Color Me Badd Singer Arrested for Assaulting Bandmate Onstage

Something upset Bryan Abrams of the '90s R&B group Color Me Badd enough for him to take it out violently on his bandmate Mark Calderon, shoving him hard unprompted.

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During a recent show at del Lago Casino in Waterloo, New York, '90s R&B group Color Me Badd played a show that ended pretty poorly. As TMZ points out, someone at the concert managed to catch the closing moments of the show, in which lead singer Bryan Abrams walked up to his bandmate Mark Calderon and shoved him to the ground. 

According to an eyewitness, Abrams was having a particularly bad night with his vocals, and eventually just walked off stage in frustration. In the video, he can be seen making his return to the stage, but not to perform. Calderon reportedly hit some sound equipment on his way down, sustaining injuries from the supposedly unprovoked attack. He has been taken to a local hospital, where he was treated for neck and back pain.

Abrams, meanwhile, has been arrested for misdemeanor assault, and has been taken to jail. His bail has been set at $2,000, although it's unclear if he's posted bail just yet. A spokesperson for the Seneca County Sheriff's told People, "At approx. 9:15 p.m., Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the del Lago Casino in the Town of Tyre for an assault. Deputies subsequently arrested Bryan K. Abrams, age 48, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for attempted assault in the 3rd degree.”

Color Me Badd had a number of hits in the early '90s, before breaking up in 1998 so that the members could pursue solo careers. They reformed in 2010, and have been playing shows ever since but have yet to release any new material.

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