Looks like comedy is having a rough year! Rapper T.I is trending after he was caught on video having a heated exchange with a comedian Monday night during an open mic comedy event at Our Bar ATL.
T.I confronts host Lauren Knight after she mentions the sexual assault allegations against T.I and his wife ‘Tiny’ Tameka Harris.
Lauren said she only brought it up because T.I has been heckling her all night asking her to remove her wig and calling her out her name.
The clip caught on camera starts with T.I. denying the accusations telling the audience that the case was dismissed in court.
According to Complex he said: “There was no f***ng crime. There is nothing to charge me for, or my wife,” he says in the mic, before Knight attempts to interject.
“Shut the f**k up for a second! Hey, listen. No, no, no. As many times as you joke on that shit, n***a, I’m gonna check yo mother fuckin’ ass as long as it takes.
N***a, when you stop talking about it, when you stop playing with me and mine, I’ma stop saying something.”
He continued: “Ain’t no mother f**king case, ain’t never been no mother f**king case.
’Cause I ain’t did nothing wrong and my wife ain’t did nothing wrong. And if you keep on playing with me, n***a, I’m gon’ mother f**kin’ continue to confront you publicly, verbally.”
View this post on Instagram
Though it’s unclear exactly what Knight said to ignite such a response, she later told the audience she didn’t believe the assault allegations leveled against T.I. and Tiny.
“T.I. is innocent. I truly believe it,” she said, after the rapper called her out. “Give it up for him. There are no charges.”
Immediately after Knight attempted to squash the issue, T.I. began shouting, once again, and told Knight to “stop playing with” him.
Knight reassured Tip that wasn’t the case, and reminded him she was just doing her job as a comedian.
“This is not a rap battle.
This is a mother f**in’ comedy show,” she said, as T.I. walked on the stage and gave her a hug.
“And be clear, if I want to make jokes about something, I’ll make jokes about something. Absolutely. You’re not going to tell me to shut the fuck up in my shit. This is my shit. Let’s be very clear.”
T.I. then snatched the mic from Knight’s hands and said, “No, it’s not,” before his sound was cut.
Several minutes later, Knight and T.I. exchanged some kind words on the stage and seemingly buried the hatchet.
On Tuesday evening, Knight took to Instagram to address the heated incident.
She said T.I. showed up toward the end of the event, and delivered a 30-minute stand-up routine.
Knight says after T.I. completed his set, she returned to the stage to continue her hosting duties, but kept getting interrupted by T.I.’s heckling.
“I’m talking about marriage and shit [and] he keeps cutting me off, telling me to ‘shut the fuck,’ calling me all kinds of bitches—heckling me,” she claimed.
“So, I’m like, ‘Alright, c’mon. Stop playing with me. It’s crazy, like you keep going and I can’t say nothing to you.”
Knight says T.I. then began telling her to take off her wig, and refused to stop—so much so, she described his behavior as harassment.
It was at that time, Knight decided to fire back at T.I. by bringing up the sexual abuse allegations.
“I said, ‘Alright, I’ll take my wig off when you speak on the allegations. Nobody was tight, except for him. Nobody called him a rapist.
I responded to him telling me—in a room full of people—to rip my wig off, and made a joke just like he did. So if you gotta a problem with it, not mine.”
View this post on Instagram
Lauren then posted a Video of T.I saying he did not call her a b*tch saying he would give her 1million dollars if she had a video to prove it.
Well on the second slide she provides the evidence.
In her caption, she tells T.I to run her the money!
Read:
See it went from something simple that should’ve got squashed and settled to this man using his platform to lie on me to justify some bullshit.
Everybody is tripping.
I just wanna do comedy.
@troubleman31 run me my million. We ended on a positive note now you lying and saying shit to weaponize your fan base and THAT I’m not here for.
Idgaf about how y’all feel I’m here for the truth. I’m getting death threats and harassed cause a nigga wanna lie.
That’s lame as hell. This shit is aggy and most importantly I have no reason to lie. Oh btw— $lkcomedy #imserious #maddangerou
Watch then swipe:
View this post on Instagram
T.I took to Instagram 40 mins ago to make amends he shared the following message:
I’ve said from my entrance into the world of comedy that I intend to use my light to shine on others.
To bring awareness to those who also have love and respect for the art form.
In the spirit of that… Everyone I’d like to introduce you to @sheslaurenk she’s a young up & coming comic on the scene in Atlanta check her out.
She’s a young black women fighting to use her voice for laughter & I understand that may take us down dark roads at times but there’s always an opportunity to find a beacon of light & produce a positive outcome.
As i say all the time… all ships rise with the high tide. May she use whatever fame & notoriety she receives for good. I wish you the best & hope you bring the world more joy & laughter with the light you receive. I’ve done my part here… moving on.
Love & Respect -?
see below:
View this post on Instagram
you still owe her a milly though .. high key .. #justjokes!
Comment your thoughts below!
All videos are on our Instagram (swipe):
