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A Georgia judge lets Birdman off the hook in the long-running Lil Wayne tour bus shooting suit

A Georgia judge dismissed Birdman and Cash Money Records from a tour bus driver's lawsuit over the 2015 shooting at Lil Wayne's bus.

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Birdman is out of the lawsuit filed by the man who drove one of Lil Wayne's tour buses. A judge has removed the rap mogul from the case, so the driver will not collect any money from him.

The judge in Georgia signed the order on Tuesday. The ruling found that Birdman, whose real name is Bryan Williams, was not even in the state on the 2015 night when gunfire hit one of Wayne's buses.

No evidence, judge says

The judge wrote that the driver, Alvin Lewis, did not "identify any admissible evidence that Bryan Williams or Cash Money Records were involved in the bus shooting."

The judge listed a number of other problems with the claims as well. He told the court clerk to take both Birdman and Cash Money off the case as defendants.

A decade-old case

Lewis sued roughly 10 years ago. He accused the defendants of making him fear for his life by attacking him and trying to kill him with no reason.

Among his legal claims were assault, battery, emotional distress and a contract breach.

The judge pointed out that no bullets or fragments ever struck Lewis. Lewis has argued that the incident still left him with lasting physical and emotional harm. He also says he lost income because of it.

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