News: Black Eyed Peas Frontman Questioned Over Nightclub Brawl
The Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.am is being investigated over a nightclub brawl that broke out at an after-show party in Germany.
The singer - real name William Adams - was allegedly part of a fracas that broke out on Thursday morning in Berlin.
According to police spokesman Ronny Frank, a fight broke out at the 40seconds club between the club's doorman and the group's bodyguard.
He explains, "A champagne bottle was used, but as far as what the singer did, there are various reports that contradict one another, and it's not yet clear what happened."
All three men were taken into custody for statements and contact details and then released while police investigate all three on possible charges of causing serious bodily injury.
Authorities have not released the names of the doorman or the bodyguard.
According to German newspaper B-Z, the band and their entourage had packed the V.I.P. section of the club, but their bodyguards kept waving in more people. Club manager Torsten Schermall said the fight broke out after his security guard told the bodyguard not to let any more people through.
Police in Berlin, Germany held Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am for questioning Friday as part of an investigation into a nightclub brawl that broke out during an after-show party.
The artist, whose real name is William Adams, was allegedly part of a melee at Berlin's downtown 40seconds club that erupted at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday between the group's bodyguard and the venue's doorman, said police spokesman Ronny Frank.
"A champagne bottle was used, but as far as what the singer did, there are various reports that contradict one another, and it's not yet clear what happened," Frank said.
Will.i.am, the bodyguard and the doorman were all taken into custody for statements and contact details and then released. As of press time, police were investigating all three on possible charges of causing serious bodily injury.
The Black Eyed Peas were in Europe to play in Montreux, Switzerland, on Saturday. Munich newspaper TZ reported that the band and their entourage were crammed into the VIP area, but their bodyguard kept waving in more people. Club manager Torsten Schermall said the fight broke out after his security guard told the bodyguard not to let any more people through.
"He didn't pay any attention," Schermall was quoted as saying.
Photos published by the newspaper included one photo of the doorman - blood covering his face - grappling with the bodyguard.
"It was a witches' cauldron," 26-year-old actress Romina di Lella, who was in the VIP area, said. "I haven't ever seen anything so brutal. They were at each other for five minutes."
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