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    17 Times Celebs Were Hit With Something Or Attacked While Onstage

    It's gotta stop.

    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.

    Billie Eilish getting hit onstage by a plastic ball

    This week, Lady Gaga went viral for seemingly having 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

    @noah3020 / UMG / Via Twitter: @noah3020

    But others aren't always so lucky. Here are 16 other times celebs were attacked, humiliated, sabotaged, or hit by something onstage in front of everyone:

    1. For starters, most recently, Kid Cudi stormed off the stage at the Rolling Loud festival after people kept throwing things at him onstage:

    JUST IN: Kid Cudi walks off stage after people kept throwing things at him during his Rolling Loud set

    XXL Magazine / GOOD Music

    Context: "If I get hit with one more fucking thing, I'm leaving," Cudi said before someone threw something. He then stormed off, and the crowd booed him.

    2. Obviously, Will Smith smacked Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars:

    VIA JAPANESE TELEVISION: The uncensored exchange between Will Smith and Chris Rock

    ABC

    Context: Chris made an offensive joke about Jada Pinkett Smith looking like "G.I. Jane." Jada has been open about her struggles with alopecia, which causes hair loss. She looked as if the joke hurt her feelings, which led to Will storming the stage.

    3. 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. Harry Styles was hit with a water bottle onstage in 2015:

    A long-haired Harry holding a microphone and then ducking

    5. 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

    Republic Records / Via Twitter: @KayleighPerezz

    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.

    6. Beyoncé was grabbed onstage by a fan in Brazil in 2013:

    Blurry image of person embracing Beyoncé onstage

    7. And another fan slapped Beyoncé on the butt during the same tour in Denmark:

    8. 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

    Twitter: @abazar

    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.

    9. When Burt Reynolds threw his drink on Marc Summers:

    Marc saying "I'm still married, by the way" to Burt on the talk show, and Burt pouring his drink on Marc's shirt

    10. 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)

    Interscope Records / Via Twitter: @eilishrewind

    Context: "Somebody stole my fucking ring," Billie said. "Ugh, guess that's my fault. Keep that shit. Take care of that shit."

    11. And someone threw a plastic boob at Billie:

    View this video on YouTube

    Interscope Records / Via youtube.com

    Context: While singing "Lost Cause," Billie got hit by this plastic boob. She acknowledged it, shook her head, and walked away.

    12. Sharon Osbourne threw a drink on Megan Hauserman on the Charm School reunion stage:

    Sharon standing up and throwing a drink on a seated Megan

    13. A fan stormed the stage during Mariah Carey's 2012 performance of "Hero" in Monaco:

    Blurry image of Mariah being hugged by someone onstage

    14. And a fan STORMED the stage during Taylor Swift's performance of "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" on the Red tour:

    15. Someone threw a shoe at DaBaby while he was onstage at the Rolling Loud festival:

    @megan_rapoza @asiasenee_ @jackharlow “I think he said adidas” 😂😂

    Rolling Loud / Via Twitter: @iambryantb

    Context: In a now-infamous line, DaBaby responded, "Who the fuck threw that motherfucking, busted-ass goddamn Adidas?"

    16. And lastly, someone threw some object at Jack Harlow during his show:

    Twitter: @megan_rapoza

    Context: Someone threw an object at Jack while he was onstage. He handled the situation well, citing DaBaby's now-infamous Adidas line.