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Pearl Jam Attack -- The Security Tape!

Posted May 15th 2009 9:10AM by TMZ Staff

The surveillance video of Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament getting attacked by a knife wielding thug has just been released -- and his beatdown is brutal!

Pearl Jam attack: Click to watch

It all went down in Atlanta in April, when three masked hoodlums ran out of the bushes and jumped the dude's SUV, smashing the windows and demanding cash.

Ament tried to make a run for it -- but was knocked to the ground by one of the assailants. Ament suffered a laceration on his head and was treated at the scene. The attackers made off with $7,000 worth of money and goods.

No arrests have been made.

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46. WHAT surprises me most about this incident.
Is not the actual mugging, these thing happen,
hay there is a recession going on.
What I am taken aback by is, that
it took place shortly before noon.

Rock Stars up before noon???? WHAT???
Most Rock Stars don't get out of bed before
3:00 PM.....ARTOFWAR.

Posted at 1:01PM on May 15th 2009 by ARTOFWAR

47. Welcome to Atlanta, the a$$hole of the dirty South.

Posted at 1:13PM on May 15th 2009 by over_thirty_years_in_ATL

48. Who is that fat pussy with the beer belly that just watched him in the street in pain on his ass. What a pussy. Fired. I would never want to see that pussy again, I don't care if it was ENO.

Posted at 1:30PM on May 15th 2009 by Matt

49. This same thing almost happened to me in ATL while on business. I was staying in a nice suburb with a lot of hotels, stores, etc around. I was walking back to my hotel in broad daylight after dinner and four kids come running out of the woods, and down the hill toward me. The only thing that probably saved me is that the misjudged the steepness of the hill and they made to much noise. I was able to get to the front of a restaurant that had valet service so there were people outside. Atlanta, no matter where you are at is a bad place, no offense to the people that live there.

Posted at 1:50PM on May 15th 2009 by Pogue

50. What really gets me, is how did not one single person think to go help/check out Jeff Ament. He's laying in the middle of the road, not moving. People coming out of the door look at him and go back in. Seems like one gentleman moves a lil faster to get in the door, when he sees him start to move around. REALLY?? Sorry dude had to go through this, sorry the people around him suck even more.

Posted at 2:02PM on May 15th 2009 by Francis

51. 2 Cop cars arrived 1 minute after the attack - that is unbelievable!!!! Great response time guys!!

Posted at 2:10PM on May 15th 2009 by Mark

52. He was set up. They knew exactly what to grab then ran.

Posted at 2:52PM on May 15th 2009 by stupid

53. And these thugs are black dudes, undoubtedly!

Like undoubtedly anytime someone kidnaps a little girl they are white, or undoubtedly when someone is a serial killer they are white, or undoubtedly when someone cons you out of money they are jewish or undoubtedly when someone hooks up your lawn they are mexican? How about, undoubtedly when someone says something bigoted they are white trash?

Posted at 3:00PM on May 15th 2009 by Quetou

54. obvously the perps are black


big surprise thefe eh guys?

Posted at 3:39PM on May 15th 2009 by finniy

55. You all can say it's racist 'til you turn blue in the face, but it's a FACT that black males make up the majority of violent criminals in Atlanta. Instead of crying racism yet again, why don't you put some effort into trying to fix the problem? I am.

Posted at 4:44PM on May 15th 2009 by Reality

56. Not sure of Jeff's politics, but I'd be willing to bet he's one a them Pacific Northwest LIB-RALS. If so, perhaps this will show him what the underclass will do to him given half a chance. Awaken guilt-ridden white liberals. This is how many of the folks you pity celebrate diversity, and you could be next.

Posted at 5:25PM on May 15th 2009 by Marco Pervo

57. Listen Marco Pervo~Maybe Jeff is "one of THEM liberals"~ Jeez~oooooh~ Awaken and smell them folks in the white hoods you hang out with! I don't PITY anyone because of their race or creed but I sure pity you and your small, narrow view of the world~It's like your watching the world outside in only BLACK and WHITE~ Welcome to the new age of color, honey! This country comes in all flavors and shades~always has and always will~that's what makes America Beautiful! Amen!


Posted at 5:28PM on May 15th 2009 by sirensealight

58. Here in the ATL noone will come help you. They watch the bank doors and ATMs then follow you home.

Posted at 2:23PM on May 18th 2009 by Dr. DMgemini63

59. Sirensealight you are doing the exact thing you're chiding Marco for....stereotyping and seeing the world without shades of gray. Because he doesn't like liberals you assume he's hanging out with the klan? WTF? That doesn't make you any better or brighter than anyone else.

Posted at 8:04PM on May 15th 2009 by Wow

60. OK, so its obvious I'm a major PJ fan (since '93) and whether you love or hate them at the very least realize the crime. Hey, I don't like JT, Madonna, Metallica, etc... but I wouldn't want anyone hurt. I'm not a liberal, not conservative however I know amazing music when I hear it! Of course that's just my opinion. All negative comments made here are clearly a sign of the times and the down fall of good, non-filtered, computer altered music. Have any of you haters ever listed to Pearl Jams song, hear the words..... anyway not here to convert. I'm a pretty peaceful person but if I ever meet "Lola" post #13 on a previous post, she'll be introduced to the wrath of a member of the PJ family! Which only means I'll tie her to a chair and introduce her to 24 hours of PJ! I promise she'll love them after all is said and done :)
Peace & love whatever music makes you feel something!

Posted at 10:45PM on May 15th 2009 by Mrs. Eddie Vedder

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