Da Brat found herself in handcuffs early Thursday after she was accused of smashing a bottle over the head of a waitress at Jermaine Dupri’s Atlanta-area nightclub.
DeKalb County Police say the 33-year-old rapper, born Shawntae Harris, was charged with aggravated assault in the incident, which took place at about 1:20 a.m. early Thursday.
According to the police report, the 24-year-old waitress got into a shoving match with Da Brat after the rap star accused the woman of bumping into her. At some point, the waitress walked away, but moments later, the rapper allegedly grabbed a bottle of rum and hit the woman in the face.
The victim was driven to a local hospital, where she was treated for a deep laceration to the cheek and some swelling above her eye socket, police said.
Da Brat is detained in the DeKalb County jail with arraignment scheduled for sometime within the next 48 hours.
The first female rapper to have a platinum-selling album, Da Brat has appeared on the VH1 reality shows “Celebrity Fit Club” and “The Surreal Life”; and most recently served as a judge on MTV’s “Celebrity Rap Superstar.”
