Falling in Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke is being sued for libel, slander and emotional distress after he launched a months-long social media campaign accusing his landlord, Superhumn CEO Jade Cheng, of scamming him out of $220,000 on a Hollywood Hills mansion rental.
Cheng, who leased the $3 million property to Radke in February through her company Superhumn Properties LLC, says in her lawsuit that Radke’s public claims about her are fabricated. Her suit identifies four categories of accusation driving the defamation claim: that she had chlamydia, that she worked as a sex worker, that she committed crimes, and that she stole roughly $220,000 from him.
Radke, who has 2.5 million followers on YouTube and Facebook, posted a string of videos this year attacking Cheng by name. In one he called her a ‘con artist,’ saying ‘she f***ed me over $220,000’ before adding, ‘you’re never getting this house back,’ according to the suit.
On Instagram he went further, writing that Cheng was ‘a scam artist escort’ who had ‘chlamydia,’ the filing states. Other videos claimed she ‘has transitioned from a Thai Boy to woman’ and asserted knowledge of her ‘medical or gender history,’ according to the suit.
Radke also accused Cheng of serial fraud and theft, saying he expected to see her in handcuffs and that ‘the feds are coming for you,’ the lawsuit says. In later posts he allegedly warned, ‘we’re coming for you’ and ‘you’re going to get it.’
Some videos reviewed by the New York Post show Radke walking through the mansion pointing to trash on the floor, dirty mattresses and a red Solo cup he claims was filled with vodka, blaming Cheng for the mess. It is not established how the debris got there or whether Cheng was responsible for it.
Cheng’s website describes her as a China-born entrepreneur who appeared on Elle China’s 30 Under 30 list and has worked with Chris Hemsworth, Stella McCartney and Jessie J. On LinkedIn she describes Superhumn as ‘the only company in the world to deliver superior plant-based meat that is equal in taste and undercuts meat on price.’ According to the suit, she keeps no fixed residence and travels internationally to expand the company’s operations in India, South Africa, Singapore and Europe.
Falling in Reverse’s YouTube channel has 1.5 million subscribers and hosts songs including ‘All My Women’ and ‘God Is a Weapon.’ Cheng is seeking an unspecified amount in general and compensatory damages.
