Ava Max, a singer, was shockingly slapped onstage during her performance in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Before being hauled away by security, an audience member struck the pop artist in the face while standing on the stage.
On social media, a video of the incident is currently trending. In the meantime, Max posted about the experience on Twitter. The singer Bebe Rexha was attacked with a cell phone during her show in NYC less than two days prior, so the incident has raised questions about the safety of the performers.
Ava Max Slapped Onstage During Los Angeles Concert
The incident happened on June 20th as Max was ready to perform her final song of the show. The Ghost singer is shown being slapped on the face in a live clip as she flinches and grabs her eye. The security guards then took the attacker away right away.
However, Max made the decision to go on with the show and even greeted her audience after the performance. She then opened up about the incident on Twitter and disclosed that she had received an inside-eye scrape.
Singer Ava Max slapped by fan on stage pic.twitter.com/R7SNB05Xgd
— Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) June 21, 2023
The inside of my eye was scratched by his strong slap to me. He won’t ever attend another performance. I want to thank the LA crowd for being amazing tonight. The songwriter, age 29, wrote.
Eye Witnesses Share Details of the Incident
A few concertgoers have discussed the specifics of what happened on stage. Joel Rangel, who travelled from Arizona to see the performance, said, “She was ending the show with her song The Motto and a fan just ran and jumped on the left side of the stage.”
He slapped me so hard that he scratched the inside of my eye. He’s never coming to a show again 😡😡thank you to the fans for being spectacular tonight in LA though!!❤️
— AVA MAX (@AvaMax) June 21, 2023
“Some of the lights dropped to the floor as he rushed onto the stage, and he ran for Ava holding out his arms as if he were going to give her a hug. However, as the guards rushed to grab him, she turned around and was struck in the face by his extended arm. Joel added that Max almost chose not to hold the meet and greet but ultimately did.
He said, “It was sad having to talk to her in that way because she had to wear sunglasses and she was confused and dazed.” The security guy practically threw him down the stairs after being tackled by another audience member, Cory Larrabee, who also spoke at the event. Wild!!! It happened really quickly.
Bebe Rexha was Struck with a Cell Phone on Sunday
A guy has been accused of assaulting singer Bebe Rexha by hurling a cell phone at her as the news of Max being smacked broke. The pop sensation was injured on Sunday night at Pier 17 in New York when a phone was thrown from the audience and smacked her in the head.
Rexha lost consciousness while performing and had to be taken to the hospital, where she underwent facial surgery. Later, the attacker was revealed to be 27-year-old Nicolas Malvagna, who deliberately attacked the singer. He was accused of aggravated harassment and third-degree assault.
