The scuffle was broken up by security, but it was too little too late.

Things further went sideways once Lombardi tried to defend her boyfriend by putting Emanuel in a chokehold. Ruckus hit Robinson from behind and then Emanuel punched the tattoo artist. “Why y’all f–king playing with me,” Emanuel told Robinson and girlfriend Donna Lombardi as he approached them. During season 7 of the VH1 series, Emanuel and his cousin Teddy Ruks physically assaulted Robinson following months of an online-back-and-forth. Tattoo artist Alex Robinson sought legal counsel to sue the shop’s leader for physical, emotional and financial damages stemming from a prior physical altercation. This is the newest legal drama Emanuel has faced. As such, he was immediately arrested and charged with misdemeanor false impersonation on top of other traffic infractions.

Insiders told the celebrity gossip website that Emanuel, whose real name is David Emanuel, produced a license with the name “Emanuel Thomas.” On top of that, the driver’s date of birth was listed as being in June of 1971 but Emanuel was actually born 8 years later in 1979.Īlong with the fake license, Emanuel did not provide officers with a valid insurance card. Reportedly, the responding police swiftly called the reality TV star to a traffic stop and when they obtained his license, they saw that it wasn’t the real deal. NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 05: Black Ink owner Ceaser Emanuel attends Caesar’s Black Ink Art Gallery opening on Jin New York City.

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