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TAMPA, FL — One person was arrested after a brawl erupted at a wedding reception Sunday night in Tampa, injuring the groom’s father and grandmother, Tampa Police said.

Markeith Brown and Tasha Johnson got married Sunday. They held their reception at the Rusty Pelican in Tampa.

According to Tampa Police, sometime during the reception, someone took offense when Brown tossed dollar bills on the dance floor for children to grab. Brown and his brother confronted the person who took offense and that led to an altercation.

The fight spilled outside into the parking lot with 30-40 people taking up sides. Tampa Police came out and quickly stopped the fight, separating both sides.

“It started out as a celebration of wedding nuptials and then basically turned into a wedding gone wild,” said Laura McElroy, Tampa Police spokeswoman.

The wildness did not stop. Tampa Police said a second fight broke out later that night at the Residence Inn in Tampa where many guests were staying.

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    wow

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sweetwilly41/ sweetwilly41

    Crazy Black Americans….At your own wedding you tryign to be a Gangster and who in their right mind would toss money on a floor for kids to pick up at a wedding house…only Black Americans. This is a result of too many Hip-Hop.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/lordblack32/ lordblack32

    Ofcourse that happened. Niggas going to be niggas.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Bigg_Tity_Swole/ Bigg_Tity_Swole

    uggghhh…how sterotypical…this is why other races say the things they say about us and den we wanna get mad cuz they said it. damn NEGROS!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/LexX4Real/ LexX4Real

    this is to all you self hating black people…why everytime theres a fight or something involving blacks, ppl always say something about niggaz or they are making us look bad…but when white ppl fight… they just fight they are not making their race look bad they are not any racially offensive term they are just white ppl in a fight…So why arent black ppl just ppl in a fight??

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DRACATTACK/ DRACATTACK

    WTF?!? Damn!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/dottie_03/ dottie_03

    lol somethin bad always goin down @ a wedding…scared to get married now lol

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/TMAC_35000/ TMAC_35000

    more foolishness

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Rare-Find/ Rare-Find

    These are Ghetto Ass Niggas

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/fiyonda/ fiyonda

    Yes indeed!

  • http://ajf7688.com/2009/11/11/bizarre-wedding-turns-into-brawl-in-tampa-news-one/ ajf7688 Blog – BIZARRE: Wedding Turns Into Brawl In Tampa | News One

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Divaatash/ Divaatash

    And thats why you shouldn’t marry lol j/p , tisk tisk

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/0VancouverHurts/ 0VancouverHurts

    GHETTO LOL

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MyEyezAdoreU/ MyEyezAdoreU

    Excuse me Lex. Are you sure we are self hating? It is Ghetto. You the one calling us niggas. Why u didn’t call the white people crackers? Huh? Check!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/2daTopnonStop/ 2daTopnonStop

    Past trivaling…who chokes out a granny?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/thetruth1127/ thetruth1127

    Why does this have to be a black act or a white act??? Why cant you all see that this situation is a black, white, Mexican, Indian, even stars and famous people action. Do you watch the news or read the paper?? Educate your selves black people. Is it that the only time you pay attention to stupid s**t like this is when its your own kind? How Un-American.
    The funny thing about this is — LOOK THEY GOT YOU TURNING AGAINST YOUR OWN YET AGAIN!! AND YOU CANT EVEN C THAT- HAVE FUN HATING ON UR OWN KIND, WHILE THE WHITE PEOPLE HAVE EACH OTHERS BACK!! LAUGHING AT US!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BrOwNsKiNbEaUtY18/ BrOwNsKiNbEaUtY18

    I would have been SUPER pissed if this had happened at my wedding…This would have ruined the entire day…People need to learn to have some class and get some business about themselves.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/soveu34/ soveu34

    I hope the children didnt see that mess and I hope the grandparents are ok.

    Some mofos need to grow up thats why when I get married everyone can watch it via webcam and our reception will be a virtual one lol…pick a character lol…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/LastManStandingTall/ LastManStandingTall

    Why is this fool tossing money around like he didn’t just get married? He’s gonna need every one of those dollars when he gets divorced.

    He’ll rue the day he did that when he’s living in a makeshift bachelor pad, eating Top Ramen noodles and watching blurry ants play basketball on a 13-inch portable TV, pumping up his air mattress to sleep on so he can be rested for divorce court the next morning when the judge hands him his alimony order.

    I wish we would leave the “make it rain” foolishness for the strip club, too. Niccas always gotta show people that they’re ballin’. This one’s at his own reception acting a damn fool. Everyone knows he ain’t ballin’. He’s ball-and-chaining…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/thadarknight2/ thadarknight2

    there is black people and there is niggaz i love black people but i hate’s niggaz

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MotiV8Ted1/ MotiV8Ted1

    IF I WOULD’VE GOT MAD IT WOULD’NT BE BECAUSE HE WAS THROWING DOLLARS ON THE FLOOR FOR THE KIDS, I WOULD’VE BEEN MAD FOR NOT THROWING THE MONEY TO ME, LOL

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/KeepItPushin09/ KeepItPushin09

    White people have the same type of weddings, it’s called my big fat redneck wedding.. I don’t think it has to do with anything black or white, it has to do with class and the guest that started the fight have none..

    I don’t see the big deal about throwing the money to the kids, I grew up in an Italian household, there are allot of traditions with cash involved.. now that’s some good memories ;)

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Successonmymind/ Successonmymind

    Damn! BLACK PEOPLE OUR EACH OTHERS HARDEST CRITICS, I’ve seen some crazy white weddings, if this was a white couple, same scenario, half you black people probably wouldn’t of even wrote anything.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/thebaldwonder31/ thebaldwonder31

    Damn shame.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Da_J_Rok/ Da_J_Rok

    Oh well…. happy new year

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/GraphicArtist/ GraphicArtist

    DISGRACE

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/emackdaddy1/ emackdaddy1

    it is was it is! they need to do better!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/emackdaddy1/ emackdaddy1

    it is what it is! they need to do better!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Shinobi_Kokujin/ Shinobi_Kokujin

    i wonder if they had people throwin sunflower seeds on the flo and pickin them up to an eatin them while sayin “this a cold ayus wedding mayne”

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Mr_Patches/ Mr_Patches

    Just another classic wedding.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Stan_Vinyl/ Stan_Vinyl

    thetruth1127… LOVE YOUR COMMENT! YOU GET A STANDING O FROM ME!

    KeepItPushin09… HOW THE HELL YOU GET THAT SMILEY FACE IN YOUR COMMENT??? LOL! YOU DOIN MAGIC TRICKS AND SHYT!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jazzpast/ jazzpast

    time to weed out the weak in the community

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ONDATTPAPERCHASE/ ONDATTPAPERCHASE

    AWWWWWW….NOW NOW PEOPLE!!!!! CANT WE ALL JUST GET ALONG!! LOOK IM GOING 2 PRAY 4 YALL!!! STARTS SINGING(EVERYTHINGS GONNA BE ALRITE!!!) STARTS CLAPPIN(EVERYTHINGS GONNA BE ALRITE!!!!!!) LMAO HIGH…100

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/AREALGOODWOMAN2/ AREALGOODWOMAN2

    YOU KNOW IT IS SOMETHING TO BE SAID THAT WE AS A PEOPLE CANT HAVE A SIMPLE WEDDING AND CALL IT A DAY. SEE IT IS ALL ABOUT THE TYPE OF PEOPLE THAT YOU CHOSE TO INVITE TO YOUR WEDDING AND THE TYOE OF PERSON THAT YOU ARE FOR LETTING THIS GO DOWN. WHATS THE POINT IN THROWING MONEY. I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WERE UPSET. MY CHILD IS NOT THAT POOR THAT THEY HAVE TO BOB FOR DOLLARS. I’LL PRAY FOR THEM ALL.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ASS_BACKWARDS/ ASS_BACKWARDS

    thetruth1127??????

    STFU….you sound real dumb…when we and anybody else watch this we see BLACK PEOPLE!!!!

    Some of us care enough to be disgusted with this constant behavior from OUR PEOPLE!

    How are we hating each other by criticizing stupidity…just because you think the video was COOL or NORMAL…most REAL black people think it sets us back….again…again….and again!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/streetdaze/ streetdaze

    i can see why someone would take offense to their kids on the floor trying to grab some money. I dont think the guy throwing the money was trying to belittle the kids but a parent could have taken it the wrong way.

    hope yall have a good day , 1

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/butterfly_145/ butterfly_145

    @keepitpushin09 i agree with you, at some weddings people do throw money out or people give money to the newlyweds

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/carlesious/ carlesious

    I can guarantee that if he was throwing hundred dollar bills, those same parents wouldn’t have had nothing to say.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/samira_williams85/ samira_williams85

    In some places of our world ist just a tradition to throw money on the dancefloor see this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzmt2MUkOfw

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SUMMER_SO_FINE/ SUMMER_SO_FINE

    LexX4Real, i feel you on this. Why is it when we as people behave in any way rather bad or good, it is SO this and that. We are classified as ni$$as, ghetto so forth and so on, but the behaviors of other are exceptional? Further more, why the heck is BP posting these people wedding on the web like this? It is already embarrasing enough. Huh, nothing in life is worth the value it use to be not even marriage. Time is getting closer and closer to the end.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/RedBone241/ RedBone241

    I agree with both of u SUMMER_SO_FINE and ASS_BACKWARDS! The scared vows of marriage and being filmed as DUMBNESS don’t mix! Not at all! Where is the civility that we, as Black people want? It doesn’t make sense! And if ya wanna get technical, the wedding that ppl were throwin money for the children to get is out of the NORM! For normal folk, money is supposed to go to the BRIDE AND GROOM ONLY! NOT CHILDREN! THE MONEY IS GIVEN TO THE BRIDE ACTUALLY WHEN DANCED WITH! THE GROOM ALSO IF THAT’S WHAT THEY WANT TO DO! C’MON BLACK PEOPLE! GET REAL AND LET’S GET TOGETHER INSTEAD OF HATIN AND DOIN WHAT THEY WRITE ABOUT US! :)

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/RedBone241/ RedBone241

    I FEEL YA soveu34!!!! LMAO!!! :)) :D

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/verlgurl/ verlgurl

    Lol that is crazy I think, no I believe that minority groups and alcohol should not mix at all. Im native and its crazy too when we all get drunk together. Not as bad as a grandma getting hurt but yea…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sassycici23/ sassycici23

    first of all thetruth1127 you sound just as stupid as you look yeah how about you go back to school and learn something you cracker ass b***h .So what black people maybe alil crazy white people are f**king serial killers and we still let your people out in public lol!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/iamtruelove1111/ iamtruelove1111

    Damn that was rude. Why would he toss money to kids anyway? Did he not have that much respect for them? Rude a$$ boy. Guess he had a flashback and thought he was in a strip club for kids or something. That was a weak and rude move and he showed no respect. It’s obvious that family been had beef with each other.

    Reality Check

    AREALGOODWOMAN2- You are to old to not recognize manners. You shouldn’t throw money at a person except a stripper cause that’s how it’s done to them. Not kids. Who said they were poor. Re-read the post. He threw money to them and it didn’t say they begged for money so he threw it. Hello.

    streetdaze- Because it was the wrong way to do it.

    carlesious- In other words if it were you, you would not have said anything. Money hungry dude.

    verlgurl- You don’t think it’s funny you think it’s hilarious right? Yeah that figures from a white person or anyone outside of the black race. Like drunk white girls and party’s shouldn’t mix? Don’t drink and you’ll be alright.

    sassycici23- lmao I know that’s right. lol.

    sweetwilly41- What do you mean Black Americans. White people probably do that to but you will never hear about it. Why are you trying so hard to speak slang. What does hip hop have to do with anything? You should try again though.

    lordblack32- What kind of boy uses the name lord before his play name and use’s a term given by some white people. The n word. You should shield that pic.

    Bigg_Tity_Swole- You mean like that name you chose? The name that gives people the open door for stereotypes? Little girl check yourself. Another think who cares what a white person has to say? Only a idiot.

    LexX4Real- I totally agree. But you notice it’s coming from black people who hate themselves like you said self hating people or black people who are afraid of white folks. Yall better stand up. A fight is a fight and yeah it was wrong but choose your words wisely because it represents you also. Idiots.

    Rare-Find- Find what a dinosaur? Boy you sound stupid.

    0VancouverHurts- What is ghetto? Do you even know or are you just going by what you hear other races classify blacks as? Don’t show to much ignorance.

    MyEyezAdoreU- It is self hating and it’s fear of what the white people will think. Do you even know what ghetto is or are you just going by what you see and hear from a white person?

    thetruth1127- So all that was for the self haters. I can agree that the whites are laughing at stuff like this but you have so many black people online who worship, work for, love, lust, fear, and just are ignorant to white folks and don’t have a back bone so they take there stereotyped words and use them against each other at moment’s like this. So yeah the white people are laughing but it’s sad to see they have fallen for ignorance.

    LastManStandingTall- What makes him a n word? Who defines a n word? Which person? Which race?

    KeepItPushin09- So your saying he had class to throw money on the ground for kids instead of hand it to them? I think not. He was rude about it and that was wrong and a bad way to treat kids. The others who got offended had lots of class, so much class that they felt it was a disrespect to throw money at kids like throwing meat at a dog. Any one who would agree that what they did was right is either money hungry, super poor, or they just don’t know the meaning of respect.

    Successonmymind- You would know why if you pay attention. Some blacks are writing because they are offended while others are embarrassed with both sides having a different opinion. Had it been a white couple some black people would be quite because we are not judgmental like they are.

    Some people speak and some just spit bs. That’s why I only associate with strong black people!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/linda_alexis/ linda_alexis

    another ghetto moment. classless, tactless, and uneducated in EVERY sense of the word. aren’t these people grown? i feel sorry for all the children involved since they have these irresponisble “adults” to look up to.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sylkiifeather/ sylkiifeather

    black people will never stop bashing each other…and watch these whities laugh as we do so…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/lakerdude19/ lakerdude19

    This is a very funny story.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DaintyJen/ DaintyJen

    those “whites” will never stop laughing so…live and do you

    YAWN

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/nanapeppa/ nanapeppa

    There’s absolutely nothing wrong with the tossing of paper bills and/or coins (preferrably gold, silver and platinum) towards the feet (coins) and body (paper bills) of dancers. It’s actually an ancient tradition still practiced throughout various countries and societies today. In West Afrika, paper money is sprinkled and passed over the bodies of fully clothed, dancing female party attendees always. Especially if she’s full-bodied, with great steps and a big “bole-bo.” Throughout Persia, the same applies to belly dancers who are oftentimes presented with expensive jewelry as well. Paper money, coins and jewelry are thrown at the feet and body of dancing performers and wedding attendees in China, Egypt, Greece, Israel, the Middle East and of course, here in the United States. In actuality, this is where the concept of “strip club” stems from. Therefore, whomever found the act of money being thrown towards dancing children as a sign of disrespect were historically unaware and culturally mistaken.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DameDivalicious/ DameDivalicious

    First of all people who think they know how things suppose to run at wedding probably never been at one. I have been to plenty and NEVER seen nobody throw money at kids or even women.
    The proper procedure is to give to the bride and bridegroom as gifts in envelopes/cards.

    To throw money is the very procedure that come from throwing at strippers (male/female) and gangstas who like to insult their rivals.

    As for white people laughing, well guess what white people have some f*ck up problems in their weddings too. There was a white bride who end up in jail on her wedding day for beating up someone which was shown on televison. Talk about white trash she cussed everybody and took a swing at a police officer! Black and White people all got the same problems to when it comes to weddings, cookouts, birthdays and holiday parties.

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    black’s,I mean new neo slaves for the 21st century have become so brainwashed and crazy.
    And the kkk is having a great laugh.
    jesus can’t save you,so wake up.

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