--- description: He was charged with second-degree assault in New York City title: Busta Rhymes Arrested After Allegedly Throwing Protein Shake image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5d23e74f00a0e1a8/69885e275f570f49f9b1cca9/busta-rhymes.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Busta Rhymes Arrested After Charge of Throwing Protein Shake at Fellow Gym-Goer by [Eric Dodds](/author/eric-dodds/) ## Eric Dodds Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 6, 2015 11:54 AM CUT  Busta Rhymes performs onstage at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre on July 18 in Irvine, Calif.. Busta Rhymes performs onstage at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre on July 18 in Irvine, Calif..Scott Dudelson—Getty Images by [Eric Dodds](/author/eric-dodds/) ## Eric Dodds Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 6, 2015 11:54 AM CUT Rapper and actor Busta Rhymes was charged with assault after allegedly tossing a protein shake at another man in a New York City gym on Wednesday night, [according](http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6656011/busta-rhymes-charged-with-assault-after-throwing-protein-shake-in "undefined") to assorted media reports. Information regarding the incident is trickling out slowly, but the 43-year-old Rhymes reportedly got into a altercation with another patron at Steel Gym in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. There’s been no confirmation yet regarding the cause of the fight, the particular brand of protein—likely a whey composite—used in the assault or the status of the victim. Rhymes, born Trevor Tahiem Smith Jr., is currently working on _E.L.E. 2 (_ _Extinction Level Event 2)_, an apparent sequel to his similarly-titled 1998 album. \[[_Billboard_](http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6656011/busta-rhymes-charged-with-assault-after-throwing-protein-shake-in "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3987081/busta-rhymes-assault/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3987081/busta-rhymes-assault/"},"headline":"Busta Rhymes Arrested After Charge of Throwing Protein Shake at Fellow Gym-Goer","datePublished":"2015-08-06T11:54:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:23:05.665Z","description":"He was charged with second-degree assault in New York City","url":"https://time.com/3987081/busta-rhymes-assault/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Music","celebrity"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5d23e74f00a0e1a8/69885e275f570f49f9b1cca9/busta-rhymes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eric Dodds","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/eric-dodds/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5d23e74f00a0e1a8/69885e275f570f49f9b1cca9/busta-rhymes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Busta Rhymes","caption":"Busta Rhymes","creditText":"Scott Dudelson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3987081/busta-rhymes-assault/","name":"Busta Rhymes Arrested After Charge of Throwing Protein Shake at Fellow Gym-Goer"}}]}] ```