Police Close SoHo Club After a Celebrity Brawl The police have shut down a nightclub where the R&B singer Chris Brown and people associated with the rapper Drake were involved in a brawl early Thursday morning, The Associated Press reported. Club W.i.P, on Vandam Street in SoHo, was closed on Saturday night because of code violations, the police said, without giving details. On Thursday, it was the scene of a bar fight involving Mr. Brown and members of Drake's entourage in which Champagne bottles were lobbed like missiles. Mr. Brown, his bodyguard and his girlfriend were among the eight people injured. The small basement-level club had been packed with celebrities attending a birthday party for the manager of the R&B star Ne-Yo. Guests included Meek Mill, who is touring with Drake; Mary J. Blige; and Tony Parker, of the San Antonio Spurs, who suffered a scratched retina. It is unclear how the fight started. One witness said it began when Mr. Brown sent a bottle of Champagne to Drake, who returned it unopened. Ice chips were thrown at Mr. Brown, the witness said, and then the two camps started throwing bottles at each other. A publicist said Drake had left the club when the violence started. The police have also received a different version of events from Mr. Brown and other witnesses, who told them Mr. Brown was leaving the club when several men stripped off their shirts and confronted his group, saying, "What is your problem with Drake?" Tensions have been high between Mr. Brown and Drake because both have dated Rihanna, and Mr. Brown pleaded guilty to assaulting her in 2009 while they were still dating.