By Jen Heger - Breaking Celebrity News Assistant Managing Editor

Chris Brown got at least eight stitches to sew up a nasty gash on his chin as a result of the nightclub brawl that Drake instigated in the early morning hours Thursday in New York, Breaking Celebrity News is exclusively reporting.

A physical fight subsequently broke out between Drake and Chris' entourages, with friends, bodyguards and innocent bystanders left bloodied and hurt. As evidenced by the exclusive photos obtained by Breaking Celebrity News, the club was virtually destroyed in the wake of the brawl. "There was blood all over," an eyewitness said. "Both of their entourages got involved and it all got really out of control really fast. The club was unrecognizable afterwards!"

The Grammy award winning singer got "eight stitches as a result of the bottle that was thrown at him by Drake, as several eyewitnesses told the NYPD. Chris is going to be OK, and he had to get a tetanus shot as well. His bodyguard Big Pat suffered a nasty gash to his head, and got at least 20 stitches and a tetanus shot. Chris' girlfriend, Karreuche Tran, had some glass fragments removed from minor cuts she sustained as a result of the melee. All three of them were bloodied, and looked like they had been through a war zone. They are truly lucky that they weren