Published: Thursday - April 3, 2008
Words by Ronnie Gamble
N.E.R.D. (Photo: Virgin Records)
A violent brawl reportedly took place during the filming of N.E.R.D.'s video shoot in New York on Wednesday (April 2), resulting in at least one person being taken to the hospital.
According to MTV, the video was filmed inside a Madison nightclub, when the fight broke out, nearly shutting down production.
But despite reports, an employee of the club told MTV that it wasn't a big deal, and was just a fight between a few guys.
"Some dude, one of the extra guys, jumped another extra and started calling him a p**** and punching him in the face," the source told MTV. "They fell against the bar, and there were all these beer bottles up there which were being used as props, and the bottles fell over and broke. The guy who was jumped, his arm got cut, and he started bleeding all over the place. The other dude ran away. It wasn't such a big deal. The police did show up, and the dude that was attacked went to hospital and sat there for two hours before he was seen."
Filming did resume, but only after workers convinced the production team to stay. The eyewitness said they weren't satisfied with the environment, saying it wasn't safe, due to the lack of security.
No arrests were made, according to the report, nor are police actively investigating the incident.
The video is for the trio's single, "Everyone Nose," from their upcoming Seeing Sounds, and will feature a giant, dancing nose (the song's subject is cocaine use) designed by noted artist Kaws, and unclothed strippers.
Additionally, Kanye West and actress Lindsay Lohan are said to make cameos as well. Both of them were not present during the incident, nor was N.E.R.D.
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