RAY BENZINO HAS BEEF WITH OZONE MAGAZINE

Source magazine co-owner Ray Benzino has a problem with everybody from Eminem to the G-Unit to XXL magazine to Funkmaster Flex. nHe even has a problem with the I.R.S. as he was indicted on tax evasion charges in October. Now Benzino has a problem with Julia Beverly, the editor in chief of Ozone magazine. Beverly listed Benzino as the “Most Successful Extornist of 2005” in the latest issue of the magazine. Benzino responded by leaving Beverly a very profane voicemail message which is now available on line. During the message, Benzino warns Beverly to keep his name and the Source magazine out of her magazine. He also calls her a slut, pig, whore, and monkey before threatening to spit on her.

For several years, there’s been a theory floating around that Benzino is allegedly extorting Source magazine founder Dave Mays, a claim which Mays has denied on the record.

In related news, Benzino was hit with tax evasion charges for allegedly failing to file tax returns for 1999 and 2000 when he earned an estimated $1.5 million. The magazine owner pleaded not guilty to the charges and was released on $10,000 unsecured bond.