Despite the lyrics of her hit tune “I’m Good” it was not the best f*n night of her life.
Bebe Rexha, the 33-year-old New York-born singer of Albanian-North Macedonian descent, was rushed off the stage on Sunday after a maniac in the crowd pelted her with a mobile phone.
The incident occurred at The Rooftop at Pier 17, a five-year-old venue at South Street Seaport in Manhattan with views of the Brooklyn Bridge, on the 11th night into Rexha’s “Best F*n Night of My Life Tour.” R&B singer Zolita was the opening act.
As per the Setlist.fm the violent act occurred during the show closer, “I’m Good.” This being a mainstream concert in the modern age, many fans caught the moment of impact with their own mobile phones and uploaded that video to social media. We thought about it and decided not to embed the tweets here. Do you really want to see Bebe Rexha get clocked in the face by a speeding cell phone? What did Bebe Rexha ever do to you? But, if you really are super curious, here is one such link.
V.F. has reached out to Rexha’s representatives for comment, but did not hear back.
ABC 7-NY reported that the NYPD made an arrest on the scene, and the alleged culprit was kept in custody. (If you poke around on YouTube, you’ll find videos of people yelling, “That’s assault,” and pointing at the guy as he’s carted off.) TMZ reported that the singer required three stitches after the surprising attack.
Rexha’s schedule takes her to Philadelphia tomorrow night. Her North American tour continues through July 1, ending in Los Angeles. In late July and August, she has dates scheduled in Europe. One such booked gig, the Big Slap Festival in Malmö, suddenly seems less appealing, no doubt!
Rather than dwell on this unfortunate moment, let’s conclude by watching Bebe Rexha killing it as a pop star. Here’s a video of Rexha performing one of her newer tunes, “I Am,” on The Kelly Clarkson Show.
Jordan Hoffman
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