Busta Rhymes has been accused of roughing up a photographer.
Although the rapper is said to have been a peace maker in the recent shooting at his video shoot, Justin Baggoo said Rhymes couldn’t have been more belligerent when Baggoo tried to take his picture as he left a midtown restaurant.
“When Busta saw me, he rushed to me and one of the bodyguards came around me and grabbed me,”Baggoo told The News’ Tony Sclafani.
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“He grabbed me by the hand and they started to check me. Busta just came directly to me, and then he grabbed me by the hand and one of the bodyguards took the camera from me and it hit against a glass wall on the bank.”
Baggoo said the bodyguard smashed his hand against the wall and his $10,000 digital camera dropped to a ledge, where it smashed.
”Busta was telling me he did not want his picture to be taken, added Baggoo.
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”I was scared.”
He also said that one bodyguard twisted the lens and ripped the disk out of the camera before the crew walked back to the SUV. When Baggoo started to call 911, one bodyguard returned and told him not to start any trouble by calling cops.
After hanging up, another guard handed back the disk.
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Baggoo later gave his account to police.
”I was just to the point where I wanted them to leave me alone. His picture wasn’t worth it.”
A rep for Rhymes had no comment.
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Source: KSTA
