There are a few things that were left behind in 2023 but the drama is not one of them. The situation between Chrisean Rock and Tamar Braxton’s backup singer James Wright Chanel is spilling over into the new year.
As many are aware, Chrisean Rock’s unexpected cameo at Tamar Braxton’s L.A. concert last year took a turn for the worse when violence allegedly erupted later that evening. While Chrisean initially joined a pre-show prayer backstage, eyewitnesses claim that she ended up punching Tamar’s backup singer, James Wright, leaving him hospitalized.
A new video sheds light on the events leading up to the altercation, revealing Chrisean’s disruptive behavior during the prayer circle.
Eyewitnesses on the tour reveal that Chrisean abruptly entered Tamar’s dressing room in the middle of the prayer, catching everyone off guard. The video footage shows Chrisean not only interrupting the prayer circle but also shoving Toni Braxton aside to get closer to Tamar. This aggressive act visibly affected Toni’s concentration, as she refused to hold Chrisean’s hand or have any physical contact during the prayer.
Interestingly, this encounter marked the first time Chrisean and Tamar met, as Tamar had invited her to the show via Instagram Live. Despite the disruption caused by Chrisean’s entry into the prayer circle, everyone backstage, including James, laughed off the incident and made Chrisean feel welcome. She was even allowed to stay backstage and participate in a pre-show shot with the rest of the crew.
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The real chaos unfolded after the show. Chrisean apparently believed she was scheduled to perform during the concert, but James politely informed her that this was not the case. It was at this point that things took a violent turn. The details of the altercation are still unclear, but Tamar took to Instagram in tears to identify Chrisean as James’ attacker. She also clarified that Chrisean was never meant to perform, only to assist in the twerk-off segment of the show.
“He got assaulted at my show, and it was by Chrisean,” the “Love and War” singer named the Baddies star. “I’m not a clout chaser, I don’t need that,” referring to nline comments claiming that Rock is the reason Tamar’s performance went viral.
“Chrisean is someone I look at like, from afar, a younger sister,” Tamar continued. “She was somebody I wanted to meet, to possibly take under my wing.”
The embattled reality star-rapper returned to hit back at Braxton’s claim she was seeking “justice for James” over the alleges assault.
Rock said, “Suck my d-ck. Go ahead and try to press charges that you can’t press.”
So far no charges have been filed since the November incident.