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Rapper and social activist Killer Mike was arrested Sunday evening near the site of the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on a night when he took home three

Killer Mike was arrested at the Grammy Awards after the rapper and activist won three awards including his first in more than two decades.

Killer Mike was detained after "a physical altercation," according to a post from the Los Angeles Police Department. Video showed him being escorted in handcuffs.

Killer Mike was arrested Sunday after winning three Grammys Sunday because a female security guard alleged he knocked her to the ground, a source says

Rapper Killer Mike has broken his silence after he was dramatically led out of the Grammys and arrested Sunday after winning three awards, blaming an "over-zealous security guard" for the incident.

Rapper Killer Mike claims his citizen arrest at the Grammys on Sunday was due to an overzealous security guard trying to prevent him from entering the ceremony.

"We experienced an over-zealous security guard but my team and I have the upmost confidence that I will ultimately be cleared of all wrongdoing."

The reason Killer Mike was taken away in handcuffs after winning three Grammy awards Sunday is coming into focus. A senior law enforcement source says a female security guard working the star-studded event claims she was injured by the rapper during a confrontation inside the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

M Rapper Killer Mike, real name Michael Render, was charged with misdemeanor battery on the same night he walked away with three Grammy Awards. "On Sunday February 4th just after 4 p.m. a male adult was detained & handcuffed for a physical altercation that occurred at the 700 block of Chick Hearn Court," the LAPD announced Sunday on X (formerly Twitter). "The suspect was placed under arrest and was transported to LAPD Central Division." According to Variety, Mike was rele...