Rapper Lil Tjay has been banned from New York City’s iconic Madison Square Gardens after he was filmed spitting at a security guard during a verbal altercation.
The incident took place on Valentine’s Day at the bout between Keyshawn Davis and Denys Berinchyk for the WBO lightweight championship match.
Lil Tjay can be seen arguing with the guard who pushes him after he almost falls over and breaks one of the venue’s barriers. In the clip, Tjay squares up to the guard and when Tjay’s security guard intervenes, the rapper spits in the face of the venue’s security.
Video surfaces of Lil Tjay getting kicked out of a boxing event at Madison Square Garden over the weekend after he spit on a security guard. pic.twitter.com/mZ3ZHu6MM8
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“Our policy is that patrons that engage in confrontational and disruptive behavior will be escorted out and banned from all MSG properties,” a rep for MSG said to TMZ.
Viewers reacted to Tjay’s actions in the comments.
“Spitting on another person is a line that should never be crossed. It’s so nasty and cowardice,” one viewer wrote.
Another viewer wrote, “A cornball whose 15 mins of fame are up. Nothing ever music related just straight being reckless and undisciplined. You’d think after being shot up, you’d approach life differently.”