Chris Brown, Drake, Meek Mill Brawl: The Aftermath

Chris Brown suffers a nasty gash on his chin, his bodyguard Big Pat is hospitalized with a bloody head injury and a bystander is injured. Such is the aftermath of the brawl that took place at WIP nightclub in New York City last night between Drake, Chris Brown and Meek Mill’s entourage. Drake was the first to release a statement since accusations began flying that he throw a bottle at Chris Brown,

“Drake did not participate in any wrongdoing of any kind last night at W.i.P. He was on his way out of the club when the altercation began,” his rep told TMZ.

Adding, “[Drake] did not engage in any activity which resulted in injury to person or damage to property.”

Soon after Chris released a statement through his reps to GossipCop, “Chris, [girlfriend] Karrueche [Tran] and his friends were victims of a brutal attack last night at WIP,” his rep told GossipCop.com. “They sustained several injuries. Chris and his party are cooperating with NY authorities who are pursuing this incident further.”

That only leaves Meek Mill to release a statement. In the interim Chris tweeted that there’s no beef between the two, “Me and Meek Mill ain’t on that bullshit. Real respect real…”

To get an idea of how crazy the scene was inside the club, the bystander who was injured recalled her experience,

“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.” She was brought to the hospital, where she received stitches. She has since filed a police report. “I had to take the subway home with no money or jacket,” she added. “Nobody would even sit beside me. My friends were so scared because they did not know where I was.”

See a photo of Chris’s bodyguard below:

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