Cleveland Browns baller Braylon Edwards has been charged with assault after brawling with a man outside of Visions nightclub in Cleveland late last night (right after his team lost against their rivals the Cincinnati Bengals). And the guy he wailed on is Lebron James’ club promoter friend Edward Givens. According to the the city of Cleveland’s website, here’s what went down:
Givens was talking to the suspect outside the club when the suspect started an argument. The suspect then punched Givens with a closed first on the left side of his face. Givens told officers he would seek treatment at Lutheran Hospital.
Givens is a promoter with Eighty81 LLC, an events management and marketing firm that hosts parties on Sundays at View.
In an interview with Cleveland.com’s Starting Blocks blog this morning, Givens said:
“After the club closed, I was outside greeting and saying goodbye to people. Braylon comes up and started saying things, degrading me. He said if it wasn’t for LeBron or the Four Horsemen, I wouldn’t have what I have, nor would I be able to get girls. Everyone knows Braylon has a problem with LeBron. So I had to speak up for myself. The conversation started to escalate. As some of his teammates started to pull him back, he punched me. I have a black eye and a cut. I’m not a violent guy.
“As long as I’ve known Braylon, I’ve allowed him and his friends to come into our events free of charge. Whatever jealousy he has with LeBron, he felt he needed to take it out on me.”
Lebron has released a statement about it:
I’ve never crossed paths with Braylon before, but it seems like there’s a little jealousy going on with Braylon and me and my friends. I have no idea why. I’ve never said anything to Braylon at all. But for him to do that is very childish. My friend is 130 pounds. Seriously. It’s like hitting one of my kids. It doesn’t make sense.
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