Post Malone is facing a new lawsuit, this time from a limousine driver who says he was used in one of Post’s music videos but never paid a dime for his appearance.
According to a complaint filed Friday (Oct. 17) in Utah’s Fourth District Court, Larry Deuel, a teacher and part-time chauffeur, claims Post Malone and rapper Tyla Yaweh recruited him to appear in the 2020 music video for their track “Tommy Lee.” Deuel alleges the artists contacted his employer to hire him for transportation services to Malone’s ranch, where the video was being filmed.
Once he arrived, Deuel says things took a turn. He claims Post and Tyla asked him to step in front of the camera and be part of the shoot, telling him he would be “taken care of” for his time. Deuel agreed, believing that meant he would be financially compensated.
He ended up being featured prominently in the video, unrolling a carpet, opening car doors and standing beside his limo in multiple scenes. The lawsuit claims Deuel’s role was “critical” in portraying the video’s theme of wealth, power and celebrity privilege, visually elevating Post Malone and Tyla Yaweh’s larger-than-life personas. But despite what he says were verbal promises, Deuel claims he was never paid anything for his performance.
In the lawsuit, Deuel argues he never signed a release granting Post Malone or Tyla Yaweh the rights to use his name, image and likeness in the video. The video was released commercially and surpassed 97 million views on YouTube, amassing hundreds of millions more streams across Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, and Amazon, according to the complaint.
Deuel is suing both artists for fraudulent inducement, misappropriation of name and likeness, breach of contract, unjust enrichment and other related claims. He is seeking $10 million in damages, including punitive damages and profit disgorgement, according to the lawsuit. The complaint also alleges Deuel tried for five years to resolve the dispute privately.
It includes attempts to contact Sony, Better Noise Music, Post Malone’s management, and Post Malone himself, dating back to 2020. In August 2025, Deuel says a legal letter delivered to Post Malone’s Utah home was laughed at by Post’s security, who refused to accept service. Neither Post Malone nor Tyla Yaweh has publicly responded to the lawsuit as of yet.
“Tommy Lee” was released in June 2020 and became a hit for Post Malone and Tyla Yaweh, peaking at No. 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and generating significant online buzz.