Lee spoke to The Insider later on, claiming innocence. “I was minding myself and then he goes and punches me on the cheek,” Tommy explained. “I was trying to be the bigger man, but he was acting childish. This is what people do when they have shitty albums and their careers are going down the drain.” Naturally, the ex-Motley Crue drummer also did his best to remind us all who the real tough guy was, saying, “I was ready to go in the alley and kick his ass. I was about to put Kid in the emergency room when security grabbed me. They said, 'If you move, we will break your arms.
VMA Presenter Jamie Foxx later made light of the situation by announcing to the audience that we need to “stop the white-on-white crime”.