Harry Styles was performing during his “Love on Tour” residency in Los Angeles on November 15, 2022, when a fan threw a small object at him. Per Entertainment Weekly, the incident happened at the end of the show when Styles was making his way down the stage to take his final bows before the encore. The object, which has since been identified as a Skittle, flew directly into Styles’ eye, injuring him. Despite this, he performed “Kiwi,” squinting throughout.
Styles was visibly in pain from the incident and couldn’t open his eye much at all. His bandmate Pauli the PSM later confirmed on a live video that the object was indeed a Skittle candy, and mentioned that Styles’ eye wasn’t injured, adding, “Don’t throw no more Skittles on stage.” After the incident, Skittles posted to its Twitter account: “Didn’t think I needed to say this: Please don’t throw Skittles.”
Unfortunately, some fans didn’t get the memo because, according to CNN, on July 8, 2023, Styles was performing in Vienna, Austria, when history repeated itself, and someone threw a small object into Styles’ eye. Styles flinched in pain and put his head in his hands after the incident. He managed to continue walking by and maintain his composure. It’s unclear what hit him the second time, but whatever it was, it should never have been thrown at the singer.
