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Pretty Ricky’s Spectacular Smith Arrested at Disney World After Allegedly Punching Employee

According to the police report, Smith was told to leave the line for a ride after making a coronavirus joke, leading to the altercation.

Spectacular Smith, part of the hip-hop group Pretty Ricky, was arrested at Disney World on Monday after an altercation with a park employee. Smith was charged with misdemeanor battery, according to USA Today. According to the police report, Smith was walking when he fake-sneezed and said “coronavirus.” The worker told Smith that the joke wasn’t funny, according to the report, and told Smith to leave the line, after which Smith allegedly punched the employee. Smith’s son, Makhiari Lorick, told police the punch was an accident, according to USA Today. Smith is the CEO of Adwizar, a marketing company that runs social media pages for artists such as Soulja Boy and Bow Wow, according to BET.

Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that Smith ran the Grumpy Cat Twitter account. Smith is not officially affiliated with Grumpy Cat.