Pete Wentz Speaks About Heckler Fracas

Pete Wentz has spoken out about the fracas he got involved in after a gig on Monday night.

The bassist rubbished the media reports that he started a fight with a heckler over jibes they made about his alleged fight with Ashlee Simpson.

Instead, he claims he only punched the unnamed heckler after being grabbed he left the stage at the Schuba club. Feeling no regrets, he said he would always defend himself in that situation.

Speaking to MTV, Wentz said: “The story on the Internet is absolutely false. Yes, we were playing an acoustic afterparty. It was a good time for the most part. Yes, the guy was heckling me and the band, so were other people, most in good fun. But we get heckled onstage all the time, and while I'm a jerk, I'm not the kind of person who would ever lash out at someone simply over this. I mean I'm not as big as Akon and haven't written as many good songs.”

"The truth is on the way out the door I had to pass directly next to the guy and I knew it, so I kept my head down and walked out. As I did, the guy reached out and grabbed me and said something I couldn't really hear — it was a glorious use of the English language, though."

"As he grabbed me, I punched him. Yell all you want at me, say whatever, but in a situation like that I will defend myself. After that, of course, it got chaotic, (but) we have several independent witnesses that gave statements saying he grabbed me first ... I am not worried over the outcome, as I was clearly in the right. Anything anyone else is saying or writing is simply not true."