Keith Frank

Funk Flex denies being punched during an altercation with Shadow Stokes at MSG.

Funkmaster Flex and music executive Shadow Stokes get into an altercation at Madison Square Garden and Flex denies getting punched. The incident happened during opening night for the reigning NBA Champion New York Knicks. Footage of the chaotic scene shared online shows Stokes rushing Flex while a bunch of people look on. Stokes is eventually restrained by multiple security guards. Flex has since responded to reports online that he was assaulted. "HAHAHAHAHA! PLEASE! YOU WISH I GOT PUNCHED IN THE FACE!" he captioned a screenshot showing a TMZ editor reaching out for a comment. "I GUESS I GOT THESE LABEL GUYS KINDA ANGRY! THEY WANNA SUE WHEN THEY DONT GET THEY WAY!" Flex later called the attack unprovoked and continued to taunt Stokes by insisting that Stokes has an open legal case against Flex. A rep for Stokes' wife, multimedia personality and former VP of Artist & Label Relations and Music Director at Hot 97 TT Torrez, has since released a statement giving their side of the story. They claim a "verbal exchange between [Torrez's] husband and Funkmaster Flex escalated into a physical confrontation in which Funkmaster Flex shoved [Torrez] violently," which prompted Stokes to go after Flex. "There is no justification for a man to put his hands on a woman, under any circumstances," the statement continues in part. This is not the first time Flex has been accused of attacking a former colleague. In 2002, he was arrested and charged with third-degree assault after being accused by former Hot 97 host Steph Lova of assault. The following year, Flex pleaded guilty to harassment in the case. XXL has reached out to Funkmaster Flex for comment.