TUCKER, Ga. (AP) -- Rapper Da Brat was arrested early Thursday after a dispute at a nightclub northeast of Atlanta, where she is accused of hitting a waitress over the head with a bottle of rum.
Dekalb County Police spokeswoman Mekka Parish said the 33-year-old rapper, whose real name is Shawntae Harris, is charged with aggravated assault.
Parish said officers answered a call to Studio 72 about a "brief pushing sort of thing."
Police could not say whether the club is the one that record producer Jermaine Dupri opened earlier this year, but the street address is the same. Club owners could not immediately be reached for comment.
Parish said the police report indicates Harris and a 24-year-old waitress at the club got into a squabble after the waitress bumped into the rapper. She said at some point the waitress walked away and moments later was hit in the face with the bottle of rum. She sustained a deep laceration to the cheek and some swelling on the forehead.
Parish said the waitress had a friend drive her to a hospital. Parish said Harris' address is listed as Chicago; she does not know why the rapper was in Atlanta.
Hits by Da Brat include the song "Funkdafied." She also has appeared on reality shows such as "Celebrity Fit Club" and "The Surreal Life."
Labels: Arrested, Da Brat, Rapper
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