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DaBaby Settles Lawsuit With Brandon Bill$ Over 2022 Bowling Alley Fight

DaBaby and Brandon Bill$, whose real name is Brandon Curiel, have reached a settlement in the lawsuit filed by Bill$ in February 2022 concerning a brawl at a bowling alley.

Rolling Stone·Jun 8, 2026·via Rolling Stone

DaBaby Settles Lawsuit With Brandon Bill$ Over 2022 Bowling Alley Fight

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DaBaby Lawsuit Over Bowling Alley Brawl Reaches Settlement

Brandon Curiel, who goes by the stage name Brandon Bill$, had sued DaBaby back in February 2022 over the bowling alley brawl

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June 8, 2026

A civil lawsuit that accused DaBaby of starting a brawl with his ex-girlfriend DaniLeigh’s brother inside a bowling alley has been settled, according to a notice filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday.

Brandon Curiel, who goes by the stage name Brandon Bill$, submitted a notice of settlement for the entire case, which had named DaBaby, the Zeus Network, a security company, and a bowling alley among the defendants in the legal dispute, which was scheduled to head to trial in October.

Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. Reps for Curiel and DaBaby did not immediately return Rolling Stone ‘s requests for comment.

Curiel had sued DaBaby , born Jonathan Kirk, in February 2022, alleging the “BOP” rapper had physically assaulted him at Corbin Bowl, a Los Angeles-area bowling alley earlier that month, causing him “severe injury.”

Prior to the altercation, Kirk had allegedly been “humiliating” DaniLeigh, with whom he shares a daughter, over social media. According to a transcript of Curiel’s deposition , Kirk had “aggressively” approached Curiel at the bowling alley, and began threatening him. “I just want to slap you up a bit,” Kirk allegedly told Curiel. “I just want to slap you around a little bit.”