Melle Mel, rapper and lead songwriter of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, was arrested on Monday (July 27) and charged with felony domestic violence, as originally reported by Rolling Stone. He was released after posting bail, and a court date was set for July 17.
The arrest was the result of being accused by Jori Jordon of hitting her in the eye. In a video posted on Facebook, Jordon said after a few drinks in his L.A. hotel room, "I'm just sitting there, chillin', next thing you know, this man just goes 'whack' with four rings on his finger and hits me in my eye." She added that one of her stitches popped on her eye where she had recently had surgery.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, the 62-year-old rapper said the incident took place after an afterparty for the BET Awards when Mel asked Jordon to leave, and she refused. When he attempted to escort her out, she allegedly grabbed her eye and asked him to take her to the hospital. He declined but encouraged her to call the police. When police arrived, she told them that he had punched her.
"It's very simple," Mel told Rolling Stone. "She said I punched her in the eye. She also said she had eye surgery a month ago. Had I punched her in the eye, especially with rings on, she would have had a cut eye. It would have been way worse. Something did happen to her eye, but I did not punch her. With me tussling with her and trying to get her away from me to get her out of the room, something happened."
The arrest was the result of being accused by Jori Jordon of hitting her in the eye. In a video posted on Facebook, Jordon said after a few drinks in his L.A. hotel room, "I'm just sitting there, chillin', next thing you know, this man just goes 'whack' with four rings on his finger and hits me in my eye." She added that one of her stitches popped on her eye where she had recently had surgery.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, the 62-year-old rapper said the incident took place after an afterparty for the BET Awards when Mel asked Jordon to leave, and she refused. When he attempted to escort her out, she allegedly grabbed her eye and asked him to take her to the hospital. He declined but encouraged her to call the police. When police arrived, she told them that he had punched her.
"It's very simple," Mel told Rolling Stone. "She said I punched her in the eye. She also said she had eye surgery a month ago. Had I punched her in the eye, especially with rings on, she would have had a cut eye. It would have been way worse. Something did happen to her eye, but I did not punch her. With me tussling with her and trying to get her away from me to get her out of the room, something happened."
