Image Credit: PRN/PR PhotosSum 41 singer Deryck Whibley was attacked last night in Japan by three men, according to the band’s Twitter account. Around midnight ET, a message was posted on Twitter which announced, “Deryck Whibley was attacked in a bar last night by 3 unknown people. He is in the hospital now. Japanese police are looking into the matter.” The band are currently on tour in Japan. A couple of hours later, another message appeared. This one explained that “Deryck Whibley is still in the hospital. He was attacked late last night in Japan….”
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oh my god, i hope hes okay!
thats so weird.
Tumbleweed rolling….
I bet it was brody jenner fans. I hear he is HUGE in japan.
Who knew Avril had it in with the Yazuka?!
LMAO!!!!!!!! thought the same thing
I really hope he’s okay, but I just was wondering…was it ninjas?
I lived in Japan for three years, Tokyo is one of the safest places to walk the street at night and the people of Japan are the most respectful people I have ever met.
That’s…random. Also, I didn’t know Sum 41 was still in existence after 2002ish.
They posted earlier that he slipped a disc and was still going to play (against doctors orders)
Hopefully he doesn’t do too much more damage…..
1 vs 3? Wonder if they were locals or foreigners… I hope Deryck makes a speedy recovery and the police catch the punks who attacked him. Would’ve been cool if he took ‘em out like how an unarmed Tom Cruise did when he cut down those ronin in “The Last Samurai.” He would’ve been the best “Sum”arai indeed…
Uh oh, looks like the Japanese are up to no good again. First the rape of Nanking, now the attack of Deryck Whibley.