Chris Brown, Drake Fight Latest (Plus pictures of victims and broken bottles @ the club)

Drake NOT arrested at New York concert but makes cryptic references to Chris Brown brawl as police shut down nightclub where R&B stars fought over Rihanna

Drake claims he never threw a bottle or a single punch

 At least five clubgoers hospitalised following brawl

Rapper Drake performed in New York last night - and, contrary to rumours beforehand, he was not arrested over his role in a vicious nightclub brawl with Chris Brown.

However, the notorious fight did make an impact on Drake's Long Island show on Saturday, as he appeared to refer to his troubles twice during his set.

The concert came as it emerged that the nightclub where Drake and Brown fought over R&B star Rihanna, sending several injured people to hospital, has been closed 'indefinitely'.

Drake performed at the Jones Beach Theater in the town of Wantagh, and opened his set by saying: 'When I woke up this morning, I had to think about a lot of things.'

But he continued: 'But the only thing I gave a f*** about was that I was in New York City tonight,' according to the Daily News.

Later in the set, he seemed to make another reference to Wednesday night's scuffle, when he said: 'It's last call and you're really too drunk to give a f***.

'A n***** in the corner is standing there looking at you funny. You bump elbows with him on the way to the bathroom, but really there's only one n***** that you got to think about.'

NYPD sources had suggested that the star could be arrested at the concert if he did not turn himself in, but by the time the evening came around there was no sign that he would be taken into custody.

Meanwhile it was reported by TMZ that W.i.P., the nightclub in New York's SoHo district, has been shut down indefinitely over a number of violations apparently unrelated to the A-list brawl.

Earlier a second bystander released photos of her injuries that were a result of the flying bottles during the fight.

A woman named Veronica told TMZ that she was sitting at a table near the two rappers when she saw the beginning of the brawl.

Veronica had to get stitches on her right hand and has a bruise in the middle of her forehead.

'I heard people screaming ... so I tried to get away from the action and hid behind a couch,' she told the site.

What she didn't know at the time was that the fight, which left the club looking like a war zone with broken bottles everywhere, was supposedly caused by notorious rapper Chris Brown sending Drake, whose real name is Aubrey Drake Graham, a bottle of champagne.

While the gesture may seem nice, the closest connection that the two men have is that they have both been romantically linked to Rihannna.

That appears to be too close for comfort, as Drake reportedly sent the bottle back to Brown with a note reading 'I'm f****** the love of your life, deal with it'.

Though Brown, who was famously plead guilty to the felony charge of assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009, was enraged

by the note, he claims that he was not the one to start the fight and points the finger at Drake and his entourage instead.

Police seem to agree, as the New York Post reported that while they are considering Brown a 'witness and victim', they are now on the hunt for Drake.

'I believe the police are building a case against Drake and his thugs,' Brown's lawyer Mark Geragos told the paper.

Said 'thugs' included fellow rapper Meek Mill and a bevy of security handlers.

Another serious question comes for Brown, however, as some of his own posse may have been known gang members, which would be a violation of his probation agreement for his previous assault charge.

An unidentified source told The Post that a number of members of the notorious Crips gang might have been with the 23-year-old rapper when the fight happened around 4am Thursday morning.

While the specific Crips members have not been identified, two other Brown pals have announced their injuries.

    Basketball star Tony Parker, who was previously married to actress Eva Longoria, said that he has to sit out a week of training for the Olympics because his cornea was scratched during the fight.

    'I was quietly with my friends when a fight broke out. Bottles started flying everywhere. I tried to protect my girlfriend and I got everything,' Parker told French website Direct Star.

    'The cornea is affected. I cannot do anything for seven days. Wear a therapeutic contact lens and I get drops. I was lucky, that I almost had to get stitches.'

The most serious of the injuries came from Big Pat, Brown's large security guard. The rapper posted a picture of the bodyguard with a large bleeding cut across his forehead while he was lying down on a hospital gurney.

Chris Brown was also injured. He posted a picture of a gash on his chin, apparently sustained from the fight with Drake. His female companion was also hurt.

Drake has denied he was involved in 'any kind last night at W.i.P.' His spokeswoman said in a statement: 'He was on his way out of the club when the altercation began.

One of the club-goers caught in the middle of the fracas was Hollie C, an Australian tourist who was rushed to Bellevue Hospital after she was smashed in the head with a flying bottle during the fight.

A gruesome photo shows a gash in her head and her face covered with blood. She needed 16 stitches to close the wound.

Hollie told TMZ.com she went to W.i.P. with friends on Wednesday night, unaware they were sitting in between two angry rappers and their entourages. Suddenly, all hell broke loose.

'Within a few moments of noticing glass being thrown around, I saw a glass bottle headed towards me, consequently hitting me in the head.' she told TMZ. 'I immediately started to bleed and proceeded to fall in and out of consciousness.'

In the wake of the horrific injuries, the New York City Council has called for an emergency meeting with nightclub owners and police to look into policies for selling bottled drinks.

City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn released a statement on Friday that read: 'I am deeply concerned by reports of the bottle throwing melee that injured more than five people in SoHo this week.

'That is why I have immediately convened an emergency meeting next week between my office, the NYPD, and the nightlife industry.'

The true details of the event are tough to come by because the surveillance footage handed over by the club was 'useless'.

Earlier it was revealed that police are investigating whether shots were fired during the fight.

Witnesses told the NYPD they heard a gun go off amid the ruckus in the early hours of Thursday, although none said they saw the weapon.

'We are investigating the possibility of gunshots fired at the club,' NYPD spokesman Paul Browne told reporters.

‘While none so far reported seeing a gun, several witnesses have told NYPD detectives that they heard what they believed was a gunshot inside the club during the disturbance.’

Brown and Drake have had a war of words since both being romantically attached to Rihanna. The fight will further fuel rumours regarding the closeness of Rihanna to Chris Brown.

Earlier this week, Brown and Rihanna partied at the same club for the second time in as many days, leaving within minutes of each other.

TMZ reported the pair were in the club together for around 30 minutes and Brown spent some time with the 'Rude Girl' singer at her table.

Sitting in different booths, the couple still 'kept a close eye on each other' - and Brown sent her over two bottles of Ace of Spades Champagne.

A video surfaced earlier this week of the pair leaving the club minutes apart.

The lovelorn pair have been linked together several times already this year, after it emerged that they had recorded songs with each other.

She was not at W.i.P. on the night of the melee.

Big Pat can be seen with a wound on his head - Simply Samad

Cris Brown

Chris Brown with a gash on his chin after his fight with drake - Simply Samad

Chris Brown's bodyguard, Big Pat, recovers from a head wound he received during the bar fight - Simply Samad

Club W.I.P the Soho basement club where Chris Brown and Drake got into a brawl  - Simply Samad

Drake

Drake

Drake

Hollie C, a 24-year-old Australian tourist - Simply Samad

Hollie C, a 24-year-old Australian tourist - Simply Samad

Simply SAMAD Vol. 40 - Chris Brown and Drake cover

Simply SAMAD Vol. 40 - Chris Brown and Drake cover

The club's bar after the brawl

Culled from Daily Mail
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