Papoose allegedly struck comedian Gerald Huston in the face with a book after the prankster made a joke about Claressa Shields at an event.
Papoose allegedly attacked a comedian at a public event, striking him in the face with a book after he made a joke about Claressa Shields.
Detroit-based comedian and internet prankster Gerald Huston claimed during a livestream that the Brooklyn rapper clocked him in the face after Huston mistook Shields for tennis icon Serena Williams.
“Papoose done hit me with a book, Huston said in a video after the incident. “Play silly games, win silly prizes.”
Shields, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and boxing champion, later addressed the situation in her own video.
She said she had “nothing against” Huston but explained that things escalated after he kept following her and ignored her attempts to correct the mistaken identity.
“All of us who was around looked at him like, ‘bro, what is you doing?’” Shields said. She added that she wasn’t familiar with Huston’s comedy and believed the situation could have been avoided if he had asked for permission first.
According to Shields, Papoose initially asked Huston to back off, but Huston refused and continued pressing the issue. “Y’all already know what happened. I don’t have to say nothing,” she said.
This isn’t Huston’s first run-in with a celebrity over one of his pranks. In 2022, he approached Young Thug at a shopping mall and called him “Future,” prompting a cold reaction from the rapper and a warning from his associate.
Huston has also pulled stunts on other public figures, including calling Stevie J “Diddy” at an airport and mistaking O.T. Genasis for DaBaby. While some celebrities have laughed it off, others have not been as amused.
Papoose and Shields began dating in 2024 following his split from rapper Remy Ma. The couple celebrated their first anniversary in September 2025, having first met at a boxing match in July 2024.
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