UPDATE: According to TMZ, a member of The Money Team has denied Suge Knight's lawyer's claim that Floyd will be paying his bail. "One of Floyd's most trusted members" of his crew spoke to TMZ Sports and said that though the two were close in the past, they haven't spoken to one another in years and Suge's lawyer Matthew Fletcher was "just plain wrong." Fletcher states he received the news from Knight's family.
This just may be the first piece of good news Suge Knight has heard since he was charged with the murder of Terry Carter. According to Knight's lawyer Matthew Fletcher, Floyd Mayweather is expected to pay the rap mogul's $10 million bail after he faces off with Manny Pacquiao this weekend.
"My understanding is that Suge is going to be bailed out this coming week," Fletcher told the NY Daily News. "We think Mr. Mayweather is going to win the championship and then come champion the day again. They're good friends, and there's no reason he shouldn't. And we believe that will happen," Fletcher said.
Fletcher also told the LA Times that one of Mayweather's lawyers reached out to Fletcher several weeks ago and asked about bailing him out.
"Suge said, 'Man, I was really going to pull for him to win, but now I'm going to have to pray for him to win,'" Fletcher said.
The former Death Row records CEO was reportedly "in good spirits" this morning as he arrived at court and pleaded not guilty to murder during his arraignment. Suge was, however, denied a reduced bail of $5 million, as the judge already previously lowered it to $10 million.
Stay tuned for more info.
Source: NY Daily News / LA Times
