Rapper G-Eazy arrested for assaulting two men during quarrel over VIP room at posh Manhattan night spot
Rapper G-Eazy was arrested for a brawl with two men over a VIP room at a high-end Manhattan nightclub, cops said Tuesday.
The California-based hip-hop star, whose real name is Gerald Earl Gillum, was charged Monday with assault for the clash in the Boom Boom Room at the Standard, High Line hotel on Washington St. in the Meatpacking District, police said.
The 32-year-old rapper, whose 2015 single “Me, Myself and I” reached the top of the music charts, visited the posh club with his entourage about 12:40 a.m. Friday and was celebrating in a VIP area reserved for a private Lacoste clothing company party, authorities said.
An argument erupted when a 29-year-old partygoer asked G-Eazy and his entourage to move to another section.
G-Eazy, who has collaborated with both Lil Wayne and Britney Spears, and his group allegedly attacked the partygoer, punching and kicking him to the ground.
The brawlers then went outside, where G-Eazy punched a 32-year-old man in the face, according to police. Neither victim was hospitalized.
The victims identified G-Eazy at the scene, officials said. Cops took him into custody Monday without incident and gave him a desk appearance ticket to appear in Manhattan Criminal Court on Oct. 1.
The rapper’s arrest came a day after he attended the MTA Video Music Awards at the Barclays Center.
