Da Brat Arrested After Nightclub Dispute

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TUCKER, Ga. (AP)—Da Brat was arrested early Thursday after a dispute at a nightclub.

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Shawntae Harris, also known as Da Brat, was arrested early Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007, after a dispute with a waitress at a nightclub northeast of Atlanta.

Witnesses told police the 33-year-old rapper, whose real name is Shawntae Harris, got into an argument with a waitress and later hit her over the head with a bottle of rum, Atlanta television station WSB reported.

Da Brat was booked into DeKalb County jail on a charge of aggravated assault, said a bonding agent at the jail.

Da Brat was the first female rapper to have a platinum-selling album. She has appeared on VH1 reality shows "Celebrity Fit Club" and "The Surreal Life."