The New York Metropolis Diamond District jeweler seen getting pummeled in a viral video blasted his rivals as jealous “f–king losers” — and claimed the combat erupted after he confronted them for ripping off a buyer.
TraxNYC proprietor Maksud Agadjani, 39, stated Friday’s wild brawl between him, George Akay, 46, and Freddy Akay, 42, broke out after the brothers bought a $22,000 diamond bracelet to a buyer — allegedly deceptive the client that it was a TraxNYC piece, in accordance with Agadjani.
Agadjani — whose purchasers embrace YouTube big Mr. Beast and rappers Kodak Black and Busta Rhymes — stated it’s a recurring downside with the brothers, as he recalled the combat to The Publish on Sunday.
“These had been a household of f–king losers that had been jealous that I used to be a profitable jeweler and would consistently attempt to steal my purchasers by saying they had been me,” he claimed in a cellphone interview.
“After repeated warnings, they refused to cease.”
The shopper confronted Agadjani on New 12 months’s Eve in regards to the expensive bracelet, main him to fork over a refund, he stated.
“I gave the man his cash, and I went to warfare,” Adadjani stated.
When he approached the brothers — whose sales space is simply two to 3 toes away within the shared house on West forty seventh Avenue — they refused to cough up the dough, Agadjani alleged.
“I made a decision to show them for the frauds they’re, they usually wished to kill me for it,” he stated, referring to the surprising movies he posted on social media.
Footage exhibits the melee unfolding when Agadjani stormed over to their sales space, Akay Diamonds, and accused them of stealing from him.
“The place’s my f—ing cash, you motherf—-er,” Agadjani erupted whereas slamming the counter with the bracelet in entrance of shocked prospects.
“The place’s my f—ing cash, bitch! I bought this sh—ty bracelet. The place’s my cash! What are you gonna do b–ch?!” he continued within the video, which he shared on Instagram to his 3.3 million followers.
“You’re utilizing my title, you b–ch. You f—king thief,” he shouted whereas holding up a receipt in entrance of one of many brothers earlier than safety escorted Agadjani away.
One other video exhibits one of many Akay brothers spitting in Agadjani’s face, main to an enormous brawl and Agadjani getting crushed.
“Freddy was strangling me and George threw a complete scale at my head,” he alleged, claiming the brothers’ kin additionally had been concerned within the brawl.
Adjani stated his workers ultimately got here to his rescue and with out them, he’d be useless.
“In the event that they by no means got here, I might have been strangled to loss of life,” he stated.
The brothers had been led out of the enterprise in handcuffs, video exhibits, and later charged with assault.
Agadjani, in the meantime, was taken to Bellevue Hospital, the place he posted a video displaying pink marks on his neck beneath a large chain.
He by no means needs to see the rivals once more and plans to sue the pair.
“They might have resolved it by simply giving me again my f—king cash that I gave again to the client,” he stated.
“They [would] moderately destroy their complete jewellery enterprise and profession as a result of they’re f–king grasping animals.”
The Akay brothers couldn’t be instantly reached for remark Sunday evening.
