Dupri Shooting -- All Over VIP Access

Posted Aug 2nd 2008 4:09PM by TMZ Staff

TMZ has uncovered the real reason behind the shooting at Jermaine Dupri's party last night, and it's all about the velvet rope.
Jermaine Dupri Party
According to law enforcement sources, things got violent around Atlanta's Club Dream when patrons heard that members of the private security team were double charging people to get into the VIP area -- where stars like Usher, Diddy and Nelly were partying.

Cops say pushing and shoving broke out, and as the masses were being thrown outside, that's when a shot rang out. A security guard was treated for a shot in the arm, but has already been released from the hospital.

We're told the ongoing investigation does not involve any of the celebrities ... nor their entourages. So far no arrests have been made.

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1. Some idiot shooting a gun because they didn't get their way wouldn't happen at a white club...I'm just sayin'...

Posted at 1:49PM on Aug 2nd 2008 by and who said stereotypes aren't true

2. "Slipp'in into Darkness"

Posted at 2:07PM on Aug 2nd 2008 by Mik

3. I blame Charleton Heston.

Posted at 2:11PM on Aug 2nd 2008 by chicken stripper

4. Black rappers and guns? NOOOOOOOOO

Posted at 2:13PM on Aug 2nd 2008 by Gunner

5. It's a black club and a gun involved. Wow, I'm shocked.

Posted at 2:15PM on Aug 2nd 2008 by Shocking

6. I'm a black women and i hate when blacks get mad about the sterotype that revolves around them.
Everytime a bunch of blacks is together at some party or something. Theres always a fight or gunshots. Thank god i'm smart enough to know not to party around them.

Posted at 2:17PM on Aug 2nd 2008 by Dont party @ black clubs

7. Why do these people have to put others in harms way. Why not show some class, why do you have to fight and pull out weapons. ANIMALS

Posted at 2:19PM on Aug 2nd 2008 by drew

8. Sorry folks, I mean EMOTIONS - Apparently I am not only a bigot but I can't proofread my own comments.

Posted at 2:22PM on Aug 2nd 2008 by dick pudenda

9. It's a celebration, fireworks in some neighborhoods, firearms in others,

Posted at 2:31PM on Aug 2nd 2008 by Adrienne

10. jackasses...

Posted at 2:33PM on Aug 2nd 2008 by ozzman

11. Where and what club was it????????????

Posted at 2:46PM on Aug 2nd 2008 by just wondering

12. I say you give him his gun back & ship his ass out to Iraq to fight for us that way, instead of over here shooting are own.

Posted at 2:47PM on Aug 2nd 2008 by T-Dog

13. Now who could have planned for something like this?

Posted at 2:47PM on Aug 2nd 2008 by FlBiker

14. Im shocked I tell you. Shocked.

Posted at 2:51PM on Aug 2nd 2008 by OhPuhleeze

15. Come on. You people are so racist below. You act as if shootings don't occur in white, latin, and asian hoods. the whole world has crazy people and not just blacks people.

Posted at 3:09PM on Aug 2nd 2008 by Jesse Pinkney

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