Throwing things at celebrities, storming the stage they're on, and doing anything that violates their personal space and boundaries IS NOT OK — but it does happen, unfortunately.
Recently, it's been happening a lot more. Here are 20 other times celebs were attacked, humiliated, sabotaged, or hit by something onstage in front of everyone:
2. Obviously, when Will Smith smacked Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars:
3. When Justin Bieber was hit with a bag of Sour Patch Kids and a T-shirt at the 107.9 the End's show in 2010:
4. When Harry Styles was hit with a water bottle onstage in 2015:
5. When someone threw a lemon at Ariana Grande during her 2019 Coachella set:
ARIANA SWEETIE IM SO SORRY ABOUT THAT LEMON BUT... I CANT BELIEVE CHRIS AND I SAW THIS RIGHT IN FRONT OF US JSKSJW
Context: During her final Coachella performance, while singing "Break Your Heart Right Back," Ariana was hit by a lemon. "What the fuck? That’s 'cause one of y’all threw a lemon at me. Shit," she said.
8. When someone threw something at Lady Gaga and she seemingly had an invisible force field that prevented her from getting hit with something.
CONFIRMED: Gaga has an invisible force field that protects her from dangerous objects as shown in the video
Context: Gaga went viral for seemingly blocking something at her show with a force field.
9. When Beyoncé was grabbed onstage by a fan in Brazil in 2013:
10. And another fan slapped Beyoncé on the butt during the same tour in Denmark:
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Context: A fan slapped Beyoncé on the butt during her performance of "Irreplaceable," to which she said, "I will have you escorted out of here now."
11. When Dave Chappelle was attacked with a replica gun that had a blade during the 2022 Netflix Is a Joke festival:
#davechappelle attacked at #hollywoodbowl #netflixisajoke
Context: As Dave was introducing the artist duo Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli, a man attacked him. A group of 10 or so attendees then beat the man on the ground as security rushed in to handle the situation.
12. When Burt Reynolds threw his drink on Marc Summers:
13. When a fan stole Billie Eilish's ring during her ACL Festival show in 2019:
billie realizing her ring had been stolen a year ago today (october 12, 2019)
Context: "Somebody stole my fucking ring," Billie said. "Ugh, guess that's my fault. Keep that shit. Take care of that shit."
15. When Sharon Osbourne threw a drink on Megan Hauserman on the Charm School reunion stage:
16. When a fan stormed the stage during Mariah Carey's 2012 performance of "Hero" in Monaco:
17. When a fan STORMED the stage during Taylor Swift's performance of "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" on the Red tour:
18. And when a fan grabbed her legs during her 1989 Tour:
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Context: While performing "Bad Blood," a fan grabbed Taylor's legs and startled her. The video ends shortly after, but hopefully, security escorted them out.
19. When someone threw a shoe at DaBaby while he was onstage at the Rolling Loud festival:
@megan_rapoza @asiasenee_ @jackharlow “I think he said adidas” 😂😂
Context: In a now-infamous line, DaBaby responded, "Who the fuck threw that motherfucking, busted-ass goddamn Adidas?"
20. And lastly, when someone threw some object at Jack Harlow during his show:
lmfaoooo @jackharlow
Context: Someone threw an object at Jack while he was onstage. He handled the situation well, citing DaBaby's now-infamous Adidas line.