My Chemical Romance photographer assaulted, then made special guest

A freelance photographer named Nichole Torpea was apparently assaulted by My Chemical Romance's security detail despite having press credentials. A River Front Times story explained:

The man, whom she later described to St. Louis police as six-foot-three, 210 to 230 pounds and dressed all in black, grabbed her arm, led her through a door to a stairwell and forced her to the ground. I was collapsing under his pressure," she says. "I had no idea what was going on. He had no ID and wouldn't tell me who he was. He kept saying, 'You know what you did. Give me the fucking camera.'"

He returned several minutes later and gave back her camera, having deleted all the images on the memory card. His parting words: "You'll never work for MCR or [the band's label] Warner Bros. again!"

The assailant remains unknown, but the band is "looking into it." The band did their best to make up for the incident though, providing full access to the band, including photo credentials and an invite to the after-party celebrating the end of their concert tour. This time around the photographer had no run-ins with the band's security.