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RapperTekashi 6ix9inehas reportedly been hospitalized following an assault inside an LA Fitness gym in South Florida.
Lazzaro said the attack on the musician, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, happened in and outside the gym’s sauna and he tried to fight back against the three or four men involved.
“He had cuts to his face and bruises,” Lazzaro said, reportedVariety, which added that the group of men fled the scene after employees at the gym heard the disturbance.
Police were called following the incident and Hernandez was taken to a local hospital in an ambulance, Lazzaro added, perVariety.
Lazzaro did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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One of the men is heard saying, “Take a picture. I’m gonna be famous now,” perVariety. Another video showed Hernandez, known for his albumDay69: Graduation Dayand hit “Fefe” withNicki Minaj, walking through the gym with a bloodied face.
Lazzaro told TMZ that Hernandezdid not have security with himat the time of the attack and that he now plans on organizing protection for the star.
The alleged attack follows an incident where Hernandez was reportedly thrown out of a Miami baseball stadium on Friday for being intoxicated and disturbing fans, reported theNew York Post’sPage Six.
In January 2019, Hernandezpleaded guilty to nine felony charges, including a variety offirearm offenses, and admitted his involvement with the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods, Page Six added.
He was sentenced to two years but was released from federal prison in April 2020 due to Covid-19 concerns,Varietyreported. His attorney for the case, Dawn Florio, told PEOPLE in March 2020 that he had “been theperfect model prisonersince his incarceration.”
source: people.com
