Justin Timberlake was reportedly caught up in a brawl inside a New York nightclub last Saturday (September 6th).

The incident, which took place in early hours of the morning at the Rainbow Bar, is said to have begun after a female fan tried to take a picture of the singer on her mobile phone.

It's understood that male friends of the fan became involved in an altercation with Timberlake's security team who tried to prevent her taking the picture.

Timberlake, who is not thought to have been directly involved, was at the bar following a performance with Beyonce Knowles.

"It was mayhem. Justin narrowly missed being punched in the face when a fan tried to take a photo of him on her camera, and his minder kicked off, screaming at the girl and snatching the camera off her to delete the pic,” a source told the Mirror newspaper.

"A huge commotion broke out with the fan's male pals who tried to protect her. Fists were flying and JT was desperately trying to get out of the way.

“Mariah [Carey], Beyonce and her sister Solange, were petrified, not to mention Rihanna and Chris Brown who also ducked for cover as their security teams shielded them from the flying glass."

(by Jason Gregory)