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Floyd Mayweather turned down a fan's request for a selfie, saying he wouldn't take a photo with a man with 'painted nails'

Floyd Mayweather speaking at the WBA Lightweight Championship fight between Gervonta Davis and Rolando Romero press conference.
Mayweather was leaving the Clippers vs. Grizzlies game. Michael Owens/Getty Images

  • Floyd Mayweather rejected a fan's request for a selfie as he left Staples Center this past weekend.
  • "I'm not gonna take no picture with no guy with no painted nails," Mayweather says in a video.
  • Mayweather's agent said he didn't take the photo because he was in a rush to leave the game.
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Floyd Mayweather rejected a fan's request for a photo Saturday, telling him that he "don't take pictures with guys with no painted nails."

The fan, who filmed the interaction, approached Mayweather after the Los Angeles Clippers had played the Memphis Grizzlies at Staples Center in LA on Saturday.

In the video, which was shared with TMZ, Mayweather is heard saying: "You got painted nails. I'm not gonna take no picture with no guy with no painted nails," before his bodyguard ushers the fan away.

You can see video of the incident, which starts just as Mayweather speaks to the fan, below:

After Mayweather has moved on, the fan turns the camera on himself, calling Mayweather a "homophobe."

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"Floyd doesn't want to take a picture with me because my nails are painted. Bruh, really?!" he adds.

TMZ also reported that Mayweather stopped to take pictures with many other fans at the game.

Mayweather's agent has denied that Mayweather didn't take a picture with the fan because of his nails, telling TMZ it was actually because he was in a rush to leave the game.

The agent also strongly denied the fan's assertion that Mayweather is homophobic.

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