Benzino Claims Young Thug’s Jail Calls Leaked By Government

Rapper and TV actuality star Benzino has raised constitutional issues over the continuing leak of Younger Thug’s Cobb County Jail cellphone calls, suggesting that authorities actors could also be accountable for distributing the recordings.

In a video posted on-line September 6, Benzino questioned the legality of the repeated disclosures, which have circulated extensively on social media in current weeks. “What I’m extra stunned at and extra sort of pissed off at is, how the fuck is that this even constitutional {that a} jail, which is a part of the system, proper? can leak non-public cellphone calls,” he stated.

The leaked calls occurred whereas Younger Thug, actual title Jeffrey Williams, was detained on RICO expenses from Could 2022 to October 2024. Jail calls are legally monitored, however their public launch is unusual outdoors of formal courtroom filings. 

Benzino urged that the dearth of watermarks on the clips indicated they weren’t bought by media shops akin to TMZ. “I assure the federal government’s leaking them, as a result of they know what they’re doing,” he added, alleging that federal and state communications workers monitor on-line platforms to form public narratives.

Benzino described the printed conversations as strange and non-incriminating, arguing their launch undermines each privateness and due course of. “He’s not speaking about no drug shit. Not speaking about murdering anyone. He’s simply speaking about common shit that everyone talks about,” he stated.

Coi Leray’s father additionally criticized the general public’s response. He contended that followers have been extra invested within the spectacle of leaked content material than in Younger Thug’s music. “You mom fuckers can’t wait to listen to the following cellphone name. However then decide and criticize and condemn the mom fucker doing it,” Benzino stated.

The remarks spotlight a bigger debate over whether or not the dissemination of monitored inmate communications—outdoors official proceedings—violates constitutional protections. Prosecutors haven’t addressed the supply of the leaks. The controversy builds rigidity between transparency, authorized process, and digital virality.

Benzino concluded his feedback with an attraction for empathy and restraint. “We gotta cease judging, man,” he stated, framing the matter as each a cultural and constitutional concern.