- Bebe Rexha was performing last night in Manhattan when a flying cell phone struck her in the head.
- Police said a 27-year-old man from New Jersey was arrested and charged with assault.
A man has been arrested after police say he threw his phone at singer Bebe Rexha in the middle of a New York City concert, striking her in the head, according to a spokesperson for the New York Police Department.
Amid an ongoing investigation, the NYPD told Insider in a statement that New Jersey resident Nicolas Malvagna, 27, has been charged with assault.
Police said they were called to the Pier 17 venue in lower Manhattan at around 10 p.m. Sunday, and that Malvagna was arrested roughly an hour later at 10:54 pm.
On Moday morning, Rexha assured fans she was "okay" on social media while showing her black eye in Instagram and TikTok posts. On the latter platform, she sang, "I'm good, yeah I'm feeling alright" — a nod to her hit song "I'm Good (Blue)" with David Guetta.
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In one video shared on social media from the concert, an object strikes Rexha on the left side of her head and she grabs her face and falls to the floor. In another video, she can be seen waving to the crowd while being escorted from the venue as the crowd chants, "Bebe! Bebe!"
"A preliminary investigation on scene determined that a 27-year-old male intentionally threw a cell phone at a 33-year-old female performer on stage, striking her about the face," according to the NYPD statement. "The individual was taken into custody on scene and removed to the 1st Precinct for arrest processing. The aided female was removed by EMS to an area hospital in stable condition."
Representatives for Rexha did not immediately respond to request for comment. Rolling Stone reported that the singer received stitches following the incident, citing a family member.
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It is unknown whether the incident will impact Rexha's "Best F'n Night of My Life" tour, which kicked off in May and is slated to arrive tomorrow in Philadelphia.
Rexha is far from the only artist to be injured from flying objects onstage. Last November, Rolling Stone noted, Harry Styles was hit in the eye with a bag of Skittles during a Los Angeles concert, prompting the candy brand to condemn the act on Twitter.