pushed her strongly.”

Torrez’s associate declared that the video flowing of the run-in is deceptive, as Stokes was “safeguarding” Torrez throughout the occurrence. “The quick video flowing online does not inform the complete story,” the representative informed TMZ

In addition to her and Stokes’ run-in with Flex at Madison Square Garden, Torrez, who operated at Hot 97 with Flex for several years prior to her exit from the station in 2025, declares to have actually withstood “continuous harassment, intimidation, and bullying” by Flex.

Torrez’s representative states Flex’s supposed mistreatment of her led to a settlement with MediaCo Hot 97 and “a non-disparagement contract,” which Flex’s current remarks presumably broke.

According to Torrez’s representative, a cops report detailing the event including Flex, Stokes, and Torrez was submitted online by Torrez on Tuesday night (Oct. 20).

Funk Flex, Stokes, and Torrez did not instantly react to ask for remark.

Flex’s history with Stokes go back years. According to Flex’s 2005 Carshow Tour CD & & DVDStokes was a co-executive manufacturer for the task, which was dispersed through Koch Records. In 2023, Stokes was bestowed his own day in a pronouncement signed by previous New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

See Funk Flex’s Instagram post listed below.

This short article initially appeared on Rolling Stone.

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