A video of Chris Brown angrily confronting stage crew after being stuck on suspension wires in mid-air during a concert has gone viral.
The 35-year-old singer — who recently claimed he wasn’t invited to the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game — can be seen hanging from wires above the stage while performing at the Prudential Center in New Jersey on Wednesday. clip shared by @terriem89.
The Grammy winner was left dangling in the air as he belted out Under The Influence after the wires malfunctioned.
Despite his obvious frustration over the accident, as he angrily gestures to someone offstage, Brown continues to sing the song as his backup dancers perform below.
A ladder was quickly brought to the stage, allowing Brown to descend and complete his song, although he engaged in a verbal conversation with one of the crew members who had helped bring the ladder.
A video of Chris Brown angrily confronting stage crew after being stuck on suspension wires in mid-air during a concert has gone viral
The 35-year-old singer is seen hanging above the stage during a performance at the Prudential Center in New Jersey on Wednesday, according to the clip shared by @terriem89
The video was captioned: “This guy hung for a long time before anyone realized he was stuck.”
Another video detailing a different angle of the incident was originally shared by The Hollywood Reporter.
THR reported that at the end of the two-hour concert, Brown told the audience he was “angry” but also “made light of the situation.”
Brown’s 11:11 tour concludes with two performances at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on August 6 and 7.
The viral video comes after the singer cried error after claiming he was not invited to play in the match N.B.A Celebrity game with all stars.
He blamed the sponsor’s squeamishness about his violent past as the reason he was reportedly asked and subsequently cut from the annual hoops game.
‘I was asked by the NBA to play in the all-star game this year! Only that they would call later and say they couldn’t do it because of their sponsors like Ruffles,” he claimed.
“Right now, I’m tired of people bothering me and I’m tired of living in the damn past.
The Grammy winner was left dangling in the air as he belted out Under The Influence after the wires malfunctioned
Despite his obvious frustration over the accident, as he angrily gestures to someone offstage, Brown continues to sing the song as his backup dancers perform below.
Brown pleaded guilty to one felony count of assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna, now 35, during a highly publicized incident in 2009.
He agreed to a plea deal that required community service, domestic violence counseling and five years of probation.
In 2012, he was involved in a brawl at a New York nightclub with Drake, NBA star Tony Parker and members of their entourages. Eight people were injured, but no criminal charges were filed.
That same year, he got in trouble for violating a restraining order and attending the same Halloween party as Rihanna. He was dressed as an Islamic terrorist.
In 2014, while in rehab for anger management issues, Brown was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.
THR reported that at the end of the two-hour concert, Brown told the audience he was “angry” but also “made light of the situation.”
Brown pleaded guilty to one felony count of assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna, now 35, in a highly publicized incident in 2009; (photo June)
He was later expelled from the facility for violating “internal rules” and sentenced to 131 days in jail for violating his probation.
A series of other legal issues continued to surface, including allegations that he sent text message threats to former girlfriend Karrueche Tran, now 35, in 2017. The Bel Air actress was granted a five-year restraining order.
In 2021, police came to his home after a woman called for help and said she had been hit in the back of the head. TMZ and Los Angeles ABC affiliate identified that man as Brown.
The Loyal singer posted a video to his Instagram stories with a message scrolled over it that read, “This is for all the haters out there. If you don’t like what I do, but you watch everything I do, you’re still a fan.’