So Joe Budden is telling this story because he's wondering if the publicist is telling the real deal. He saw Carmelo last night at Club Babalu. It was Swizz Beatz birthday party, Joe said it was definitely poppin - he kept saying that - with nuff celebrities doing the mingle and move thing. He mentioned that Carmelo Anthony and MTV VJ Lala were there together. If you didn't know they are a couple - then now you know. So there Carmelo and Lala are, all up in the VIP section having a good time, when this guy named Sugar Ray spots them from across the room. Sugar Ray is Lala's ex-fiance. The fact that he's now her ex is no surprise. I remember one day last year, she was hosting an MTV show and the guest mentioned her ring and her new engagement - she didn't look like she was overjoyed about the situation. .
Sugar Ray and Lala had some words, it was supposed to be a friendly situation. Somewhere along the line things turned foul and Sugar Ray spit in Lala's face. Carmelo Anthony, who was at the club without bodyguards, got hood with it and started swinging. So these two are fighting, but Sugar Ray was with his Harlem buddies. They jumped in. Now it's just an all out brawl: tables are being kicked over, chairs being thrown. Joe Budden said the fight went from inside the club.. to the outside.
He didn't say if Carmelo Anthony took a beating or if he delivered one. He was still on some allegedly happened ish about Sugar Ray spitting on Lala. The situation was validated when Carmelo and Lala called in to give their side of the story. I was in transit at the time, so I didn't hear what they had to say. I did hear Sugar Ray when he called. He said that his mother brought him up better than to be spitting in a chick's face.. but he did it. The situation got out of hand, he said. Then he apologized.. "If I did anything wrong." .
Carmelo definitely earned a respect stripe for this one. Here he is taking on a posse for self. No bodyguards, except for the club bouncers who had to be trying to break it up, but Carmelo didn't let his chick stand there with spit dripping from her eye.. he stepped up and risked millions by virtue of being a famous.. and did what he had to do. Joe Budden tried to get a conversation started asking people what they would do if they were in Carmelo's place. As long as you are with that girl, whether it's serious or not, there is no way you can just stand there looking stupid. Imagine that story. .
If Carmelo did get lumped up in the fight then he doesn't care who knows.. He'll be at HOT97 tomorrow morning for that interview. .
Melo, you're a lucky man! Here's her picture:
http://www.allhiphop.com/rumors/?ID=586
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