Bebe Rexha Gets Hit Right In The Face By A Phone Thrown From Audience, Falls To Her Knees In Pain

During a concert in New York City, singer Bebe Rexha suffered a significant injury when she was hit in the face by a phone thrown by someone in the audience. The incident occurred on The Rooftop at Pier 17, where Bebe performed as part of her Best F'n Night Of My Life tour.

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After the unexpected incident, the Grammy-nominated singer clutched her face and dropped to her knees, bowing her head in pain. Promptly, a number of crew members from the wings swiftly came to her aid.

A preliminary investigation conducted at the scene revealed that a 27-year-old male deliberately threw a cell phone at a 33-year-old female performer who was on stage, resulting in a direct impact to her face.

The individual responsible for the incident was promptly taken into custody at the scene and subsequently transported to the 1st Precinct for the necessary procedures related to the arrest.

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Numerous individuals who attended the concert in New York City on Sunday captured videos of the incident and shared them online. Among them was a user with the username @RossBernaud. In the footage, the singer, known by her full name Bleta Rexha, is visible being assisted by crew members as they guide her off the stage after the regrettable occurrence.

While receiving medical attention and being escorted backstage, Bebe Rexha took a moment to express her appreciation to the audience by waving, showcasing her gratitude despite the injury she had sustained.

The Twitter user captioned the video clip, stating, "This is Bebe Rexha being rushed out of the concert venue here in NYC after someone threw a f***ing phone and hit her face as she was leaving the stage."

"We were all having a hell of a good time and so was Bebe, we were all having a blast, I mean who would even do that??? We hope you're ok @BebeRexha."

Following the incident, Bebe Rexha was quickly taken to the hospital for medical treatment. She received multiple stitches on her chin and face to address the injury.

A tweet from the account Pop Base read: "Bebe Rexha's mother reveals that she had to get three stitches after someone in the audience threw a phone at her head during her concert." 

In the aftermath of the incident, numerous fans of Rexha took to Twitter to share their feelings of frustration and disappointment. They expressed their deep dismay at the senseless act of aggression directed toward the pop star.

"Bebe is literally one of the sweetest and most unproblematic people in the music industry she doesn't deserve this... some of y'all really need to leave her alone omg," wrote one fan.

Another fan wrote, "Absolutely great show ruined by a fan throwing their phone at @BebeRexha hopefully she is ok after that."

One fan conveyed their dissatisfaction with the disrespectful and inappropriate behavior of the individual who threw the phone onto the stage. Meanwhile, another fan raised concerns and pondered the motive and circumstances behind the incident, questioning how and why such an unfortunate event could take place.

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'"Fans" suck so bad because what do you mean Bebe Rexha had to go to the f***ing hospital and get stitches in her head because someone threw a phone at her and it hit her???? What the f***???" the fan said.

Another fan called Rexha "literally one of the sweetest and most unproblematic people in the music industry,' adding, 'she doesn't deserve this."

"Bebe Rexha really deserves better... between this and the audience not showing any visible signs of care. Like idc if they paid $6 to come see her, at the end of the day, they gotta show some respect..." wrote yet another fan.

The singer later took to her social media to post a selfie of her bruised face where she updated her fans about the injury.

She wrote: 'Im good.' 

In the upcoming week, she has four concert dates lined up, including a performance at The Fillmore in Philadelphia on June 20, The Fillmore Silver Spring in Silver Spring, Maryland on June 21, the Tabernacle in Atlanta on June 23, and the Hard Rock Live Orlando in Orlando, Florida on June 24.

It remains uncertain at this time how the recent distressing incident will impact these scheduled shows.

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Nevertheless, it remains uncertain at this time how the recent distressing incident will impact these scheduled shows.