Brawl breaks out at Pusha T concert in Toronto, four wounded – Variety

Four people were injured, including one seriously, after a fight broke out in a Pusha T concert at Danforth Music Hall in Toronto on Tuesday night, according to the Toronto Star and other reports.

The three men were wounded after a group of spectators rushed to the scene and fights erupted around 10 pm; they were sent to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. Later in the evening, another man, apparently present at the concert but who may not have participated in the fight, arrived at the hospital with serious stab wounds, police said. the newspaper. His condition was not clear at the time of going to press. The Toronto Police did not provide additional information when the Variety.

Pusha T has been involved in a long feud with Drake – a Toronto native – who has gone through a dramatic escalation earlier this year over several songs, one of which revealed that Drake had a child with Sophie Brussaux before that all parties agreed to calm down. However, at a Pusha T concert last week, the words "F-Drake" were screened throughout his performance, although Pusha later claimed that the screening had been made by a machinist without him knowing it before.

The rapper and his team were probably expecting trouble in Drake's hometown, and as the rapper was playing, they understood that.

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Spectator Dhruv Bhatt told Star that the attackers had started throwing beer at Pusha during the song, Pusha replied, and then the group rushed to the stage.

"Some guys became rowdy and threw a bunch of beers. Nearly 30 beers, "said Bhatt. "Pusha T's a bit wet, but he's never been touched." Security then escorted the rapper out of the scene and many people in the audience left to find the street blocked by the police.

Pusha returned later and continued with the show. Early Wednesday, he responded to media reports that he was attacked on the scene tweeting: "Do not spread these lies! It's not Pusha T who gets punished on stage.

A Pusha representative made no comments when contacted by Variety Wednesday morning.

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