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Moneybagg Yo denies he was target of shooting at Vegas birthday party, fans say he 'was acting like a fool'

It was rumored that Moneybagg Yo was the target of shooting at his Vegas party venue however, the rapper cleared the air via Instagram

Rapper Moneybagg Yo recently celebrated his 29th birthday at Aria Resort & Casino, Las Vegas with his supermodel girlfriend Ari Fletcher and a bunch of his close buddies. The American artist even got a super-sleek Maybach as a birthday gift from his gal-pal. Everything was going fine until rumors started doing the rounds the Memphis rapper had to shut down his birthday party due to a gunfire shooting that took place nearby.

The Complex reports that some of the footage also made it to the social media where people could be seen near the casino as multiple shots are heard in the background. According to TMZ, a few sources confirmed to them that no major injuries were reported, however, one woman was treated for "a minor grazing injury.” Law enforcement sources told TMZ that an altercation had occurred near the valet station and that led to one person firing a gun.

It was rumored that Moneybagg Yo was the target of the alleged shooting. However, the ‘Federal 3X’ hitmaker later posted an Instagram story to clear the air. While sitting in his brand new wheels, Moneybagg Yo was heard saying, “Shot at who? Ain’t no mother f***ers shot as us man. I’m in a Maybach right now.” The American artist, who has 5.3  million followers on his official Instagram account also added that he was sitting with his shoes off in the car as he remained unphased by the rumors.

It wasn’t long that the news spread like a wildfire on Twitter. Apart from the footage of the evening, a lot of people also posted their opinions on the matter. One user shared a video from the venue and stated, (FULL VIDEO) a Shooting at moneybagg yo birthday dinner while ari fletcher was gifting him his new Maybach." One individual tweeted, “Blac Youngsta/Moneybagg Yo dropping they location for the opp & they came thru shooting & all that rapping abt Guns &  they didn’t even shoot back. All I heard was “they still coming back (twice). I’m disappointed and I gotta stop slamming dat CODE”

Continuing with their tweets, one user stated, “The behavior moneybaggyo showed last night is probably the same type of behavior that got people shooting at his car. I’m just assuming but I wouldn’t be surprised. Cause bro was acting a fool” Another used tweeted saying that probably an innocent person got pulled in to the mix when the rapper was the actual target and questioned where was security:  “So Y’all gone act like they wasn’t shooting last night @MoneyBaggYo  party” One concerned Twitterati shared, “It’s sad ppl were shooting at @MoneyBaggYo and shot an innocent civilian wtf going on ... why don’t you have security? When you up ... gotta have security always.”

Fletcher, who has been dating Moneybagg from the last nine months, gifted her rapper boyfriend an expensive 2020 Mercedes Benz Maybach to make his 29th birthday all the way more special. She also shared a lot of behind-the-scenes from the party with her 4 million Instagram followers. In a lot of stories shared from her page, we could see how she surprised her boyfriend with the brand new wheels.

Moneybagg had also shared a few visuals of his birthday party and birthday gift in one of his stories. The rapper was spotted chilling out in the new car with his girlfriend Fletcher and having a gala time.