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22.05.2022 / 23:09
Professor Green “lost more than £600,000” following doorstep attack
Professor Green has said he “lost more than £600,000” in endorsements after he was attacked at his home in 2013.The rapper (real name is Stephen Manderson) called police in the early hours of November 3 that year after his £40,000 Rolex was snatched off his arm on the doorstep of his London home.However, once officers arrived at the property, Green was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and taken into custody.Speaking in a new interview, the rapper opened up about the incident after being asked when it was in his career that he became financially stable.“I was about to walk into a really financially comfortable period when my then-wife and I were attacked on our doorstep and I ended up getting arrested,” he told The Telegraph. “I lost more than £600,000 immediately in endorsements.”Green was asked to confirm if he meant the money literally “vanished overnight”, to which he replied: “Yes.