Editing Ghostface Killah (section)

==Lawsuits and criminal charges==
In 1995, Coles was issued an arrest warrant for robbery. In December 1997, Coles was arrested for weapons possession after being pulled over for a traffic violation whereby police claimed that Coles got out of the car and became verbally abusive. He was wearing a bulletproof vest which gave them probable cause to search him and his car where they found a [[.357 Magnum]] handgun and he was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.<ref name="mtv1">{{cite news | url=https://www.mtv.com/news/oqiiky/wu-tangs-ghostface-killah-arrested-on-weapons-charge | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206014044/https://www.mtv.com/news/oqiiky/wu-tangs-ghostface-killah-arrested-on-weapons-charge | url-status=dead | archive-date=December 6, 2023 | title =Wu-Tang's Ghostface Killah Arrested On Weapons Charge | work = [[MTV]] | date = December 11, 1997 | access-date = March 24, 2024}}</ref> In February 1999, Coles was issued a 6-month sentence for attempted robbery,<ref name="mtv2">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.mtv.com/news/yv57id/jailed-ghostface-killah-to-answer-weapons-charge | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811175401/https://www.mtv.com/news/yv57id/jailed-ghostface-killah-to-answer-weapons-charge | url-status=dead | archive-date=August 11, 2022 | title =Jailed Ghostface Killah To Answer Weapons Charge | magazine = [[MTV]] | date = February 9, 1999 | access-date = March 24, 2024}}</ref><ref name="roll">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ghostface-faces-charges-104379/ | title = Ghostface Faces Charges | magazine = [[Rolling Stone]] | date = February 10, 1999 | access-date = March 24, 2024}}</ref> and later pleaded guilty to an additional charge of weapons possession and was issued five years of probation with four months of prison time.<ref name="mtv3">{{cite news | url=https://www.mtv.com/news/vhjsdj/wu-tangs-ghostface-killah-pleads-guilty-to-attempted-robbery | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808064237/https://www.mtv.com/news/vhjsdj/wu-tangs-ghostface-killah-pleads-guilty-to-attempted-robbery | url-status=dead | archive-date=August 8, 2022 | title=Wu-Tang's Ghostface Killah Pleads Guilty To Attempted Robbery | work = [[MTV]] | date= January 6, 1998 | access-date = March 24, 2024}}</ref>

In July 2011, Coles was sued by [[Jacques Urbont|Jack Urbont]] for copyright violation stemming from the "improper use" of the 1960s "[[Iron Man in other media|Iron Man]]" theme song, which Urbont claimed as his own. Urbont also took issue with Coles' appropriation of the Iron Man brand name.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Perpetua|first=Matthew|title=Ghostface Killah Sued by Iron Man Composer|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ghostface-killah-sued-by-iron-man-composer-20110708|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=October 29, 2011|date=July 8, 2011}}</ref> Coles was granted summary judgment on the lawsuit in April 2015, which stated that [[Marvel Entertainment]], owners of the Iron Man character and brand, owned the "Iron Man" theme song, not Urbont.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.33543/title.ghostface-killah-sony-music-win-lawsuit-over-iron-man-theme-song|title=Ghostface Killah & Sony Music Win Lawsuit Over "Iron Man Theme" Song|author=HipHopDX|date=April 22, 2015|work=HipHopDX}}</ref>

In August 2011, Coles filed a lawsuit against Universal Music for unpaid royalties.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Gardner|first=Eriq|title=Ghostface Sues Universal|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/ghostface-killah-sues-universal-music-222203|magazine=Hollywood Reporter|access-date=October 29, 2011|date=August 11, 2011}}</ref>