Snoop Dogg Testifies In His Own Defense in Civil Trial

Calvin Broadus (who?), aka "Snoop Dogg," testified in court yesterday, noting to jurors that he did not hit a man with a brass-knuckle microphone during a 2005 concert. Snoop was on the stand for almost two hours, and repeatedly denied striking Richard Monroe, Jr. during a show in Seattle, Washington. Rather, Snoop claimed, he immediately left the stage and returned to his tour bus after Monroe jumped on the stage.

Snoop Dogg is known for his pot-smoking ways and laid-back attitude (with his mind on his money and his money on his mind), though he turned serious – for the most part – during the testimony. At one point, however, when asked to detail what was happening on a frame-by-frame basis of a video of the event, Snoop noted, "Man! I can’t make it out – a lot of bald heads."

The lawsuit, brought by Monroe in 2006, claimed that he was injured after Snoop and various members of the rapper’s entourage and security team hit him and poured alcohol on him during a performance of Snoop’s famous "Gin and Juice." The lawsuit seeks $22 million in damages. Snoop’s attorneys argued vehemently that Monroe should never have been on the stage in the first place and that the security detail assigned to the rapper was merely doing their job and reacting to the threat in an effort to protect their client. Said Snoop in his defense, "The best way for the injuries not to have occurred was for him to stay in his seat and enjoy the show like the rest of the fans."