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 struggle 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 offered a $22,000 diamond bracelet to a buyer — allegedly deceptive the client that it was a TraxNYC piece, in keeping 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 struggle to The Submit on Sunday.
“These have been a household of f–king losers that have been jealous that I used to be a profitable jeweler and would always attempt to steal my purchasers by saying they have been me,” he claimed in a telephone interview.
“After repeated warnings, they refused to cease.”
The shopper confronted Agadjani on New Yr’s Eve concerning the expensive bracelet, main him to fork over a refund, he stated.
“I gave the man his cash, and I went to battle,” Adadjani stated.
When he approached the brothers — whose sales space is simply two to 3 toes away within the shared area 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 needed to kill me for it,” he stated, referring to the stunning movies he posted on social media.
Footage reveals 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 clients.
“The place’s my f—ing cash, bitch! I received 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 identify, 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 reveals one of many Akay brothers spitting in Agadjani’s face, main to an enormous brawl and Agadjani getting overwhelmed.
“Freddy was strangling me and George threw an entire scale at my head,” he alleged, claiming the brothers’ kin additionally have been concerned within the brawl.
Adjani stated his employees 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 have been led out of the enterprise in handcuffs, video reveals, and later charged with assault.
Agadjani, in the meantime, was taken to Bellevue Hospital, the place he posted a video displaying purple marks on his neck beneath an enormous chain.
He by no means desires 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 shopper,” he stated.
“They [would] slightly destroy their total 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 night time.
