Busta Rhymes has accused his former assistant of trying to "damage [his] reputation".
The 53-year-old rapper is being sued by Dashiel Gables for wage and hour violations, assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, but he has insisted the allegations made by his ex-employee - who he noted worked with him for "a very brief period" - are "categorically" untrue and he is planning to launch a counter-suit.