Musician Bebe Rexha is on the mend after a concert attendee threw a phone at her face to be "funny."
Rexha posted a selfie of her black eye and stitches on Instagram to let her fans know she was doing okay in the aftermath of the incident. "I'm good," the singer wrote, flashing the thumbs-up sign. Rexha was hit during her show at The Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York City on Sunday, June 18, when a “fan” approached the stage, threw a phone at the singer's head, splitting her brow open.
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Rexha was knocked to her knees upon impact and was treated immediately, then taken to the hospital, in stable condition, for further care. As you can see in the photos, she received stitches for the gash near her brow and has a pretty gnarly black eye.
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Rolling Stone reports that the assailant, who has been identified as Nicolas Malvagna, 27, from New Jersey, was taken into custody at the event and charged with two counts of assault in the third degree, one count of harassment in the second degree, one count of aggravated harassment in the second degree, as well as a count of attempted assault in the third degree. The Manhattan District Attorney's office discovered that Malvagna seemingly threw the phone at Rexha on purpose, stating in his confession per Rolling Stone: "I was trying to see if I could hit her with the phone at the end of the show because it would be funny.” (Um… what?)
Rexha is currently on her Best F'n Night of My Life Tour and is scheduled to perform in Philadelphia on Tuesday, June 20 and Silver Spring, Maryland on Wednesday, June 21. The 33-year-old musician hasn't yet shared any info regarding potential cancellation — we're sending best wishes for a speedy recovery her way.
