‘Return of the Mack’ Singer Mark Morrison Arrested for Alleged Simple Battery ArticlePure

Mark Morrison, the singer known for the 1996 song “Return of the Mack” has been arrested.

On Saturday, March 22, Morrison, 52, was arrested in Palm Beach, Fla. following alleged simple battery in an incident that took place at Le Bar à Vin.

According to the probable cause affidavit from Palm Beach Police obtained by PEOPLE, Morrison entered the wine bar that evening “yelling and cursing” about an event at the restaurant.

The English R&B singer allegedly became “irate” during the interaction and pushed an individual — whose name was redacted — in their upper body.

Fabrizio Riillo, a witness of the incident and the restaurant’s nightlife manager per Palm Beach Daily News, stated that Morrison stood “very close” and “began yelling” about the event he was planning. Morrison then pushed an individual “twice with an open palm,” per the affidavit.

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Riillo said that they stood in between both Morrison and the person involved in the incident and asked Morrison to step outside. Morrison was arrested because he allegedly “intentionally” touched or struck the individual “against his will.”

Morrison was booked late on Saturday night and released in the early hours of Sunday, March 23 on $1,000 bond, per Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office records.

According to Palm Beach Daily News, Morrison is due back in court on April 15 at the Palm Beach County Courthouse in West Palm Beach.

A request for comment to Morrison’s studio was not immediately returned.

Morrison is known for the 1990s songs “Crazy,” “Let’s Get Down” and “Return of the Mack.” In January, his song “Return of the Mack” reached 500 million streams on Spotify.

When its album of the same name was released in 1996, Entertainment Weekly wrote: “From its title, ”Return of the Mack” sounds like another rap tale of gangsta paradise; Mark Morrison comes off more like a funked-up Seal, promising revenge to a deceitful lover in a warbly croon.”

“The end result is an odd but infectious new-jack-swing variation on ‘Hey Joe,’ buoyed by bubbly beats and the insistent title refrain.”