A group of best boys and grips who sued rapper/actor Ice Cube and a video producer for alleged state Labor Code violations say the are seeking a default judgment against the producer.
During a hearing Thursday, the plaintiffs’ attorney told Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brock Hammond that they will ask the judge to find Gabriel Hart and his company, Video God LLC, in default for allegedly not participating in the case.
After being denied entry into film school, Hart, now 48, became a self-taught editor, screenwriter, producer and director. In 2006, he won an award for Best Music Video in the Urban Mediamakers Film Festival for Evander Holyfield’s artist Cuttboy G Dinero’s “Waiting For My Season” video. He has directed music videos for Ice Cube, Rocko, Future, B.o.B, Mr. Bangladesh, Ne-Yo and Young Jeezy.
Hammond also scheduled a status conference for Aug. 5, 2027. The same judge recently presided over handyman Tony Saxon’s trial of his lawsuit against Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, in which a jury awarded the plaintiff $140,000.
The plaintiffs in the case are Hermexial Drexilus, Adeshola Adigun and four other plaintiffs who allege they were not fully paid according to the Labor Code when they were released from working on a video production in 2024.
The 56-year-old Ice Cube’s real name is O’Shea Jackson and he is taking part in the lawsuit, which states that Jackson hired the plaintiffs for the production of a video entitled “Ego” that concluded on July 3, 2024.
“Defendants have, to date, failed to fully compensate plaintiffs for the work they performed on the production,” the suit filed in August 2024 alleges.