Bar Brawl Drives R&B John Legend and Entourage to Flee Moomia Lounge in SOHO New York City
April 17, 2008
(Long Island, N.Y.) American songwriter and R&B Recording Artist John Legend who is a regular at Moomia Lounge in Soho at 157 Lafayette Street pulled up to the glamorous famous nightspot with his entourage in a champagne tinted Cadillac Escalade on the evening of Saturday, April 12th. Before leaving abruptly Legend and clubbers witnessed a severe bar brawl.
One source revealed that the incident involved a gay promoter aggressively kissing one of the female clubbers on the mouth resulting in her jealous boyfriend creating a fist fight inside the club. Patrons witnessed in horror the brutal brawl resulting in some to back off and run out of the establishment. The brawl became so uncontrollable that it took as many as 10 people to separate the two fist fighters.
Legend who is famous for his platinum selling “Get Lifted” panicked, likely for getting bad press, was trying to keep a low profile and decided to leave the scene with his entourage. His bodyguards surrounded him in safety and escorted him out before the situation intensified. Legend has had a clean record and would like to keep it that way. Legend has won five Grammy Awards. Prior to the release of his debut album, Legend’s career gained momentum through a series of successful collaborations with multiple established artists including Kanye West Jay-Z and Alicia Keys. He is also a contributing philanthropist and launched the Show me Campaign, through which his fans are encouraged to donate funds toward improving the living situations and prospects of victims of extreme poverty in Mbola, Tanzania. Legend, in early 2008, began touring with Prof. Jeff Sachs Columbia University’s Earth Institute to promote sustainable development as an achievable goal. Legend is currently also rallying for Senator Barack Obama and his career is having a successful resurgence so he is not looking for trouble.
At the time of the brawl around midnight talk show host Cognac Wellerlane was interviewing for her TV Show Cognac’s Corner at Moomia Lounge. Ms. Wellerlane does a weekly gig at the club promoting talent and celebrities on her show. Moomia Lounge complete with Egyptian hieroglyphics murals and an Egyptian tomb is famous as a celebrity fashionista hangout for models, actors, filmmakers, soap opera stars, hip-hop moguls and other recording artists. The exclusive nightspot is so trendy and in fashion that there is no sign out front simply because anyone who is significant will know by word of mouth.
Both John Legend’s rep and well as Wellerlane’s rep were not unavailable for comment.
Photo: Before leaving the scene abruptly R&B Singer John Legend posed for a photo-op with photographer Diane Ducharme
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I am Anta. I am the host of the moomia parties relating to this story.
John legend had fun and I made sure no one knew he was there until he was leaving. While he was leaving he stopped to speak to the doorman and say hello. That’s when he spoke to about 3 customers checking 2 of the id while the 3rd one noticed him. Because he was at the door and was taking time from the doorman chit chat he was nice enough to do his work for him fo rthe few seconds he took his attention for him. Now that’s genuine and smart. he never witness fight and acted like a dramaturge as this article portrait him to. He is very nice and cool. He enjoyed himself with his friends called body guards and was there for hours before even the photographer that was trying to take my private picture with him even found out . This image of him and me are taken by a true insider and friend of mine Dan while photographers couldn’t and is a picture of him and myself having a simple good time and partying. Nothing else.
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