Lil Tjay was seen spitting on a security guard during a stand-off with venue staff at a boxing event at Madison Square Garden.
While attending the famous New York arena to watch Keyshawn Davis defeat Denys Berinchyk, Tjay fell afoul of security after accidentally damaging part of the set.
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The situation quickly escalated and security began scuffling with the rapper and a member of his entourage.
As more security guards emerged to escort Tjay out of the arena, he was filmed spitting on a member of the security team.
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While it’s not known if the Bronx native actually saw the main event, he did win a whopping $105,000 after betting $15,000 on Davis to win by knockout inside the first six rounds.
Davis won via a third-round knockout after Berinchyk failed to respond to a brutal body shot.
Lil Tjay gets into an altercation with security For being disrespectful! 👀😳 pic.twitter.com/1EuW1x9o2l
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— Aj_Style (@UOladiti) February 18, 2025
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Lil Tjay is no stranger to controversy and was arrested on his birthday last April.
The “Calling My Phone” hitmaker (real name Tione Merritt) was detained at Miami-Opa Locka airport on the same day he turned 23.
The warrant related to a missed court date from September 2021. Tjay was later released from police custody on a $500 bond, but not without his mugshot surfacing online.
The rapper was also shot several times in New Jersey in June 2022 and was subsequently rushed to hospital where he underwent emergency surgery.
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After recovering, Tjay let fans know that he was touched by their support.
“Hey what’s going on y’all?” he said in a video while wearing a neck brace. “I’m just checking in with y’all. I just wanna say, thanks for the love, thanks for the support. I’ve been looking at the DM’s, seeing the comments and everything else and I feel love.”
