From Adam Levine, Cardi B to Harry Styles, these are ten musical artists who unfortunately dealt with overzealous fans when they were performing at live shows.
- Feb 19, 2023
AceShowbiz - It may be exciting for celebrities to meet and entertain their admirers. However, there are some moments when they also found themselves in some pretty scary situations when dealing with some overzealous fans.
For musicians, it's not a new thing to meet obsessed fans who take things too far. Some of these musical artists had terrible encounters when they performed live, either by having a fan jump onstage and even touch them inappropriately.
Check out a list of stars who had bad encounters with their fans.
1. Adam Levine
Adam Levine met an obsessed fan back in October 2021. At that time, he was performing with his band Maroon 5 at the We Can Survive concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
In a video surfacing online, the "Payphone" hitmaker could be seen singing "Sunday Morning" when one female ran up to him and tried to hug him onstage. The woman suddenly put her arms around the musician, prompting him to shout the f-word as he seemed disgusted.
2. Kehlani
Kehlani had an unpleasant experience when performing at O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester, England. She was wrapping up the European leg of her "Blue Water Road Trip Tour" on December 13, but when she was being escorted through the crowd after the show., a fan tried to touch her genitals.
When addressing the ordeal, the "Good Life" singer argued in a since-deleted post, "I don't care how sexual you deem my music, my performances, my fun with my friends dancing at clubs, or ME." She added, "That does not give any of you the right to cross a boundary like sticking your hands up my skirt & pulling my underwear to TOUCH MY GENITALS as i am being escorted through a crowd after performing."
3. Slimeno
Slimeroni had to deal with an overzealous fan in January of this year. When delivering a performance of "Shabooya" during a live show, the female rapper had someone tap her in between the legs. It prompted her to cover her private parts quickly and move to the other side to avoid the fan while sporting an awkward smile.
Upset by the fan's inappropriateness, the femcee shared a video taken from the event and fumed, "while im performing a girl touched my private area & as a survivor of SA i was mentally frozen n didnt react like i shouldve, even security didnt do they job!" She continued, "i may have smiled but it was a nervous smile, i was not happy in the slightest. THIS IS NOT OK!! regardless of someones sexuality or whatever the case may b, u not entitled to touch ANYONE without consent PERIOD. hate i even gotta tell grown folks how to behave smh..."
4. Busta Rhymes
Busta Rhymes also had a fair share of meeting an appropriate fan. In August 2022, the "Make It Clap" rhymer called out a female fan for trying to touch him during his performance. "Stop the music," yelled the rap icon in the middle of performing after slapping the woman's hand. The hip-hop artist then asked the fan, who was in the front row, "Ayo, shorty, you're with your man, right?"
Before the girl got to answer, the emcee put his attention to the boyfriend, who was also standing in the front row with her. "That's your girl? What kinda s**t are you on that you're gonna let her continue to grab me up?" he asked. "See, I'm a grown man. I'll f**k your girl, bro. I don't want to f**k your girl. Tame your girl."
5. Nick Jonas
Nick Jonas was unfortunately groped by a female concert while performing with his brothers and group mates Joe Jonas and Kevin Jonas. The incident happened during their concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles in October 2019.
In a video surfacing online, the youngest member of the Jonas Brothers was seen performing onstage when one female fan touched his leg. A security guard warned her, but another hand reached between his legs. It was unclear if this was the same fan. The "Sucker" crooner tried to ignore it at first, but he looked uncomfortable when it happened for the second time. He brushed the hand off his thigh and turned around to see the culprit.
6. Ally Brooke
Back in 2016, Ally Brooke was dragged to the ground by one male fan when performing with her group Fifth Harmony. The individual ran passed security and tried to hug the singer, but he grabbed her hair instead.
As one security member tried to remove him onstage, Ally fell down. Fortunately, she managed to recover quickly. After getting back on her feet, the "Worth It" songstress resumed her performance.
7. Machine Gun Kelly
Machine Gun Kelly was violated by his fan when he took the stage of the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon in July 2022. At that time, one of the concertgoers who stood behind the "Bloody Valentine" singer started to wrap his hand around him, seemingly trying to get a selfie with the star.
A security guard, who was following MGK, was seen trying to keep the fan in control, but the guy wouldn't let go of the rapper. When MGK walked in another direction, the fan held even tighter into him and wrapped his arm around MGK's waist, reaching the frontal area. The fiance of Megan Fox later removed the man's hand and the security guard forcibly pulled out the guy. Being the professional he is, MGK continued performing as if nothing happened.
8. Cardi B
Cardi B didn't tolerate fans who can't respect her boundary. When she was performing at the 2022 Wireless Festival in London, England, the "WAP" hitmaker had a fan touch her while she was hoisted onto the shoulders of a security guard in the crowd.
Clearly annoyed by the incident, the Grammy-winning artist was quick to hit the fan with her microphone. Shortly afterward, the wife of Offset walked away to go back onstage.
9. Katy Perry
Katy Perry was groped and kissed during her concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil back in 2015. At that time, the "Teenage Dream" singer was joined by a female fan onstage, who kissed her on the neck, rested her head on the musician's chest and even kneeled down.
Though the "American Idol" judge was stunned by the fan's antics, she managed to stay calm. "I might need that water back. We need some water. I think she's rolling!" she quipped at that time.
10. Harry Styles
Harry Styles was one of the artists who had a bad encounter with fans. The former One Direction was unfortunately groped by a fan during the We Can Survive concert at the Hollywood Bowl back in 2017.
When singing his hit "Kiwi", Harry got down on his knees near the front of the stage. That was when a fan grabbed at his crotch. Disturbed by it, he quickly swatted away the person's hand and continued his performance.
