Rihanna remark by Drake posse reportedly set off brawl
By Bill Zwecker June 17, 2012 9:12PM
Drake | Donald Traill~AP
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Updated: July 19, 2012 6:21AM
As New York authorities continue to investigate the wild brawl early Thursday between the entourages of Chris Brown and Drake, sources say it was a comment about Rihanna (made by a member of Drake’s posse) that started the fists — and bottles — flying.
Brown, of course, reportedly has made a quiet romantic reconnection with Rihanna, long a friend and collaborator of Drake. The two reportedly had a fling after Brown’s attack on the superstar beauty in 2009. In last week’s mad scuffling, a female New Zealand tourist suffered a bad cut on her head and now is said to be inundated with attorneys offering to represent her in a lawsuit — against both rappers and W.i.P., the club where the violent altercation took place. Brown’s chin was cut. New York authorities have used the fight as an excuse to shutter W.i.P., already targeted for various violations of tavern ordinances.
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