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Footage of Mike Tyson HUGGING man who pulled a gun on him goes viral

Eyewitnesses said that an armed man ame to fight Mike Tyson in a bizarre attempt to 'elevate his status'

An incredible moment captured on camera shows former heavyweight legend Mike Tyson embracing a man who had pulled out a gun after trying to fight him at a Hollywood comedy club. An unidentified man approached Tyson on Tuesday, March 22, interrupting a comedy set at a Hollywood rooftop bar.

Eyewitnesses told TMZ that the man came to fight Mike Tyson in a bizarre attempt to 'elevate his status'. The bar's MC asked the man, wearing a white t-shirt and black leather jacket, to get out, eventually shoving him away from the stage. As the host pushed him towards the exit, the troublemaker said, "I don't give a f***! I'm joking." He then drew out a gun from his waistband and cocked it, saying, "look, this is easy." Almost immediately, he put the gun back into his waistband and said, "I'm out of here." He then walked towards the exit.

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He suddenly stopped, looked at Tyson seated in the front row and said, "Hey I love you fam, salute to all of your accomplishments, for real, if it wasn't for you we wouldn't have no inspiration, I love you OG, for real. From the heart, for real.  Respect." The man was asked to leave again, to which he said, "I told you am just joking."

Tyson, who had been sitting quietly, called the man over, who refused to go apparently because he was afraid the owners would call the police. However, Tyson insisted and as the man went in for a handshake, the two hugged each other. The man then screamed "New York! Brownsville!", referring to the neighborhood Tyson grew up in. He then shook hands with him again, grasping Tyson's hand with both of his, and leaning in with his forehead. The man eventually shouted "Shalawam!", which means "May peace be with you" in Hebrew, and walked away. 

He became aggressive again as the MC ordered him to head out, calling him a "sucker" and saying, "You a bi*** a** (N-word), you not an OG." After he left, the person recording the incident thanked Tyson and the crowd applauded him. The LAPD said that they were never called. The man remains unidentified. 

Social media users expressed their surprise at how Tyson remained calm despite the man producing a gun. "What has Mike Tyson been through? He didn’t move one bit wtf," one user wrote. "A prime example of unstable masculinity ( armed male ) And stable masculinity ( Mike Tyson )," another user commented.

"This man pulls out a gun on mike Tyson and mike hugs him. That guy is just BUILT DIFFERENT!!!" one user said. Another wrote, "Mike Tyson has lived a life that 99% of people wouldn't understand or survive. TF is a gun to Iron Mike". "Yo, @MikeTyson showing love in the face of danger and no one gets hurt after getting a gun pulled on him," wrote one user.