Bebe Rexha threatened legal action after audience members threw objects at her during a recent performance in Green Bay.
The 34-year-old singer had the violators removed from the concert and warned the audience that she was not afraid to file a lawsuit. shocking fan video making the rounds via TikTok on Monday.
She referred to a previous incident in which she filed charges after being hit in the face with a cell phone on stage last year.
“If you want to punch me in the face, I had them press charges on the other guy,” Rexha said on stage. ‘I would really like to become richer.’
The caption for the clip read: “Bebe Rexa had to stop her show TWICE tonight because people were throwing things on stage and into the audience, like ten people were being escorted out during the entire show.”
Bebe Rexha threatened legal action after audience members threw objects at her during a recent performance in Green Bay; (photo April)
The 34-year-old singer had the violators removed from the concert and warned the audience that she was not afraid to file a lawsuit, according to a shocking fan video that made the rounds via TikTok on Monday; (photo June)
In last year’s incident, Rexha received stitches after contestant Nicholas Malvagna pelted her with a mobile phone on The Rooftop at Pier 17 during her Best F’n Night Of My Life tour.
Moments after the incident, Rexha fell to her knees with her head bowed as several crew members rushed from the wings to help her.
Rexha was hospitalized and suffered “redness, swelling, bruising, a laceration to her eye and significant pain” as a result of being hit with the phone, according to police.
During the concert, fans immediately alerted security to Malvagna, who was then taken away by security.
An NYPD spokesperson said: “On Sunday, June 18, 2023 at approximately 10:00 PM, law enforcement was notified of an assault that occurred in the Pier 17 concert space, located at 89 South Street, within the boundaries of the 1st Precinct.
“A preliminary investigation at the scene revealed that a 27-year-old man deliberately threw a mobile phone at a 33-year-old female performer on stage and hit her in the face.
The statement continued, “The individual was taken into custody at the scene and transported to the 1st Precinct for arrest processing. The assisted woman was taken to a local hospital by ambulance personnel in a stable condition.’
Malvagna admitted to throwing the phone at Rexha, according to a criminal complaint, explaining that he was “trying to see if I could hit her with the phone at the end of the show because it would be funny.”
Malvagna’s attorney Todd A. Spodek told Ny Breaking.com at the time: “As a fan, Mr. Malvagna’s sole intention was to have Ms. Rexha take photos with his phone and send them back as a souvenir. He never intended to injure Ms. Rehxa.”
Malvagna faced multiple charges, including two counts of third-degree assault, one count of second-degree harassment, one count of second-degree aggravated harassment and one count of attempted third-degree assault.
Videos posted to Twitter showed the entertainer, whose full name is Bleta Rexha, being helped off stage after the incident
Rexha posted a video of her injuries on TikTok after the attack at her concert, which showed she required stitches
Rehxa seemed to be in good spirits, as she appeared in an Instagram Stories post on Tuesday
In last year’s incident, Rexha received stitches after contestant Nicholas Malvagna pelted her with a cell phone on The Rooftop at Pier 17 during her Best F’n Night Of My Life tour
Earlier this year, he accepted an offer to have his charges dropped.
This agreement requires him to complete 40 days of community service and comply with a protective order for six months.
The incident has been added to a growing list of unusual occurrences at live events over the past two years.
These events included a fan throwing a bag of ashes on stage during a Pink concert and Harry Styles being hit in the eye during one of his shows with Skittles.