Kid Rock got in a fight with Tommy Lee right at the VMAs last night, and he is even said to have popped him, although I couldn’t tell in the video of the incident, it’s all just a lot of flailing around from far away with Rock looking pissed and trying not to lose his cigar..

Here’s the video from MTV via TMZ.

TMZ says that Tommy Lee got booted from the VMAs right afterwards while Kid Rock was allowed to stay and was not immediately arrested for punching Lee.

Vegas cops issued a statement saying they were there quickly and that Kid Rock got a citation for misdemeanor battery. Cops were said to be looking for him after the VMAs. He will have to appear in court in Vegas in 3-5 weeks.

There was a recent story about Tommy Lee that he had sex with some chick on a table at a public nightclub. Maybe Lee was telling him not to disrespect the mother of his children with such nasty antics, or maybe they were arguing about Pamela herself. She is notorious for on-again off-again relationships that never really end, particularly with Tommy, so I wouldn’t be surprised if she had something going on with him again. She has been seen out on the beach in Malibu with Rick Solomon, the guy who made and marketed the Paris Hilton sex tape, but it’s unknown if they’re an item.

MTV reports that Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock ran into each other right before the VMAs and that it was quite an awkward moment:

As Pam made her way into that area from outside, Kid Rock was entering the same space, which is only like 5′ by 10″, but through the casino side entry. They didn’t notice each other — Pam chatted with Hans Klok, with whom she’s starring in a Vegas show, and Kid Rock sipped his Bud Light. But a minute or so later, Rock turned around and he and Pam were looking right at each other. “Hey,” Pam said to her ex-beau softly, with a cordial smile. It was one of those, “Oh, wow, you, yeah, OK,” moments. Very awkward. And everyone in that room picked up on it.

[From MTV.com]

Maybe that’s why tensions were high when Rock ran into Lee. Even if Lee hasn’t rekindled his relationship with the mother of his children, he still gets to see her often enough and I doubt she has much to do with Rock.

Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock are shown at the VMAs last night. Thanks to WENN for these photos.

Update: The NYDaily News had this pic of Anderson on Lee’s lap at the VMAs and said that this might have provoked Rock, along with the fact that Lee is said to have ignored him. Here’s the description of the incident.

Witnesses claimed Tommy Lee of Motley Crue may have provoked Kid Rock by reintroducing his lap and pawing hands to Anderson.

Rock took exception to Lee’s behavior, decking him in front of Sean (Diddy) Combs.

“It looked like Tommy Lee initiated it because Kid Rock was ignoring him,” said rap producer Rich Nice. “And Tommy Lee kind of antagonized him. And then when Tommy Lee stood up, it looked a little weird, like, ‘Yo, what?”‘

Nice said Kid Rock threw the first punch, backhanding Tommy Lee.

“And then Tommy Lee looked like he was trying to get at him to aggressively retaliate and then Kid Rock hits Tommy Lee again - bong,” Nice said.

[NY Daily News]