Controversial American rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was involved in a shooting in Manhattan on Saturday, hours after he was sentenced to four years’ probation for posting a video of a under-age teenager performing sex acts.
The rapper was eating at Philippe Chow celebrating the lenient sentence when a fight broke out and his bodyguard was shot.
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Takashi wasn’t hurt but the bodyguard was rushed to hospital TMZ reported.
No arrests were made but police shut down parts of Manhattan.
Earlier in the day Tekashi was seen grinning in the Manhattan Supreme Court after the verdict The Daily Mail reported.
In August the 'Gummo' hitmaker, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, pleaded guilty to filming a 13-year-old child perform oral sex on a grown man in 2015.
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