Kid Rock/Tommy Lee Altercation
Kid Rock and Tommy Lee were involved in an altercation at the Video Music Awards during the come-back performance of Alicia Keys. A source reported that Tommy Lee was sitting with magician Criss Angel when the two went to visit Diddy, who was sitting close to Kid Rock. Shortly after the two went over to see Diddy, "all hell broke loose," that source told Access Hollywood. It is reported that Kid Rock sucker punched Tommy Lee in his back. The two, both ex-husbands of Pamela Anderson were broken up, and both were escorted from the resort. Angel was removed a short time later. The cause of the fight is unknown.
TMZ.com reported that the Las Vegas Police questioned Kid Rock, but no arrests were made.
An eyewitness reported to TMZ that "Tommy got it pretty bad." The incident was confirmed by Palms Hotel and Casino public relations representative Larry Fink. MTV Host Sway Calloway said "Tommy Lee was sitting by P-Diddy and Kid Rock just got off stage and from what I saw he walked up to Lee and just decked him."
On-Air Reactions
- Presenter Jamie Foxx said "Let’s stop all of this white-on-white crime."
- Diddy made a remark that "It's not just the hip-hop artists that sometimes have a problem."
Read more about this topic: 2007 MTV Video Music Awards
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