UPDATED 3:00 p.m. ET: Trey Songz has been charged in connection with two separate incidents of alleged violence in New York City.
As reported by TMZ, Trey was arrested on Sunday (Dec. 14) for damaging over $1,500 worth of property and equipment at the Mira NYC & Hookah Lounge in Manhattan. When he was arrested, police discovered he was wanted for a separate incident at the Dramma Night Club in Times Square on Dec. 4, during which he allegedly assaulted an employee, who suffered swelling and pain as a result.
Trey Songz has pleaded not guilty to the two counts of assault, harassment, and criminal mischief, and was released without bail. His attorney, Mitchell Schuster, said that Trey is "cooperating fully and looks forward to the facts coming to light."
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Trey Songz was arrested in NYC this week after he allegedly punched an employee at a Manhattan nightclub on Dec. 4 and caused some damage at a hookah bar a week and a half later.
As reported by The New York Post and TMZ, the earlier of the two incidents happened at Dramma Night Club in Times Square. The 41-year-old singer was allegedly informed the spot was closing at around 4:25 a.m. Prosecutors said that Trey became “needlessly irate” when told the club was closing for the night and allegedly punched the employee who told him it was time to leave.
The second alleged incident went down in the early hours of Sunday (Dec. 14).
Songz appeared in court on Sunday (Dec. 14) for his arraignment on assault and mischief in the second degree charges. The second, lesser charge, was related to an incident that happened at a restaurant and hookah lounge in Manhattan. The singer allegedly destroyed $1,500 worth of property, including hookahs and DJ equipment, at Mira NYC & Hookah Lounge in Midtown Manhattan. He was arrested after that incident, and then police reportedly noticed he was still wanted for the earlier incident.
He was arraigned on both incidents on Sunday evening, and released without bail.
Trey Songz, who has not yet commented on the incidents or his arrest, is due to appear in court again on Feb. 18. His attorney, Mitchell Schuster, alleged that Sunday's incident happened because his client was confronted by a group of people who “instigated a confrontation and attempted to surround him.” In response, his security reportedly attempted to intervene, but an altercation occurred.
“Despite being the target of the initial provocation, Trey was arrested,” said Schuster. “Public figures are often treated as targets for instigation in pursuit of headlines or financial gain. Trey is cooperating fully in both matters, and we are confident the full context and facts will come to light.”
This isn’t the first time Trey Songz has been accused of assault this year. In July, he was accused of assaulting photographer Isaa Mansoor, punching him in the side of the head, damaging two cameras, and throwing him against a wall. His alleged outburst was over his refusal to pose next to the logo of the Huntington, New York venue Ivy. A video from a show in North Carolina in March this year also appeared to show him square up to a fan who stormed the stage while he performed.
In September, he settled a multi-million-dollar lawsuit that accused him of sexually assaulting a woman at a Miami nightclub in 2018. Last year, he settled a $25 million lawsuit a woman filed against him in 2023 over an alleged assault at a Los Angeles party in 2016.