The producers of Growing Up Hip Hop are claiming that Dame Dash’s accusations that they made his son, Boogie Dash, drink alcohol on camera are completely false, and they’ve demanded that the whole lawsuit be tossed. According to court documents, Entertainment One Reality Productions have denied any wrongdoing, and even accused Dame of filing the lawsuit in “bad faith.” They have called his claims “frivolous, unreasonable and without foundation,” and claimed that, if any damages were ensued, they would have been exclusively caused by third parties. As the documents read, “Plaintiffs’ claims are barred, in whole or in part, to the extent that Plaintiffs failed to take advantage of any preventive or corrective opportunities provided by Defendant, or otherwise, to avoid the damages about which they complain, prior to filing of the Complaint.” The producers have demanded that the whole case be thrown out immediately.

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Dame initially sued the production company, along with WE tv and AMC Networks, back in January. In the lawsuit, he accused the defendants of requiring his son, Dame “Boogie” Dash II, to drink alcohol on Growing Up Hip Hop in an effort to increase ratings for the reality show, despite WE tv promising him that they wouldn’t let Boogie drink alcohol on set. Boogie has publicly struggled with substance abuse in front of the cameras in the past before going to rehab, so the producers’ alleged actions were very upsetting for Dame and his family. He has sued the defendants for breach of contract, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, and fraud.

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In addition to these claims, Dame is also suing the network for allegedly failing to pay him for his own appearances on the show. He noted that while the network claimed his creditors presented court order seizing his paychecks, his television checks should have been paid to his company and not him personally. He was under the belief that his checks were not subject to the court order. Dame is also currently facing a $50 million lawsuit himself, in which he’s been accused of sexual assault.

The Dashes may be going through a few family problems, but Dame “Boogie” Dash II is moving forward with his goals. The Growing Up Hip Hop star has lived out his truth on television, often to his own embarrassment. It’s not pretty when the world watches you tackle your personal problems with a front-row seat, but Boogie has managed to overcome many of his demons with the help of his loved ones. Recently, Boogie expressed on social media that he’d like to open a rehabilitation center, and it looks as if he’s on his way to making that happen now that he’s purchased his first home.

Just a few hours ago, Boogie shared a photo of himself with his younger sister Ava Dash posing in front of his new house. “So this was a proud moment for me,” he wrote in the caption. “I finally got a chance to take my lil sister to my first house that I ever bought! Not only is it my first house, it’s my business. A sober living. I’m out here trying to save the world an be a great big brother one day at a time.”

Ava commented that she was proud of the moves her brother was making to not only make a better future for himself but for others working through recovery. The brother-sister pair were recently featured in an explosive Growing Up Hip Hop scene with Dame as the three attempted to work out their differences with a therapist. Instead, Dame became irate at his kids, called them “clowns,” and stormed out. Check out Boogie’s photo below.

The relationship between Egypt Criss and Sam Mattick has been a central focus of Growing Up Hip Hop. As the daughter of Naughty By Nature’s Treach and Salt-n-Pepa’s Sandra “Pepa” Denton, Egypt has plenty of people looking out for her. The 21-year-old’s romance with Sam has often been a point of contention with a few of her friends who don’t believe that he has the purest of intentions.

Nevertheless, when Sam proposed, Egypt happily accepted. In a recent episode, the pair decided that it was time for Sam to live his truth so he made a revelation to the cast that left many people floored while at his engagement party. Sam was in the middle of performing when he sang the line, “I’m not straight but I’m not gay” which shocked a few of his friends.

In a speech, Sam spoke about his love for Egypt because she was the first woman he was honest about his past with. He said even after he told her about his two children and his “massive child support” during the first week that they met, Egypt didn’t run from him. “Egypt was the first person that I ever told that I had experiences with a trans woman.”

Eazy E’s son Lil Eazy E said the news took him by surprise and he almost spit his drink out. Angela Simmons was “happy for Sam that he’s being open and honest and vulnerable.” Dame Dash’s son Boogie said he was “shocked” but “not surprised” because “Sam has an outrageous lifestyle.” Vanessa Simmons wished them the best, but Egypt expressed her main concern was how her father, who was in the audience, was going to react.

Treach was obviously not happy how things were unfolding. You can watch his, and everyone else’s, reaction below.

The animosity between Dame Dash and his children continues to grow. The former Roc-a-Fella Records mogul has been a featured cast member of Growin Up Hip Hop for a few seasons now, but this is the first time that the tables have turned on the famous father. We’ve watched as Dame’s son, Dame Dash II also known as Boogie, has been at odds with his father over his addictions. It was believed that the alcohol and substance abuse was the cause of the division between father and son, but now that Boogie is sober, it’s clear that their problems run much deeper.

In the current season of Growing Up Hip Hop, Dame’s daughter Ava has openly vocalized that she believes her father is neglectful and angry. She’s said that Dame cuts her off if she refuses to try to talk to her mother, Rachel Roy, about selling her business to Dame. Ava also wrote a letter to the family court judge revealing what she said is the truth about her father’s uncaring parenting style.

In a clip from the series, Dame, Boogie, and Ava come together for a family therapy session. It didn’t take long for things to go left and Dame stormed out after yelling at his children. Ava told Dame that he’s the reason they don’t talk, and the father replied, “You’re straight spoiled. I’m very disappointed in you. You’re a child, I took care of you and you never gave me nothing in your life. You’re disrespectful.” He then turned to the therapist and said, “Ask her why she went to court, why she got involved? How do you justify that?”

Boogie interjects, but Dame wasn’t having any of it. He called his son “crazy” and a “little girl.” As Boogie is standing and shouting at his dad, Dame gets up and makes his way to the door. “Don’t yell at me, bro,” Dame yells at Boogie. “The disrespect’s gotta stop, stupid. Sit down or I’m leaving! Stupid. Family, no matter what, never goes against family. You’re a clown, you’re both clowns.” Watch the clip below.

Despite the drama that has encircled his family, Damon “Boogie” Dash II is doing quite well. Reality television fans watched on previous seasons of Growing Up Hip Hop how the 28-year-old struggled with substance abuse, but since going to rehab, Boogie has been committed to his sobriety. His addictions caused a rift in his personal relationships, especially with his father Dame Dash, and the world watched as it all unraveled in front of WeTV cameras.

However, in this recent season, a renewed Boogie has returned, and while a sober take of the younger Dash may not make for salacious television, fans are thrilled to see a happier, healthier version of the reality star. Dame, however, is still reeling from Boogie’s less than favorable moments on Growing Up Hip Hop, and according to a report by TMZ, Dame’s taking the network to court.

The outlet states that Dame accuses WeTV of making it a requirement for Boogie to drink alcohol in order to appear on the series even though they allegedly made a verbal agreement with Dame that they wouldn’t give his son anything. TMZ reports that Dame has claimed his family “suffered emotional distress as a result of We TV’s insistence that Boogie imbibes on the show.”

Additionally, Dame accuses WeTV of stiffing him because he says he has yet to be paid “for his work on the show.” Due to his reported court cases with his exes and the mothers of his children, Rachel Roy and Cindy Morales, and his alleged financial troubles, monies he would make from the network would skip Dame and head to his creditors. However, it’s reported that WeTV should be writing a check to his company, Poppington, and not to Dame himself.

This season of WeTV’s Growing Up Hip Hop has plenty of interesting storylines. It kicked off with the demise of Romeo Miller’s friendship with Angela Simmons. Then, there’s Sandy “Pepa” Denton and Naughty By Nature Treach’s 21-year-old daughter Egypt Criss’s engagement to her rapper boyfriend Sam. We just found out that late rapper Eazy-E’s son Lil Eazy-E secretly got married. However, no one is experiencing family drama more than Dame Dash whose 20-year-old daughter Ava recently spoke out against her father.

In past seasons of the show, Dame and his son Boogie Dash have been at odds over Boogie’s sobriety. It was believed that Boogie‘s addictions were the core problems of the family, but now that he’s clean and sober, there may be other issues that the Dashs need to address. Dame’s ongoing legal disputes with his ex-wife Rachel Roy, including custody conflicts over their 11-year-old daughter Tallulah, have been spelled out in detail in the media, but on Growing Up Hip Hop it was revealed that Ava, of her own accord, wrote a deposition to the judge in the case sharing her truth of being a child of Damon Dash.

Ava explained that she wanted to do what was best for her little sister and felt the need to share her experiences with the judge. She sat down with Boogie and they agreed that their father isn’t the easiest person to get along with, and Ava said that he doesn’t really put in much effort. Tearfully, she also said that Dame tells her to convince her mother to sign over her company to him. Ava said when she doesn’t fall in line and do as he says, he’ll cut her off and ignore her. 

Meanwhile, Dame stated that he doesn’t understand why Ava would write a deposition against him, and he won’t tolerate “disrespect” from any of his children. Check out a clip below.