The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office is investigating an alleged fight that went down between August Alsina and rapper Tory Lanez.
“We are aware of the allegations that the defendant attacked artist August Alsina and are investigating these claims,” said the District Attorney’s Office in a comment provided to Complex. “The allegations are serious and will be thoroughly examined.”
Footage of the Tory Lanez/August Alsina altercation. The full video drops at 6. pic.twitter.com/0RQVPcjQ2i
— Rap Alert (@rapalert6) September 19, 2022
As we previously reported, footage of the moments leading up to the alleged assault began to surface on the internet this morning. During the clip, you can see August Alsina walking past Tory Lanez when Lanez attempted to dap him up. Before the video came out Lanez was denying all the allegations he took his Instagram account over the weekend saying, “I don’t know what everybody talking about,” Tory wrote on his IG Story. “But I’ve been in the studio …. I’m not into anything negative … I’ve been working on my self … And being a better person.”
August Alsina then came out with his side of the story on Instagram, along with a photo showing his bloody face.
Press charges. @AugustAlsina that leprechaun needs to face consequences for his violent behavior https://t.co/A1Q7yuNTgn
— Lanohoe (@lanothehoe) September 18, 2022
“As I’m exiting the building after the show last night, A 4’11 sized leprechaun ran down on me w/ 8 oversized security nigxas, whom I greeted each individually upon their walk up as they tried to press me,” August wrote. “Whole time, I’m one deep. No security. Tory continues to ask w/ a broken ego why I didn’t dap him up, I go on to tell him.. I was a fan of him and didn’t understand him speaking on my business publicly In the past, because I don’t know him or ever met him until last night. So when he spoke it caught me off guard because of his past actions, i assumed he didn’t like me, that’s all. Not to mention, with my history of health & condition just recently overcoming being paralyzed, my doctor directed me not to compromise my health while out on road and shake as less hands as possible due to corona, & monkeypox.”