Axel Rose and Tommy Hilfiger
GUNS N’ ROSES frontman AXL ROSE and fashion designer TOMMY HILFIGER got into a furious row at actress ROSARIO DAWSON’s birthday party on Thursday night (18MAY06).
The pair were at THE PLUMM nightclub in New York City, where Rose played a surprise acoustic show, when they got into a heated argument which ended with Hilfiger allegedly hitting Rose. The designer was promptly escorted out of the club by security guards, according to PageSix.com.
Rose told his side of the story yesterday morning (19MAY06) during an interview with KROQ radio station in Los Angeles, explaining that the fight started when he politely asked the designer to move his date’s drink so it wouldn’t get spilled.
Hilfiger allegedly went ballistic, “smacking” the singer in the arm and cursing at him. According to Plumm owner NOEL ASHMAN, Hilfiger took two swings at Rose. He says, “Axl was a gentleman and had the good sense not to retaliate, as he would have done some serious damage to Hilfiger.” Dawson’s mother ISABELLE told TMZ.com the designer politely told Rose to watch out for his date’s drink, which caused Hilfiger to begin screaming and swearing at him. She goes on to say that Hilfiger stood up and started punching Rose, getting in a few good shots before his own security guards escorted him out. The WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE star filled out a police report and later dedicated the song YOU’RE CRAZY to “My good friend Tommy Hilfiger.”
Birthday girl Dawson was unaffected by the scuffle and thrilled with the band’s surprise performance saying, “They’ve never played all acoustic, this is history in the making, how much does this f**king man rock?!”
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May 26, 2006 - 10:38 pm
I think it was very gentlemanly of Axel not to retaliate, maybe Tommy was angry at something else from the past involving Axel or the Group.
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June 6, 2006 - 7:23 pm
Axel-Damn you could have hurt him and you were a complete gentleman. Good for you. I have a son by him .Instead of him swinging at me, he sent the FBI to tell me to never bother him again. Makes less sense than you being a gentleman and moving a drink
We lived together I left and he warned me to never contact him. Didn’t fit his fake preppy line(though neither did African Americans. His son never received a penny , nor did I. As his real daughter was flying around on RICH GIRLS, my son was working since he was 14. sold out for over 1 billion He sucks, and the mother of his first child, so sick was warned to never contact him again. If I ever contacted him again, the FBI would be called. He’s a true case. Thank you Axel. You look great and are a TRUE STAR and a hero. You have no idea how much I respect you for controlling yourself. I couldn’t but I watched a 10 year old cry to get a new pair of shoes, couldn’t afford them. All my best.From the bottom of my heart. Doesn’t help son now, but it was so healing to see
Jackie Jerris Peretzky
June 12, 2006 - 12:19 am
are you kidding me? an excuse to take a good shot at hilfiger’s eye?
part of being a man is ensuring that tards who think they are above the law have both feet firmly on planet terra.
should have popped him in the eye.
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