Young Thug’s Annoyed Courtroom Stare Draws ‘The Office’ Comparisons

Atlanta,
GA
– 

Young
Thug‘s
ongoing
YSL
RICO
trial
has
drawn
comparisons
to


The
Office
after
the
rapper
was
filmed
with
an
exasperated
look
on
his
face.

After
the
courtroom
moment
went
viral
on
Tuesday
(April
16),
fans
began
comparing
Thug
to
a
familar
scene
from
the
hit
sitcom
where
John
Krasinski’s
character
Jim
Halpert
stares
into
the
camera
looking
fed
up.

Posting
the
clips
side
by
side,
one
fan
on
X
(formerly
Twitter)
joked:
“Who
did
it
better?
Jim
Halpert
or
#youngthug.”

Another
said:
“Boy
Thug
think
he
in
a
episode
of
The
Office
or
sumthin
[crying
face
emoji].”

The
moment
came
as
the
court
was
discussing
exhibits
of
evidence
for
the
lengthy
and
controversial
trial,
which
accuses
Thug’s
YSL
(Young
Slim
Life)
collective
of
being
a
criminal
street
gang.

Rapper

#YoungThug
stared
at
the
courtroom
camera
on
Tuesday
during
the
testimony
of
a
crime
scene
technician.
The
rapper
is
facing
several
RICO
charges
in
the
YSL
case,
where
he
is
believed
to
be
the
leader
of
the
alleged
gang.

pic.twitter.com/tgEJ4hUAjm

—
Law&Crime
Network
(@LawCrimeNetwork)

April
16,
2024

Who
did
it
better?
Jim
Halpert
or

#youngthug@ThuggerDailypic.twitter.com/L7Zk7w03LI

—
Jay
(@theshamingofjay)

April
16,
2024

It
was
recently
confirmed
that
Gunna
will
not
take
the
stand
in
the
trial
after
the
prosecution
were
forced
to
reduce
their
witness
list.

There
were
originally
over
700
named
witnesses
put
forward
by
the
state,
but
now
only
around
200
could
be
called
to
take
part
in
the
trial.

Gunna’s
name
was
removed
from
the
revised
witness
list,
as
was Lil
Wayne‘s
and
Thug’s
brother
Unfoonk,
who
was previously
sentenced
to
over
nine
years
in
prison.

Notable
names
that
may
also
still
be
called
to
testify
include
Cash
Money
Records
co-founder

Birdman
and
Thug’s
previous
close
collaborator

Rich
Homie
Quan. YFN
Lucci is
also
on
the
witness
list.

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RICO
Trial:
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Exchange
Between
Attorneys
Caught
On
Camera
During
Livestream

March
15,
2024

Gunna
previously
accepted
a
plea
deal
in
the
case,
while
Young
Thug
has
remained
behind
bars
since
his
arrest
in
May
2022.

The
plea
deal
led
to
accusations
that
the
“Fukumean”
rapper
had
snitched
on
his
longtime
friend,
something
he
has
repeatedly
denied.

Following
his
release
from
jail,
Gunna
attempted
to
set
the
record
straight,
saying:
“While
I
have
agreed
to
always
be
truthful,
I
want
to
make
it
perfectly
clear
that
I
have
NOT
made
any
statements,
have
NOT
been
interviewed,
have
NOT
cooperated,
have
NOT
agreed
to
testify
or
be
a
witness
for
or
against
any
party
in
the
case
and
have
absolutely
NO
intention
of
being
involved
in
the
trial
process
in
any
way,”
he
said
in
a
statement
following
his
release
from
jail.”

Gunna
also
recently
revealed
that
he
and
Thugger
are
still
friendly
in
his
first
interview
since
his
controversial
plea
deal.

Speaking
to XXL,
the
Atlanta
rapper
was
explicitly
asked
about
his
current
relationship
with
his
longtime
collaborator.

He
answered
semi-vaguely:
“It’s
the
same.
It’s
love,
always.
Our
relationship
is
our
relationship.”