Nothing this exciting ever happens in Atlanta: Choreographer Laurie Ann Gibson denies involvement in a brawl that cleared out a NYC nightclub this past weekend.

The occasion was Missy Elliott’s 37th birthday party held at the Marquee nightclub on July 2nd. Reportedly, Missy and Laurie’s makeup artist, Deborah Padilla, swung on a waitress who got too close to rap artist Busta Rhymes. They say Laurie Ann got in a few good jabs herself, but Laurie Ann denies it.

She tells Allhiphop.com, “When I read the paper I was in shock. I was with Missy having a great time and didn’t even know there was a fight. I found out later it was my make-up artist and I got to her the next day.” While Padilla was led away in handcuffs, Gibson defended her insisting the waitress shouldn’t have “disrespected” her.

She added, “She (the waitress) pushed her and Deborah’s reaction was, ‘I’m from Brooklyn, you’re not going to just be pressing up on me and disrespecting me.’

“It was an unfortunate situation but I don’t roll with people who start trouble. She’s an amazing makeup artist and more importantly a strong black woman. It was just a case of someone feeling themselves at a nightclub and getting extra (being difficult), which happens all the time to a lot of us in entertainment.”

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