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TI “still a fan” of The Chainsmokers, despite punching Drew Taggart in the face

By Andy Malt | Published on Friday 19 August 2022

TI has said that he’s “still a fan” of The Chainsmokers, despite punching one half of the duo, Drew Taggart, in the face earlier this week.

In a video shared on the Chainsmokers’ TikTok profile following that altercation, Taggart said: “TI just literally punched me in the face. We’re in a vibe and I, like, gave him a kiss on the cheek – it was totally my fault. He was like, ‘Don’t do that’. And I was like, ‘OK’. He pushed me off and I was like, ‘Alright, my bad’ … TI was fully in the right here. I was feeling the vibes way too hard and I kissed TI on the cheek. And he punched me in the face for it! It’s like, fully fine”.

He then said that TI had also quickly got over it all, saying: “He punched me in the face. Then he was like, ‘Alright cool, we’re good’. It was the weirdest interaction ever”.

There are two sides to every story though, aren’t there? Can that really be all there was to it? Well, er, yes, apparently.

In a video message obtained by The Shade Room, TI said: “I love The Chainsmokers, man – they make great music. There’s really not much more to the story. I think the most important thing to take away is afterwards… we had a drink, we took a shot and we moved on, you know?”

“I love The Chainsmokers”, he reiterated. “Not to get no sugar though. Love the music. Love the music”.

And with that said, the rapper then invited The Chainsmokers on his podcast.

So, er, that’s that then. Not really sure what the moral of this story is. Don’t kiss people without asking first? Check how homophobic someone is before kissing them? Still, if it gets you invited on a podcast…