In June 2023, Bebe Rexha made headlines when she suffered a gnarly injury onstage in New York City. While performing in Manhattan, Rexha was hit by a flying cell phone thrown by someone in the audience. And while being hit with a cell phone may not sound particularly dangerous, the cell phone struck her in the forehead, resulting in a split in her eyebrow. After the scary event, a fan posted a video on Twitter of Rexha being removed from the stage with a large entourage to seek medical help. She was then taken to the hospital, where she received stitches. Despite the shocking stage activity, Rexha was a great sport. She took to Instagram to show off her injury, even taking the chance to capture it with a lyric from one of her famous songs — “Im good” — after her song “I’m Good (Blue).” She’d later reference her injury during a stop in Philadelphia, requesting to fans, “Just no phones on my face tonight please, I beg of you.”
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As for the phone thrower, he was later identified as Nicolas Malvagna, a man from New Jersey, and he was arrested by NYPD and charged with assault after the incident. His attorney, Todd A. Spodek, released a statement to TMZ, attempting to explain the throw, sharing, “As a fan, Mr. Malvagna’s sole intention was to have Ms. Rexha take photos with his phone, and return it as a keepsake. It was never his intention to injure Ms. Rehxa.”
