Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$$ charged in Australia with concert assault
CANBERRA, Australia— Brooklyn hip-hop artist Joey Bada$$ has been charged in an Australian court with assaulting a security guard before a performance last week, officials said Monday.
The 19-year-old performer was headed for the stage at the Falls Music and Arts Festival near the tourist town of Byron Bay in New South Wales state on Friday when he was asked by a 20-year-old security guard to prove his identity, police said in a statement.
Bada$$ allegedly punched the guard, breaking his nose, before continuing to the stage and performing his set.