TMZ reported on Saturday that Jim Jones was caught on video brawling at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
According to the video, the rapper was involved in a violent altercation at the airport and physically collided with two people at the bottom of an escalator. TMZ has newly acquired picture The initial causes of the conflict remain unclear, but indicate an escalation of fighting.
Video shared by TMZ shows punches being thrown during the scuffle and an elderly man being inadvertently hit, causing him to fall to the ground in obvious pain. The newspaper said a scuffle continued around her, but her bystanders quickly intervened and stopped the escalator to prevent further injury.
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The situation was eventually brought under control with the arrival of law enforcement officers who intervened to separate the individuals involved. Mr Jones protested his involvement and was seen being restrained by officers. “Two of them are against me,” Jones said, TMZ reported. Then he was taken to sit down. Meanwhile, one of the other men involved in the fight appeared to be more agitated and was resisting the sheriff’s deputy’s attempts to subdue him until more officers arrived to help.
After the incident, Jones insisted to TMZ Hip Hop that he was simply defending himself. “I was minding my own business and protecting myself. They got what they were looking for,” he said in a statement. (Related: Man appears to have meltdown at airport, punches boyfriend in matching shirt and screams at woman in wheelchair)
According to TMZ, details of the arrest or further legal action were not disclosed.
