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Tekashi 6ix9ine was hospitalized after being ambushed by a group of attackers in the bathroom of a South Florida gym on Tuesday, Variety has confirmed.
The 26-year-old rapper, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, suffered facial injuries and bruises, according to his attorney Lance Lazzaro.
Lazzaro said the rapper was attacked in and out of the LA Fitness gym sauna by three or four men, who beat him even as he tried to fight back. “He had cuts on his face and bruises,” Lazzaro said. The lawyer said the perpetrators fled after staff heard the disturbance.
South Florida police were called, and Hernandez was taken to a local hospital by ambulance, according to Lazzaro. It is currently unclear whether the rapper remains in the hospital.
Lazzaro told TMZ he plans to give Hernandez some protection since he was released from federal prison in April 2020. Hernandez was arrested and sentenced to two years in prison in 2019 on nine counts including racketeering, drug trafficking and firearms offenses for his involvement in the Nine Trey Bloods gang. Hernandez received a reduced sentence after colluding with federal officials to incarcerate his associates. He was released early due to COVID-19 concerns after a judge called the rapper a “model prisoner.”
In a video leaked to Twitter, one of Hernandez’s attackers can be heard saying, “Take a picture. I’m going to be famous now.” Another video showed a bloodied Hernandez exiting the gym.
According to multiple media reports, Hernandez was thrown out of a Miami ballpark on Friday for being intoxicated and molesting fans.