A warrant has been issued for Tyga‘s arrest after he failed to appear in court in California yesterday morning (August 9).
The rapper was due to be questioned under oath at a hearing in Santa Monica, Los Angeles yesterday because his former landlord is suing him for $480,000 (£365,000) in a case pertaining to alleged unpaid rent and an early break in a lease agreement.
According to the Los Angeles Times, when it became apparent that Tyga was skipping yesterday’s hearing, LA County judge Nancy L. Newman issued an arrest warrant with bail set at $10,000 (£7,650).
Tyga is understood to have been served with papers requiring him to appear in court yesterday during a concert in San Diego on July 20. While the rapper was performing on stage at Fluxx Night Club, he was handed a notice explaining that his attendance at the Santa Monica hearing was a legal obligation.
The rapper, real name Micheal Ray Stevenson, released his fourth and most recent album, ‘The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty’, in 2015. His track ‘Ayo’, a collaboration with Chris Brown, charted inside the Top 20 in the UK and the US during the same year.
Tyga and his camp have yet to respond publicly to news of the arrest warrant.