Damon Dash Lawyers Withdraw From Representation As He Files Bankruptcy

Damon Dash could have a tough journey ahead. His lawyers have withdrawn from representing him amid his $4 million legal battle with filmmaker Josh Webber, and as he prepares to file for bankruptcy.

AllHipHop obtained court documents showing that Dame’s attorneys submitted paperwork to the U.S. District Court on Monday (April 28) expressing their desire to step away, explaining that the music executive refused to “cooperate with court-ordered asset disclosure.” They also claimed that Dash told them that “responding would be futile” because he was filing for bankruptcy, and everyone should wait for that process to play out.

Further, they stated that representing the 53-year-old entrepreneur has been a frustrating experience due to his lack of communication and how he conducts himself in matters unrelated to the case. They ultimately requested a 30-day pause in all proceedings so Dame could find new attorneys and put the finishing touches on his bankruptcy filing.

Damon Dash has been in a legal battle with Josh Webber for a few years now over the film Dear Frank. Webber filed a defamation lawsuit against Dash in 2019, explaining how he was hired to co-direct Dear Frank in 2016 and was fired two years later for being under the influence on set. Webber claims that the Roc-A-Fella co-founder went on to pitch the film to multiple networks under a new title, The List, changing to name so that his former collaborator wouldn’t catch on to him taking the film idea somewhere else.

Webber doubled back in 2024, citing more current defamatory comments from Dash from his appearances on Earn Your Leisure. “I had a judgment,” he said. “And I knew this d**khead Chris Brown (pause) and Josh Webber […] I went through four trials with the same lawyer… What I lost was defamation because these guys trigger me and steal my sh*t… you think there is freedom of speech, it’s really not.” Webber claimed that Dash publicly slandering him caused him to lose out on a $4 million gig to direct and produce a movie starring Billy Bob Thornton and Scott Eastwood.

Webber scored a big win last month when Dash was ordered to pay him $4 million in a default judgment after losing the defamation lawsuit, a major increase from the $805,000 he was ordered to pay in 2022. Earlier this year, he suggested that Dash auction his valuables, such as his engagement ring, to cover what he owed. This was after Dame had already auctioned his one-third of ownership in Roc-A-Fella.