(Updated) Mike Epps Punches Photographer @ NightClub + Video Footage of the Brawl

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Short story. Comedian, Mike Epps, beats the sh*t outta an irritating photographer. Thee end.

I kid.

On Saturday evening, Mike Epps was with his wife at Detroit Night Club, celebrating her birthday. According to Epps, there was a photographer that continued to film and harass him and his wife throughout the evening. Mike asked him to quit filming a few times , but apparently photographer said “eff you, make me.” No, not really, but he continued to film them. Apparently, Mike had enough–punched dude and a fight ensured. Mike told TMZ, “It was a private celebration for my wife’s birthday. I asked the photographer numerous times not to film, but he refused to let up. I then attempted to retrieve the tape from the camera.”

Check the video footage of the semi-brawl.

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Mike Epps just got sued for million for punching a photog back in November — but the victim claims the violence didn’t end there … accusing Epps’ friends of firing shots at him as he tried to escape. Cameraman Douglas Thornton filed the seven-figure lawsuit today in Michigan — claiming he was covering a public event hosted for Epps at the Key Club in Detroit. According to Thornton, Epps went ballistic and started grabbing at Thornton’s camera … at which point a fist-flying brawl erupted.

Thornton claims Epps unleashed a “brutal beating” — and after Thornton was physically removed from the club, “members of Epps’ entourage fired several shots at Thornton who ran for his life.” Thornton’s attorney tells TMZ, “Mr. Epps is lucky he is not facing a murder charge.”

According to the police report, obtained by TMZ, Thornton claims he was “hired to film the party that was being thrown for Mike Epps.” Calls to Epps have not been returned.

Source: TMZ