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Chris Brown was hanging out at a Manhattan club in 2012 when 15 members of Drake’s entourage entered. The two had been feuding for years following Chris Brown assaulting Rihanna, who Drake was rumored to be romantically linked with.
Reportedly, Chris Brown sent a bottle of Ace of Spades Champagne to Drake as a peace offering, which was sent back with a note that read words not worth repeating. Things soon escalated, and bottles were being thrown, causing Brown to lose a chunk of flesh from his chin. Many onlookers were injured too.
Vince Vaughn and Steve Buscemi were involved in a bar fight in 2001 during the filming of 'Domestic Disturbance.' They had been at a local bar in Wilmington, North Carolina, called the Firebelly Lounge, along with the film’s screenwriter, Scott Rosenberg.
Vaughn and Buscemi were approached by two angry men who were upset because Vaughn had been speaking to one of their girlfriends.
In 2011, Shia LaBeouf was involved in a bar fight in a bar called Cinema Public House in Vancouver, Canada that spilled out onto the street. It’s reported that LaBeouf threw a man to the ground inside, and TMZ has footage of LaBeouf being punched by the man and then being restrained by his friends outside the bar.
The fight didn’t last long before the police broke it up. However, Buscemi was left with stab wounds to the eye, throat, jaw, and arm. Luckily, he survived, and the perpetrator, Timothy William Fogerty, was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon.
In 2006, Paris Hilton was caught on video kissing Shanna Moakler’s estranged husband, drummer Travis Barker. One month later, Moakler and Hilton were both partying at Hyde Lounge in Los Angeles.
Hilton said that Moakler approached her, swore at her, and punched her. Moakler contested that she had only exchanged profanities with Hilton and that she never punched her, at which point Stavros Niarchos, Hilton’s then-boyfriend, bent her wrist back, poured a drink on her, and pushed her down some steps. Both parties filed police reports alleging battery, but nothing ever came of it.
Back in 2014, Justin Bieber was a handful. In 2014, Orlando Bloom and Leonardo DiCaprio were chilling at a bar in Ibiza when Bieber entered.
One year earlier, Bloom had separated from model Miranda Kerr, who was then rumored to be dating Bieber. Bieber approached Bloom and DiCaprio’s table, reportedly making a comment about his affairs with Kerr.
DiCaprio shooed away the singer, but Bloom didn’t feel like it was enough. Eyewitnesses reported that Bloom leapt over couches and beelined for Bieber. But security broke up the fight pretty fast, and everyone left unharmed.
‘Game of Thrones’ star Sean Bean was smoking outside a bar with model April Summers in 2011 when a man walking by began catcalling Summers, triggering Bean to chase him down the street.
Carter was charged with “one misdemeanor count of battery, touch or strike” for punching a bartender at The Hog’s Breath Saloon who reportedly wouldn’t serve any more alcohol to an already intoxicated Nick Carter.
In 2012, Lindsay Lohan was arrested for punching Tiffany Michell, a psychic, in the face. The New York Daily News reported that Mitchell was offering Lohan a free palm reading, but Lohan needed her space.
The case was dropped in 2013 when a witness for Mitchell refused to speak with any investigators.
Bean returned to the bar, but when they left later that night, the man reportedly launched a surprise attack on Bean, punching him and stabbing him in the arm with broken glass. Bean refused to go to the hospital, opting to have the barman bandage him up and then order another drink.
Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys was just “trying to enjoy some vacation time” in Key West in 2016 when he was involved in a bar fight that got him arrested.
Knoxville explained that, “We had been fighting for a couple of minutes, and my hand was slashed, and my back was slashed.” He went back upstairs to the party for another drink before one of his friends drove him to the hospital.
Demanding an apology from the DJ and not getting one, Kid Rock was captured on CCTV striking the victim twice. Kid Rock spent the night in jail, posting a bond of US$3,000 the following day for his freedom.
Sources: (Ranker) (Showbiz Cheat Sheet)
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Kid Rock was arrested in 2005 after punching a DJ at a strip club when he believed him to be insulting his friend.
In 2011, Johnny Knoxville was involved in an altercation outside a bar hosting his friend’s bachelor party. Three men reportedly moved on Knoxville outside the bar, and when the attackers fled, he realized that he was bleeding.
Hilfiger’s excuse was that he punched Rose first because he was afraid of the damage that he would suffer if Rose hit him first with all of his rings on.
Tommy Hilfiger said that Axl Rose pushed past him and that he commented that it was rude. When Rose turned around, Hilfiger apparently socked him square in the face.
The superstar rapper allegedly became enraged with jealousy while attending a show by her husband, Offset, in 2018. The event was held in a New York strip club where she believed that one of the bartenders had slept with her husband. She reportedly incited her posse to start throwing bottles and chairs at the bartenders, resulting in minor injuries. The alleged victims pressed charges and Cardi B turned herself in to the police. She finally appeared before a judge in 2022 and plead guilty to the assault charges, taking a plea deal that allowed her to avoid jail time. She was given 15 days of community service and charged with two misdemeanors. In a statement, the 'WAP' rapper said, “Part of growing up and maturing is being accountable for your actions. As a mother, it’s a practice that I am trying to instill in my children, but the example starts with me. I’ve made some bad decisions in my past that I am not afraid to face and own up to."
Travis Scott was allegedly involved in an altercation at Club Nebula in New York at around 3 am on March 1, 2023. Police were called after a 52-year-old sound engineer at the nightclub said he was punched in the face by the 'Sicko Mode' rapper. Scott was also accused of causing US$12,000 worth of damage to a speaker and video monitor before leaving. Scot reportedly came to a settlement with the alleged victim and the club, who then stopped cooperating with the police's investigation into the assault.
UFC star Nate Diaz was attending a Misfits Boxing event in New Orleans on April 21, 2023, and was in a troublesome mood, apparently throwing a water bottle at Netflix reality star and boxer, Chase DeMoor. This reportedly got him kicked out of the event, but Diaz and DeMoor crossed paths again in a bar later that night. A large-scale fight broke out between Diaz, DeMoor, and their crews in the street outside, and several videos of the brawl have gone viral. One particularly shocking moment shows Nate Diaz locking another man in a chokehold before dropping him to the ground. The unconscious man, identified as Logan Paul lookalike Rodney Petersen, hits the concrete pavement and remains unresponsive. Petersen appeared in videos following the incident and didn't appear to be seriously harmed, although he did sustain a head injury.
Australian actor Jacob Elordi, known for his starring roles in 'Euphoria' and Saltburn,' was recently under investigation for an alleged assault that took place outside a beer garden in Sydney on February 3. The victim in question is 32-year-old radio producer Joshua Fox, who says he went to interview Elordi after receiving a tip-off that he was at the establishment. Fox approached Elordi as he was leaving, recording their interaction for the radio show he produces. It started out amicably, however, things took a turn when Fox handed Elordi a Tupperware and asked him to return it to the studio filled with his bathwater. The joke was a crude reference to a rather infamous bathtub scene from 'Saltburn,' and it didn't land with Elordi. “Are you kidding me?” he responded, before handing back the Tupperware and telling Fox to stop filming. It’s like a switch went off and he became quite aggressive,” Fox said. He alleges that Elordi then “gets up in my face,” backing him against a wall and demanding that he delete the footage. Fox refused, and claims that Elordi "flipped" and put his hands around his throat, before a friend rushed in and pulled the actor away.
According to a statement from New South Wales Police, "Police were told about 3.30pm on Saturday 3 February 2024, a 32-year-old man was allegedly assaulted by a 26-year-old man. The man did not sustain any injuries.”
Kim, Khloé, and Kourtney Kardashian were partying at Juliet’s Supper Club, along with Scott Disick, when a woman lashed out at Kim, drenching her with a cocktail. Kim’s sisters lashed out in a fit of rage and got thrown out of the club.
Alcohol can bring out the worst in people. While some lean towards oversharing, crying, or dancing on tables, these stars became fueled with rage. In some cases, celebs who got physical in bars were arrested or almost killed.
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Jacob Elordi allegedly assaulted a man over crude 'Saltburn' joke
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Alcohol can bring out the worst in people. While some lean towards oversharing, crying, or dancing on tables, these stars became fueled with rage. In some cases, celebs who got physical in bars were arrested or almost killed.
Click through this gallery for more outrageous celebrity bar fight stories.