Jay-Z Fires 40/40 Club Bouncers for Parking Lot Beating (Video)

Last Saturday bouncers at Jay-Z's Atlantic City club 40/40 pulled two patrons, Tyrell Durant and Leonard Clark, out of the club for allegedly harassing women. Things escalated quickly from there as bouncers proceeded to kick and repeatedly punch the men, even as they appear to lie prone on the ground. Police have decided to press criminal charges against some of the bouncers but say they're having trouble identifying everyone on tape. Well 40/40's management isn't having any trouble picking out a line-up - they recently fired some of the bouncers. Ivan Ramos is the only fired bouncer to so far be identified. If ever there was a video begging for the RefinedHype treatment, this is it.



The Refined Take:

1) Since I have no idea who's Clark and who's Durant, I'll be calling them white shirt guy and black shirt guy. Got it? Now let's proceed...

2) I've almost never seen anyone so openly regret a decision like white-shirt guy regrets throwing that first punch. Maybe he knew he was going to get whooped regardless and wanted to at least get in one shot, but as soon as he throws it he immediately goes into turtle mode. I guarantee you that's how Tiger Woods looked while his wife was chasing him with a golf club.

3) You gotta feel bad for black shirt guy. Everyone gets distracted by white shirt guys punch and stops kicking him, allowing him to lean up against that truck and try to catch his breath...until a rogue bouncer spots him and starts wailing on him again. Not a good night for black shirt guy.

4) I feel like not enough has been made of the setting. First off, where are they? A staff parking lot? So when bouncers at 40/40 kick people out this is where they take them? Or at least this is where they take them when they want to beat on them for a while. And if this is a staff parking lot, 40/40 employees clearly aren't making a lot of bank because one of them is driving what appears to be a shitty red Honda Accord. Without hubcaps.

5) Someone is shrieking throughout this video like a little girl, and I don't think it's white shirt or black shirt guy, I think it's one of the bouncers. I know it's hard to imagine such a high-pitched noise coming out of such a large man, but watch the video closesy. It looks like Clark and Durant pretty much take their beating silently. And yes, I am aware that I spend way too much time thinking about these things.