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Nepo baby and gun suspect allegedly name-dropped his superstar mom during arrest

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Updated 17:13 18 Jul 2024 GMT+1Published 14:50 18 Jul 2024 GMT+1

Nepo baby and gun suspect allegedly name-dropped his superstar mom during arrest

Aspiring rapper Declyn 'Dex' Lauper allegedly name-dropped his famous mom after police found a loaded gun on him

Kit Roberts

Kit Roberts

The son of a well-known pop star name-dropped his famous mom while he was being arrested on suspicion of firearms offences.

Declyn 'Dex' Lauper was arrested following a shooting incident in Harlem in New York City, according to court documents.

But while he was being arrested on February 7, the aspiring rapper is said to have dropped the name of his famous mom the court documents say.

The 26-year-old has since made an appearance at the Manhattan Supreme Court, where he pleaded not guilty to gun possession charges.

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Lauper was caught by law enforcement near to where a 24-year-old man had been shot in the leg by a group of five people.

When officers searched him, they found drugs as well as loaded Glock .48 caliber handgun in his bag.

Dex Lauper and Cyndi Lauper. (Bruce Glikas/Getty Images)
Dex Lauper and Cyndi Lauper. (Bruce Glikas/Getty Images)

According to court documents, upon his arrest Lauper name dropped his famous mom Cyndi Lauper.

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He even reminded officers of her biggest hit, allegedly telling a detective: "I grew up, my mom is Cyndi Lauper, 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun'."

Following his arrest, Lauper went on to tell police: “Mostly my head is in the right place, it’s my music.

“No, I was asking people to call my mom and call my life coach.”

According to the documents, which have been newly released to the public, Lauper went to say it was not his 'first rodeo'.

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He said: “All I know is I look up and there’s guns in everybody’s face.

“It’s not really my first rodeo, coming from my family that I come from. And my mom and uncles and all that. So I was calm, bro.”

Dex Lauper was arrested after police allegedly found a firearm on him. (Bruce Glikas/Getty Images)
Dex Lauper was arrested after police allegedly found a firearm on him. (Bruce Glikas/Getty Images)

According to the documents he went on to brag about his wealth, boasting that his father had paid for his friend's lawyer.

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He said: “I ain’t going to lie for you, I paid for his lawyer, so he took that bullet for me.”

It seems that his friend's lawyer was not the only thing that Lauper's dad David Thornton paid for either, as the actor was previously pictured bailing him out of jail with $20,000 in cash.

Thornton also accompanied Lauper along to a previous hearing.

During his plea hearing, Lauper was seen walking in holding hands with his girlfriend and surrounded by three men.

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Lauper's landlord has also reportedly filed a motion to evict him from his apartment.

UNILAD has contacted the Manhattan Supreme Court and representatives of Cyndi Lauper for comment.

A representative for Dex Lauper declined to comment.

Featured Image Credit: Bruce Glikas/Getty Images/Kevin Mazur/MTV VMAs 2021/Getty Images for MTV/ ViacomCBS

Topics: News, Crime, US News, Celebrity, Gun Crime

Kit Roberts
Kit Roberts

Kit joined UNILAD in 2023 as a community journalist. They have previously worked for StokeonTrentLive, the Daily Mirror, and the Daily Star.

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