Tim McGraw Slaps Female Fan Across The Face to Stop Her From 'Ripping His Jeans' (VIDEO)
Tim McGraw recently shocked fans when he slapped a female fan while performing at a show in Atlanta.
The Country Music star, 47, was performing his hit song "Truck Yeah" at Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood on Sunday when the incident occurred.
In newly released video footage obtained by TMZ.com, a woman in the audience can be seen slapping McGraw's knee before reaching closer to his groin area and he does not react well.
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The married singer slaps the unidentified woman across the face, much to the surprise of fellow concert goers. An irritated McGraw then stands with his hands on his hips and watches as the woman is escorted out by security.
While some critics were quick to slam McGraw over the incident on social networking sites, his rep insists his actions were justified.
"Tim was singing out in the audience and someone firmly grabbed onto his leg and wouldn't let go as he was moving through the crowd," a rep for the singer told TMZ.com.
"He instinctively swatted to try to keep them from ripping his jeans (which they succeeded at doing!), and so he could get to more fans who could slap hands with him before the end of the show," the rep explained.
Fans took to social networking site Twitter on Friday after video footage of the incident went viral. While some expressed support for Mcgraw, others did not.
"[Tim] deserves his personal space. Just because he's an entertainer doesn't mean it's ok to touch his body. That's assault!" one fan tweeted.
"Wow. I get the hand swat for the jeans grab but slapping the women on her face...how many times you slap #FaithHill ? #TimMcGraw LOSER!!!!!" one seemingly unimpressed fan wrote.
"K y'all Tim McGraw shouldn't have slapped that lady. Look at Luke Byran fan they do that to him all the time and he doesn't slap them," another tweet read.
McGraw is the husband of famed country pop singer Faith Hill, 46, and the couple shares three children.
The singer is currently gearing up for the September release of his latest album "Sundown Heaven Town."
