Busta Rhymes charged with assault in gym fight

Rapper accused of throwing strawberry protein drink at man at gym

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Rapper Busta Rhymes has been charged with assault after allegedly throwing a protein drink at a Manhattan gym employee.

Authorities say 43-year-old Rhymes, whose real name is Trevor Tahiem Smith Jr, was arrested around 8.30pm on Wednesday. The incident happened at Steel Gym in the city’s Chelsea neighbourhood.

A spokesman for the New York Police Department says the Brooklyn-born rapper and the worker had been involved in a dispute that escalated. He says Rhymes allegedly threw a 17-ounce cardboard container of strawberry protein drink at the man, hitting him in the head. It wasn’t immediately known if there were injuries.

A lawyer for Rhymes, known for his songs Gimme Some More and Dangerous, tells The Daily News he’s confident Rhymes will beat the second degree assault charge.

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