On January 16, the New York Post published a piece alleging Method Man was arrested in Staten Island after assaulting his daughter, real name Cheyenne Smith’s supposed ex-boyfriend Patrick Sokoya at a Crunch Fitness gym. However, in a statement published by AllHipHop, Method Man vehemently denied the claim.

NYPD cops are looking to question Wu-Tang Clan rapper and founding member Method Man after a 28-year-old man filed a complaint accusing him of an assault at a Staten Island gym, police sources said Thursday.

Method Man Denies Assault Allegations After Gym Incident On Thursday, rapper and Wu-Tang Clan icon Method Man found himself at the center of a highly publicized controversy. According to The New York Post,

Welp! It looks like 52-year-old Busta Rhymes ain’t the only old-azz rapper accused of swingin’ on people as of late. Nope, rapper and actor Method Man, and a prominent member of the iconic Wu-Tang Clan,

Method Man allegedly squabbled up a man while he was at a gym in New York. According to a report the New York Post published on Thursday, January 16, the 53-year-old Wu-Tang Clan rapper was at a Crunch Fitness in Staten Island when he allegedly punched a 28-year-old man in the face seven times "with a closed fist.