A 27-year-old man has been charged with assault for allegedly throwing a cellphone at Bebe Rexha.
The I am Good (Blue) singer was in the midst of acting at The Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York Metropolis on Sunday evening when she was hit within the aspect of her face with a cellphone.
She dropped to her knees and was escorted off the stage, and it was later revealed that she had obtained stitches above her left eye in a close-by hospital.
On Monday, the New York Police Division named their suspect as 27-year-old Nicolas Malvagna of New Jersey.
He was taken into custody after the present and charged on Monday with two counts of assault within the third diploma, one depend of harassment within the second diploma, one depend of aggravated harassment within the second diploma, and one depend of tried assault within the third diploma, studies BBC Information.
In line with the Manhattan District Lawyer’s workplace, Malvagna confessed to deliberately throwing the cellphone on the pop star.
He instructed a police officer on the scene, “I used to be attempting to see if I may hit her with the cellphone on the finish of the present as a result of it could be humorous.”
Malvagna is scheduled to look in court docket on 1 July.
Earlier on Monday, Bebe, 33, assured her followers she was doing “good” as she shared a selfie of her giving a thumbs-up. The snap confirmed bruising round her left eye and a lower on her eyebrow.
She is because of carry out in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Tuesday.
