Akon Jumps Into Crowd After Fight Breaks Out In Australia

American rapper Akon was forced to jump into the crowd at his Melbourne concert last night to stop violent fans from brawling after the gig descended into chaos. Footage posted on YouTube shows the star making his way through the noisy crowd to security guards where he urged fans to “calm down”. Four men, aged between 18 and 54, were taken to Royal Melbourne Hospital after being assaulted during the gig at the HiSense arena.

A Victoria Ambulance spokesman said the men had suffered cuts, bruising and swelling. Outside the arena, two security guards were attacked as up to 50 men tried to gain entry about 9pm. A Victoria Police spokeswoman said one of the guards was king-hit and knocked unconscious while the other suffered a deep cut under his ear and bruising to his ribs when the pair tried to fend off the violent mob. The spokeswoman said the group fled when police arrived but one male was arrested for assault.
Akon was performing when fighting broke out in the audience and outside the venue.

He told the audience it had taken him two years to play in Australia and he was not going to let anyone “fuck up” the gig. The police spokeswoman said six people had reported being assaulted and she believed up to 18 had been injured. Angry crowd members, who paid $125 to see Akon and fellow rapper T-Pain, have said they feared for their safety as security staff became outnumbered by the battling fans.

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