When Rock Stars Threw Punches At Awards Shows

Chris Rock getting slapped upside the top by Will Smith was stunning, and positively made the Oscars must-see TV. After Rock made a reasonably lame and pointless jab at Smith’s spouse Jada Pinkett-Smith’s buzzed hair (after she’d been open and susceptible about her struggles with alopecia), Smith strode up on stage and welcomed Rock “to earth.”

Celebrities shedding their cool on or close to the stage is not new, and definitely not on this planet of music. Awards reveals are a reasonably good catalyst for this. The invite checklist offers an opportunity for warm tempers to collide, usually in protection of slights in opposition to wives or girlfriends.

1. Vince Neil Punches Izzy Stradlin on the MTV VMA’s

The backstory from Ultimate Classic Rock: Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil was already furious at Weapons n’ Roses guitarist Izzy Stradlin. Apparently, when Neil was whitewater rafting in Idaho just a few weeks previous to the awards, Neil’s spouse on the time (Sharise Ruddel) had an opportunity assembly with Stradlin on the Cathouse bar in L.A. — the place Stradlin allegedly assaulted her.

Quick ahead to the 1989 VMA’s the place G n’ R was up for a pair awards and wound up successful one for Greatest Metallic Video. Lo and behold, Motley Crue have been tasked with giving out the award. Duff McKagan and Steven Adler, nevertheless, have been the one ones that went onstage to just accept. Everybody was all smiles.

However Neil wasn’t completed. Whereas the remainder of the Crue left, Neil hung round for Stradlin and Axl Rose to wrap up their efficiency with Tom Petty to confront Stradlin. From Motley Crue’s The Filth: “When Izzy walked offstage, wanting like a cross between Eric Stoltz in Masks and Neil Younger, I used to be ready for him,” Vince Neil writes. “‘You fucking hit my spouse!’ ‘So fucking what?’ he spat. All my blood rushed into my fist, and I decked him. I decked him good, proper within the face. He fell to the bottom like a tipped cow.”

Neil’s bodyguard jumped in earlier than anything occurred. However then Axl took up for Stradlin outdoors. Axl got here snarling after us like an overdressed Doberman,” Neil stated. “‘Come on, motherfucker; I’m going to fucking kill you!’ he yelled at our backs.”

This began a ton of media peacocking between Rose and Neil. Rose slammed Neil, saying he threw a punch “like a powder-puff,” and provided to battle him. Neil then challenged to battle Rose. THEN… nothing occurred. This video under is a good recap of the aftermath.

Axl Rose and Vince Neil Pissing Contest submit Stradlin Punch

2. Child Rock Punches Tommy Lee on the VMA’s

MTV Video Music Awards served as a battleground as soon as once more as Child Rock and Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee engaged in fisticuffs through the 2007 awards present.

Pamela Anderson was the connecting power right here, as she and Child Rock had not too long ago married (however have been divorced on the time of the award present.) Tensions lastly boiled over as Child Rock slapped Tommy Lee after allegedly overhearing Lee speaking trash about him to Diddy. Child Rock went on to punch Lee within the face earlier than safety separated the 2.

Today reported, “A supply who witnessed the occasion instructed Entry Hollywood that Tommy Lee was sitting with magician Criss Angel. The 2 went over to see Sean “Diddy” Combs, who was seated in shut proximity to Child Rock. From MTV presenter Carson Daly: ‘From our vantage level it appeared like Tommy Lee went over to say howdy to P. Diddy ’trigger Child Rock was out of his seat, then Child Rock got here again to his seat and all hell broke unfastened.'”

Child Rock was hit was a misdemeanor battery cost. The grainy video under is the uncooked footage of what the digital camera’s bought, then after that Child Rock courtroom testimony of why Child punched Lee.

Uncooked footage of Child Rock vs. Tommy Lee on the VMAs

Child Rock courtroom testimony of why he punched Tommy Lee

3. Machine Gun Kelly vs. Connor McGregor

Whomever is guilty, Machine Gun Kelly is fortunate to have walked away along with his frosted ideas intact on this one.

Simply final yr the 2021 MTV VMAs (once more!) have been the location of one other semi-brawl.

Machine Gun Kelly and Conor McGregor allegedly had a heated change after they encountered each other forward of the present.

In accordance with TMZ, the scuffle went down earlier than the award present when McGregor approached MGK, who was accompanied by his girlfriend Megan Fox, to ask for a photograph. Sources instructed them MGK stated one thing, McGregor stumbled again, after which allegedly threw his drink at MGK. Photographs from the encounter seem to indicate their groups and safety stepping in to separate the lads earlier than it bought ugly.

Variety requested the rapper what occurred and MGK declined to reply. As an alternative, he bopped the microphone and walked off as Fox provided a short rationalization: “We’re not allowed to say,” she stated.

McGregor’s publicist denied something occurred, saying “Conor solely fights fighters,” however photographs of the incident and the video under recommend that he’ll battle anyone like Machine Gun Kelly sooooo… yeah, not a lot .

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