Posted on 11/16/2004 1:27:55 AM PST by kattracks
Pandemonium broke out during the taping of Vibe magazine's award show last night, when a man was stabbed during the ceremony, sending stars fleeing from the mayhem in their limos.The violence broke out as rapper Dr. Dre rose to accept the Vibe Legend Award from presenters Quincy Jones and Snoop Dogg, a witness at the Santa Monica event told The Post.
An unidentified man sitting with Death Row Records chief Marion "Suge" Knight lunged toward Dr. Dre with a knife — but members of rapper 50 Cent's entourage intervened, the witness said.
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The witness said that the production, co-hosted by supermodel Tyra Banks and rapper L.L. Cool J — was immediately shut down and celebrities were spirited out of the ceremonies, being held at Santa Monica Airport's Barker Hanger.
"It was pure panic," the witness said. "I never saw anything like it. Those cars were flying out of here. Russell Simmons ran out of here crying."
Another witness told MTV that Knight had run onto the stage, screaming obscenities at the audience of about 1,000. Several people in the crowd were pepper-sprayed, the network reported.
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Meanwhile, MTV is pumping this s*** into the minds of our youth 24/7.
West siiiiiiyyyde.
I have to admit, I heard this on the radio news this morning while I was waking up, and my only sleepy thought was, "Oh, gee, imagine. A half-riot at the Vibe awards. What a surprise...not."
And why is Suge Knight out of prison?
}:-)4
Y'know, I've never been able to figure out if that's a parody site, or just home of three of the most deluded white boys in America. Seriously. I'm leaning toward parody.
}:-)4
Well... let's be fair, however. My understanding is that it was actually these street thugzz who started everything, cappin' some young crack ho fool enough to get all in their faces:
Notice the playah flashin' the power tie, center left? Rueben "Pimp Daddy" Kincaid. Got more holes than a golf course... and will lay you out like a Thai schoolgirl, you look at him crosseyed. :)
Now on the sidewalk … uuh, huh … whoo … sunny mornin’ … uuh, huh
Lies a body just oozin' life … eeek!
And someone’s sneakin' ‘round the corner
Could that someone be Mack the Knife?
The perp was quoted as lamenting, "Oh, this isn't the Wellstone funeral? My bad....."
Looks like those guys could use a 6 month trip to re-education camp run by Bill Cosby.
Russell was crying because he just got through telling everyone that the Vibe Awards would being respectability to hip-hop.
It's not the Archies without the Jughead beat!
Heh heh. Pretty funny stuff
Thanks for starting my day off with a laugh.
Word
I guess the Staples Center or Dorothy Chandler Pavilion were booked?
LOL!
She was the secret sqare.
SANTA MONICA, Calif. - A fight broke out near the stage at the Vibe awards ceremony as rapper Snoop Dogg and producer Quincy Jones (news) were preparing to honor Dr. Dre., and one person was stabbed, authorities and witnesses said.
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Dozens of people sitting near the stage Monday inside a hangar at the Santa Monica Municipal Airport began shoving each other as the show wound down about 7:30 p.m., a photographer who covered the event for The Associated Press said.
News video showed chairs being thrown, punches flying, people chasing one another and some being restrained.
It was unclear if the stabbing preceded or followed the fight. The victim, a 26-year-old man, was taken to a hospital and was listed in stable condition.
No arrests were made.
Witness Frank Williams told KCAL-TV that Dr. Dre was involved in the brawl.
"I saw Dr. Dre fighting somebody," Williams said. "I don't know if he was fighting back. But there was a guy taken out basically bloodied."
Andrea Ferguson, employed by a public relations firm that worked with Vibe for the awards ceremony, called the incident a "disruption" but declined to provide details. She added the show was allowed to continue but it was halted for about five minutes.
Dr. Dre, who was scheduled to receive a Vibe Legend Award for his lifetime contributions to hip-hop, had not come on stage yet when the fight erupted. Jones and Snoop Dogg stood on stage without saying anything.
"My understanding is that it was somewhat chaotic in there," police Lt. Frank Fabrega said in a press conference following the fight.
About 1,000 people attended the event; some scurried for the exits when the melee began.
"It's really important that we don't take a negative incident like this and do away with the awards," Suge Knight told reporters.
The show was taped Monday and was expected to be broadcast Tuesday. R&B singer Usher led the awards with five nominations, followed by Alicia Keys, who has four nominations.
Vibe magazine focuses on urban culture and entertainment. The awards are voted on by music journalists and "regional tastemakers."
We need embedded reporters at these self-aggrandizemnent awards shows.
Paging Bill O'Reilly. Cleanup on aisle 5.
Hype and publicity.
Whew! ok, then it was alright. Everybody COME BACK ....IT WASN'T A CELEBRITY!!
Correct answer.
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