Joel Michael Singer is the
Florida man who was recorded headbutting another man and then being wrestled to the ground at a restaurant in Fort Lauderdale before police arrived.
The video begins by showing Singer arguing with two men. One of the men accuses Singer of punching another man. Singer walks away from the men only to return and headbutt one of the men. Singer is then taken to the ground by a witness who tells Singer, "You're f***ing done." The headbutted man then threatens Singer. Singer attempts to escape and initiate a conversation with the man holding him down. The video ends when the police arrive and escort Singer away.
According to a
post on Reddit, purported to be from the man who tackled Singer, 31, the video was recorded in July 2019 and uploaded first in August. The video was recorded at YOLO, a restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Singer has identified himself as the man in the video through
multiple copyright claimshe has made against Vimeo and Google. Those copyright claims were successful and saw the video has been removed from video streaming sites on multiple occasions. In more than one of those claims, Singer calls the clip, "Video of me being attacked." The first copyright claim made by Singer in relation to the video was made in September 2019.
In his
most recent copyright claim, which was made in April 2020, Singer alleged that the uploader of the video was "enticing threat and violence" against him. Singer complained about the comments on a
Reddit thread remaining public despite the video being deleted.
Court records in Broward County, Florida, do not reveal any criminal or civil cases involving Singer and the incident. The man who tackled Singer, Steven Heflin, told Heavy that he has had "zero interaction" with Singer since the incident.
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