Top Dawg Entertainment has been one of hip-hop's most successful labels for decades now, but it is currently facing a lot of scrutiny. Label president Anthony "Moosa" Tiffith Jr. and its chief marketing officer Brandon Tiffith were accused by two women in 2024 of various incidents of sexual misconduct. Now, a new court ruling has changed a separate but related matter in the case, as TDE had revealed the women's identities.
According to Billboard, a California appeals court ruled that Top Dawg cannot be sued for "doxxing" the two individuals, a term used to describe maliciously revealing someone's identity online. The women had accused the label of breaching the state's recent anti-doxxing law by mentioning their names in a press release denying the misconduct allegations.
A judge in Los Angeles ruled last year that those claims could move on. But on Thursday (October 8), a state appeals court overturned the decision because the accusers didn't seek court approval to proceed in the case with anonymity. Thus, TDE did not violate court orders or rules by revealing the names.
"We are, of course, sensitive to the nature of plaintiffs’ allegations, and they may have had a strong argument to remain anonymous," the court reportedly stated. "But it was incumbent on plaintiffs to present their request to the trial court as soon as possible. Absent filing such a motion or a statutory basis, they simply had no right to remain anonymous while suing in court."
TDE Allegations
The two women filed under the pseudonyms Jane Doe and Jane Roe in December 2024. One of them, a TDE public relations staffer, accused Brandon Tiffith of sexual battery and Anthony Tiffith Jr, also known as Moosa, of sexual harassment. The other woman, a friend of a TDE artist, alleged she suffered harasment and assault while living in a company-owned home.
Top Dawg Entertainment denied the allegations, calling them a "shakedown" over "fabricated" claims. Their statement revealed the women's names, which remained secret at the time. As such, lawyers for the accusers added a new claim over the doxxing. But this recent court decision now makes that claim moot in the lawsuit.
To be clear, the sexual misconduct allegations against TDE higher-ups are still the center of this case, and this doxxing decision did not affect them. Anthony "Moosa" Tiffith Jr. and Brandon Tiffith are the sons of TDE's founder and CEO, Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith.
