‘Empire’ Star Charged With Assault Over Payment Dispute
Bryshere Y. Gray is widely known for playing Hakeem Lyon on the hit show.
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Empire star Bryshere Y. Gray has been charged with one misdemeanor count of assault and battery for allegedly lunging at a man following a payment dispute. Gray, best known for playing Hakeem Lyon on Fox’s music drama Empire opposite Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, allegedly assaulted a man at a hotel in Chesapeake, Virginia, on Friday, June 13, according to a criminal complaint obtained by TMZ. The man, Dustin Wilkins, was reportedly trying to get the actor to cover his bill when he “charged” at him and assaulted him. Gray was arrested Sunday after a private citizen filed a complaint with the court. The 31-year-old actor has since been bonded out of jail and is due back in court on Wednesday for his arraignment. This isn’t Gray’s first run-in with the law. In 2020, he was arrested following a domestic violence incident with his wife. He was subsequently sentenced to 10 days in prison and three years’ probation.
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