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"Right now, Guns n&amp;apos; Roses are onstage rocking their first show in support of Chinese Democracy in Taipei, Taiwan, according to the band&amp;apos;s official Twitter, which launched today. (Watch footage from the band&amp;apos;s sound check below.)\r\nAs Rolling Stone reported yesterday, frontman Axl Rose was involved in a scuffle at Los Angeles International Airport as he traveled to the band&amp;apos;s first of four East Asian tour dates. TMZ now adds that Rose punched an &amp;quot;overzealous paparazzo&amp;quot; in the head, and the photographer claims to have footage of the altercation. UPDATE: The footage has been posted on TMZ; watch it below. LAX police told Rolling Stone they had no record of the incident.\r\nAxl Rose&amp;apos;s paparazzi punch-out: photos of his airport scuffle.\r\nThe photographer says Rose arrived at the airport with a woman in tow, and that he tried snapping a few photos of the couple. The woman, who was not named, got into a confrontation with the photogs, and when Rose noticed her scuffling with the paps he instantly started throwing punches.\r\nRock stars vs. paparazzi: a rundown, from Axl to Britney.\r\nA press statement released by Levine Communications Office, the public-relations firm that represents Rose and the band, defends Rose&amp;apos;s actions, and lays the blame flatly with the paparazzo.\r\n&amp;quot;Axl Rose ... was unhurt last evening when he was accosted by an unruly group of paparazzi at Los Angeles International Airport,&amp;quot; the statement, which is posted on the band&amp;apos;s MySpace, reads. &amp;quot;At the time of the incident, Mr. Rose was en-route to Taipei, Taiwan, to kick off Guns N&amp;apos; Roses&amp;apos; tour of Southeast Asia including shows in Taiwan, Korea and Japan. Mr. Rose, who was about to enter a security checkpoint at LAX when the altercation took place, was approached by a group of unchecked and unruly photographers who became aggressive with the singer and female members of the traveling group.&amp;quot;\r\nThe statement continues that Rose &amp;quot;was not injured during the unprovoked attack and was able to board his flight without further incident.&amp;quot;\r\nGuns n&amp;apos; Roses early days: look back in photos from Reckless Road.\r\nRolling Stone will have updates on the band&amp;apos;s first gig in nearly three years as information becomes available. Guns n&amp;apos; Roses have scheduled shows in Canada during January and February, and South America in March and April. No U.S. dates have been announced.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nRelated Stories: &amp;#x2022; Axl Rose Fights Photographer at L.A. Airport En Route to Guns n&amp;apos; Roses Tour &amp;#x2022; Guns n&amp;apos; Roses Announce Plans to Tour South America In March 2010 &amp;#x2022; Guns n&amp;apos; Roses &amp;quot;Vigorously Contest&amp;quot; Claims &amp;quot;Chinese Democracy&amp;quot; Stole a Sample"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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