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Plies Takes The Stand After Being Sued For $10-Million  Over Nightclub Shooting

As previously reported, Plies trial began Monday, December 5thregarding a ten million dollar lawsuit against the rapper, alleging Plies and his entourage opened fire in a nightclub on July 6, 2006.

The five plaintiffs in the lawsuit all claim to be victims of non-life threatening gunshot wounds.

Plies, whose real name is Algernod Washington and his brother, record-producer Ronell Levatte are charged with allegedly firing the guns that wounded these individuals, in addition to hiring bodyguards who participated in the supposed shooting in July 2006.

The plaintiffs have claimed the shooting was a deliberate act to increase Plies’ image and credibility in the gangsta rap industry.  In an attempt to indict the entire rap community for this alleged event, the original defendants also included Plies’ record company, Big Gates Records.

Watch Plies  take  the stand as his testimony  brings out facts about his upbringing: high-school homecoming king, best dressed student and a full-ride scholarship to Miami of Ohio University to play football. Attorneys show that there’s two sides to the man who calls himself PLIES.

GTN’s Sia Nyorkor has this story.

We’ll follow back up with this story once the verdict is released.

Did his momma really name him Billy Dee Williams… Somebody pass me a Colt 45.