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Axl Rose claims Tommy Hilfiger is misunderstood.
Remember when we told you about Rosario Dawson being all hot and Axl all playing for her at the Plumm last Thursday?

Well, Axl pussed out and got slapped by Tommy Hilfiger. Wait, Axl Rose got slapped by Tommy Hilfiger?

Yes, AXL ROSE WAS SLAPPED BY TOMMY HILFIGER.

According to Page Six, Axl moved Tommy's girlfriend's drink to keep it from spilling, and Tommy unloaded on Axl. I don't know who's gayer, Axl, for moving Tommy's girlfriend's cocktail or Tommy for slapping Axl.

Oh wait. Moot point.

Tommy was pissed that Axl moved his grrrl's drink, so he kept throwing punches to the rocker's face. Inside sources say that Tommy was out for blood and even tried to break Axl's legs with an umbrella from his new line of American Ex-Pats Back Return to America accessories.

It was Tommy's own bodyguard who eventually pulled him from the club. "He just kept smacking me," Rose told KROQ when he stopped by. In an interview with Page Six's Richard Johnson, he said, "I don't hold any grudge against him. I just don't understand him."

After the brouhaha, Rose took the stage and dedicated "You're Crazy" to the fashionista.

The event even forced people to choose rocker v. designer. Lenny Kravitz sided with Hilfiger while Kid Rock had Axl's back. In case anyone was confused about all the Botoxed flesh that was swinging about, Kid offered this insight: Apparently, there's a celebrity hierarchy, and Hilfiger was pissed because he's not as popular as Rose. Kid claims that this "food chain" begins with "mere mortals" and works up to sports icons. "After that it's movie stars, then rock stars, then Michael Jordan." Hilfiger is higher than a mere mortal but lower than Axl Rose.

There is speculation that this was more than a random brawl between Who's Who on the Hollywood D-List. Apparently, Axl's dating Hilfiger's adopted brother's ex-wife. HOMOSAYWHAT?

"The combatants have been at odds since Rose started dating Diane O'Connor, the ex-wife of Hilfiger's adopted brother, denim designer Michael H," Johnson explains.

Personally, I think this was a case of straight-up jealousy. Hilfiger just sold his Khaki Kingdom for $1.6 billion and is clearly jealous of Rose, especially of his resurgence, his killer braids, and the about-to-be-released- sure-it'll-kick-ass-I- swear-it'll- come-out-and-go- straight-to-number-one Chinese Democracy. What does Hilfiger have anymore? NOTHING.

But it was this gem that made the night pure magic: "Kid Rock got trampled by people running over. It was unbelievable," says one source, via Blabbermouth.

Too bad he wasn't doing Scott Stapp at the time.

[Sources: http://www.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix/pagesix.htm
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=52546]
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