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Busta Rhymes Arrested In New York City For Assault

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(Gossip-Grind News) Busta Rhymes Arrested In New York City For Assault:

Rapper Busta Rhymes was arrested Wednesday night in New York City on assault charges after he allegedly threw a protein drink at a gym employee. The incident happened at Steel Gym in the city’s Chelsea neighbourhood.

The 43-year-old Brooklyn native, whose real name is Trevor Tahiem Smith Jr., chucked the cardboard Lean Body protein drink container during a dispute with the employee at the Steel Gym on W. 23 St. near Sixth Ave. around 8:30 p.m., police said.

The bottle hit the worker in the back of the head, according to cops. The employee was not seriously injured.

Several witnesses said the two had been at odds in the past and questioned why Busta was busted.

One bodybuilder said that a front desk employee got into a beef with Busta Tuesday when the rapper tried to bring a cameraman into the gym to record his workout routine. The worker refused to allow the videographer inside.

When Rhymes returned to the workout facility Wednesday he approached the desk to buy a water and a chocolate-flavored Lean Body drink and the employee told him he had to leave.

“Things got heated. Busta splashed water on him and the employee threw water back. Busta’s security got between them,” said Sean Aird, 23, a bodybuilder from Brooklyn. “The cops came and (the employee) kept changing his story.” (NY Daily News)

Busta was released from jail early Thursday morning. He is due back in court on November 6.

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