Snoop Cleared In Civil Assault Trial

Snoop Dogg is off the hook in a civil assault and battery lawsuit that was filed against him and others in connection with an incident at a 2005 concert at the White River Amphitheater in Auburn, Wash.

A jury reached the verdict on Friday in a Santa Monica, Calif. courtroom. The rapper (real name Calvin Broadus) wasn't in attendance.

Richard Monroe, Jr. suffered serious injuries at the concert and will be compensated. Snoop's Doggystyle Records, rapper Soopafly (real name Priest Brooks), and other unnamed parties will have to pay the man $449,400 in damages. He was seeking $22 million.

Monroe testified he believed he'd been invited on stage during the performance of Snoop's "Gin And Juice." Video footage of the concert showed him putting his arm around Snoop and then being tackled by security guards.

Monroe alleged Snoop had hit him in the face with a microphone, but there was no evidence the rapper struck him.

Snoop previously testified he didn't take part in the beating and went to his tour bus after Monroe jumped on stage. He described and identified people who were seen struggling with Monroe in the video.

Monroe claimed he woke up after the assault in a daze with his pants ripped off amidst a pool of blood. He told police the men who beat him also poured drinks, which he believed to be gin and juice, on him.

Jurors were shown photos of Monroe's swollen face that were taken after the concert.