- Lennox, 32, performed in Inglewood, California at the Forum on Wednesday
- She started singing her song Pressure when the bottle just missed her
- The incident comes months after Bebe Rexha required stitches after being hit by a phone fired at her by a concertgoer
Ari Lennox was angry after a concertgoer launched a bottle in her direction while she performed in Inglewood, California at the Forum on Wednesday.
The 32-year-old Washington, D.C. native, who was the opener for Rod Wave, started singing her signature song Pressure when the bottle just missed her.
“Bitch, don't play with me,” the R&B singer, whose full name is Courtney Shanade Salter, said in a video on social media that circulated after the incident. “Stop messing around, I'm going to destroy you.”
The Got Me artist stood facing a specific part of the arena as she continued her statement.
'Who did it? Who the hell did it?' she said. 'I'm not playing that, I'm a real b****, and I'll fuck the hell out of your ass.
The latest: Ari Lennox, 32, was upset after a concertgoer launched a bottle in her direction while she performed in Inglewood, California at the Forum on Wednesday. Pictured in LA last year
Lennox was photographed earlier this month on stage at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena on November 2
“Don't you ever disrespect a beautiful black woman on a fucking stage, I'll fucking fuck you. That's the damn thing, who did it?'
In a separate fan clip, a person in the crowd appeared to identify himself as the person who threw the bottle, as Lennox said, “Come here, let's do it.”
The microphone Lennox was using was turned off and Lennox's security led her off the stage and followed the hazard. Entertainment weekly reported.
The incident involving Lennox is the latest in an alarming trend of performers being attacked with objects on stage by audience members.
Earlier this month, Taylor Swift told fans at her show at Estadio River Plate in Buenos Aires not to throw presents at the stage, citing the safety concerns that came with it.
“It really drives me crazy when things get thrown on stage,” Swift said. 'Because if it's on stage, a dancer can trip over it. I love that you brought presents and that's so nice, but can you please not throw them on stage? I love you so much.'
Last June, singer Bebe Rexha was injured after being hit in the face by a phone that a concertgoer launched onto the stage during her show at New York City's The Rooftop at Pier 17.
Rexha required stitches following the incident, which saw a man named Nicolas Malvagna arrested on charges of assault.
The singer, whose full name is Courtney Shanade Salter, was photographed in New Orleans in June
In another shocking incident that took place last June, Pink was performing in London's Hyde Park when an audience member threw a bag containing her mother's ashes onto the stage.
'Is this your mother? I don't know what to think about that,” Pink said, adding that the incident was “a first” in her decades-long career in the spotlight.
Adele discussed the issue last July during one of her concerts at her Las Vegas residency at Ceasar's Palace Hotel & Casino.
“Have you noticed how people are and forget about damn show etiquette at this point?” said the Rolling in the Deep singer. “People just throwing things on stage, have you seen them?”
At that moment, Adele had a T-shirt cannon in her hand and told the audience with a smile, “I fucking dare you…dare you to throw something at me and I fucking dare you.” kill you.”