Spiritual advisor Nardo Smith, more popularly known as RT Boss, has filed a defamation lawsuit against dancehall star Spice over allegations reportedly made on her social media platform.

Spice’s company, Spice Entertainment LLC, an individual identified as Monique Palmer and Goat Throat Records LLC are also listed as defendants in the civil lawsuit, which alleges libel, filed in the Superior Court of Cobb County in the state of Georgia.

A libel is a false and malicious defamation of another expressed in print, writing, pictures or signs tending to injure the reputation of a person and expose him to public hatred, contempt or ridicule.

The lawsuit alleges that the defendants’ actions caused the plaintiff, Smith, “severe emotional distress” which manifests itself in insomnia, grief, depression, anxiety and fear. The defendants published false and defamatory material and statements concerning the plaintiff in violation of the laws of the state of Georgia, the lawsuit claims.

It is alleged that in May 2024, Spice, a well-known dancehall star, went on multiple online platforms, using her wider audience and repeated a false accusation about Smith suggesting that he engaged in debasing acts and committed the crime of molestation against a minor.

The lawsuit further alleges that the defendants’ conduct was “extreme and outrageous” and “transcends all bounds of decency as to be regarded as atrocious and utterly intolerable in a civilized society”.

The suit further alleges that Palmer, an online personality, interviewed the alleged victim in November 2023 and knew the statement regarding the molestation of the minor was false but allowed the podcast’s episode to air with the false and defamatory statement.

Smith is seeking compensatory damages, presumed damages and punitive damages, as well as funds to cover his attorneys’ fees.

The lawsuit was filed on February 14.