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In 2014 two men planned to kidnap and murder the British singer. According to the Mirror, the individuals were arrested and put in prison.
In 2014, during a performance, the singer was attacked by a fan who managed to get onstage. According to the Huffington Post, the woman in question just wanted give him a hug.
In 2014, during the promotional tour for 'Maleficent', the actor was attacked at a red carpet event. According to The Telegraph, the attacker turned out to be a Ukrainian journalist who just wanted to give him a hug.
During one concert a fan got on stage to try and hug her. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the singer got spooked and was quickly shepherded off stage.
In 2010 during a trip to Mexico, a group of fans attacked McCartney's bus. According to the Mirror, the police had to intervene.
According to the Daily Mail, in 2015 a fan sent a classic Cadillac to her house. But after the socialite turned down the car, the fan broke the car's windows. Hilton revealed that the man had been following her for years.
Fans have invaded the stage during her concerts more than once. According to the Huffington Post, it happened again in August 2017 at a Las Vegas gig.
In 2013 during a performance in Brazil, a fan managed to pull Beyoncé off the stage. According to the Daily Mail, the situation was quickly resolved and the concert luckily went on with no problems.
According to the Daily Mail, the model stated she was harassed by a fan at a Star Wars convention in 2010.
In 2013, a fan got on stage during Cudi's concert. According to the Huffington Post, Kudi himself managed to subdue the individual who had stormed the stage.
While walking in Paris back in 2015, the model was attacked by a fan who tried to kiss her on the cheek, according to US Weekly.
According to The Guardian, Lana Del Rey may have been the subject of an attempted kidnapping plot by a fan in February 2018. A man who had made suspicious posts on social media and had tickets to her concert also had a knife in his possession when he was detained.
In 2013 during a Dubai concert, Bieber was attacked by a fan. According to the Independent, the intruder hugged him from behind and was quickly taken off stage by security.
The dancer and singer had a stalker named Paula Godspeed. She was later found dead near Abdul's house, having taken her own life, according to ABC News.
According to MusicRadar, during a performance in Italy in 2010, a man made it onstage with the guitar hero. Security acted quickly and prevented the situation from worsening.
During a performance back in 2001, a man managed to get onto the stage. According to the BBC, the man suffered from a psychiatric disorder.
In 2012 during a performance in Paraguay, fans got onstage and one of them hugged the singer. According to the Huffington Post, Lovato left the stage and only returned once things had calmed down.
According to CinemaBlend, a fan of 'The Walking Dead' actually bit the actor. It was all because Williams' character had died in the series.
Miley Cyrus was swarmed by hundreds of fans outside her hotel in Barcelona in 2019. One particular fan got within arm’s reach of the singer and grabbed at her hair. She moved away, but he hooked his arm around her neck and yanked her towards him, smacking a kiss on her as she struggled out of his grip. Cyrus was walking behind her then-husband, Liam Hemsworth, who was trying to make a path for her through the crowd when it happened, but neither he nor her security staff were quick enough to keep that crazed fan away. Hemsworth put his own arm around her as they escaped the crowd.
The late Joshua James Corbett broke into Bullock's Los Angeles home in 2014, while she was inside, and the actress had to call the police while hiding from inside her closet, E! News reports. Corbett was later sentenced to five years probation and mental health treatment, and Bullock was given a 10-year protective order.
The American Tejano singer was tragically shot by the former president of her fan club after an argument.
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Lil Uzi Vert was performing at his own concert when his infamous pink diamond worth US$24 million, which he'd had implanted in his forehead in February 2021, was ripped out by fans. He was performing at Rolling Loud Miami 2021 in July when he "jumped into the crowd and they kind of ripped it out," Uzi told TMZ. When asked how he was feeling he replied, "I still have the diamond so I feel good." The rapper wrote on Twitter in January that the diamond, from jewelry designer Elliot Eliantte, is "10 almost 11 carats," and cost more than all his cars and home combined, so he's lucky he didn't lose it!
Machine Gun Kelly was performing at Louder Than Life Festival on September 25, 2021, when he got into a physical altercation with a concertgoer. The 'Bloody Valentine' singer had entered the crowd when an unidentified man decided to shove him as he was singing. Security rushed the man but not before MGK threw what appeared to be a punch. The star then finished his set, which was also reportedly met with booing from the crowd. Many suspect the hard rock crowd's upset may stem from MGK's recent feud with Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor, which ended in MGK calling the band “old, weird dudes with masks.”
Woody Harrelson was spending time with his daughter in Washington, D.C., when a reportedly intoxicated fan attempted to take pictures of them. Harrelson confronted the man and asked him to stop taking photographs and unfortunately, it turned violent. Harrelson claims that the man lunged for his throat after a verbal dispute, and that he responded by punching him in self-defense. Police were then called to the scene to investigate the incident.
Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine looked far from pleased when a fan climbed onstage during his performance at the We Can Survive concert on October 23, 2021, and grabbed hold of him. Videos of the moment went viral, though people in the comments section criticized Levine's reaction before a security guard removed the intruder offstage. Levine took to his Instagram Story on October 26 to defend himself against the claims. "I have always been someone that loves, respects, worships our fans. Without our fans, we don't have a job," he said. But he clarified, "I just need you guys to know I was really startled, and sometimes when you're startled...you have to shake it off and move on. Because I'm doing my job up there."
Wrestling star Seth Rollins was attacked by a fan on live TV during the filming of WWE's flagship show, 'Raw.' Rollins was on the runway leading to the wrestling ring when a spectator, who had apparently hopped over the barricade, tackled him to the ground. The two were seen rolling around before security guards intervened and pulled the fan off Rollins. Rollins was clearly blindsided by the attack, which left him with a swollen lip. The spectator in question was a 24-year-old wrestling fan who was immediately handed over to the police to be charged with assault. That's live TV for you!
Comedian Dave Chappelle was assaulted on stage during his set at the Hollywood Bowl in May of 2022. Footage showed Chappelle doing his set for the Netflix Is A Joke Fest when a man rushed at him and attempted to tackle him. The man, who is said to have had a replica handgun with a retractable knife in it on him, was dragged away by security, and Chappelle recovered his composure. He joked, “It was a trans man,” referring to his ongoing controversy about some of his jokes being construed as transphobic. The man, 23-year-old Isaiah Lee, subsequently did an interview with the New York Post while at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in LA, and claimed he never intended to harm the comedian but was “triggered” by his jokes about the LGBTQ community and homelessness. “I identify as bisexual … and I wanted him to know what he said was triggering,” Lee said. “I wanted him to know that next time, he should consider first running his material by people it could affect.”
The star was performing at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver and was singing as she walked through the crowd. Suddenly, an overzealous fan grabbed her and planted a kiss on her cheek. Keys appeared stunned by the invasion of her personal space but carried on. A media outlet shared the video on their Instagram and Keys commented on it expressing her total shock at the woman's inappropriate move. While the fan was likely trying to express her adoration for the singer, she clearly didn't understand the mutual respect a performer expects when they enter the crowd to be close to their fans. Keys was willing to get close, but not that close. One Instagram user commented, "Send sis to a @iamcardib show! This would be an entirely different clip."
Busta Rhymes delivered a speech to entrepreneurs at the Las Vegas Magic Apparel Trade Show on February 13, 2023, and was walking with a group when a fan made the very poor choice to come up close behind him and tap his butt. The viral video shows the rap icon turn around immediately and throw his drink at the woman. The Shade Room found the woman, Nikita Mathis, and she admitted to wrongfully touching the star: "I didn’t mean to touch his behind honestly I was just happy to meet him and wanted a pic been a long time fan I admit I shouldn’t have touch [sic] him at all but he’s BUSTA. I felt like I could possibly get a pic," the outlet quoted her.
In 2016 a well-known Ukrainian prankster grabbed at the socialite while she was surrounded by a bunch of fans. According to Women’s Wear Daily, the attacker was quickly subdued by security.
Having fans is a beautiful thing. The sheer love and admiration for the talent possessed by others has created entire industries' worth of stars. Unfortunately, there are also many dangers that come with being a highly recognizable celebrity, especially when your presence so deeply affects people that they cross the boundaries of human decency. Indeed, many stars have been victims of stalkers, public humiliation, and even murders.
Just days after Bebe Rhexa was hit in the face by an iPhone thrown by a fan, Ava Max was slapped by a stage invader during a concert on June 21. Max was in the middle of a performance in LA when a man rushed on stage and swiped at the star, making contact with her forehead before security restrained him. Max responded like a pro and continued dancing, barely missing a beat. "He slapped me so hard that he scratched the inside of my eye. He’s never coming to a show again," she later wrote on Twitter. Luckily, Max didn't sustain serious injuries from the incident, unlike Rhexa who ended up with stitches. The man who attacked Max was removed from the venue and reportedly told security he just wanted to "hold her," according to TMZ.
Check out this gallery to see a wide range of scary instances where some of your favorite stars felt threatened and scared among the people who are supposedly their biggest fans.
According to the Daily Mail, a man hit the singer in the face during an autograph session.
Celebrities who have been attacked by fans
Ava Max slapped by male fan during live performance in LA
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Having fans is a beautiful thing. The sheer love and admiration for the talent possessed by others has created entire industries' worth of stars. Unfortunately, there are also many dangers that come with being a highly recognizable celebrity, especially when your presence so deeply affects people that they cross the boundaries of human decency. Indeed, many stars have been victims of stalkers, public humiliation, and even murders.
Just days after Bebe Rhexa was hit in the face by an iPhone thrown by a fan, Ava Max was slapped by a stage invader during a concert on June 21. Max was in the middle of a performance in LA when a man rushed on stage and swiped at the star, making contact with her forehead before security restrained him. Max responded like a pro and continued dancing, barely missing a beat. "He slapped me so hard that he scratched the inside of my eye. He’s never coming to a show again," she later wrote on Twitter. Luckily, Max didn't sustain serious injuries from the incident, unlike Rhexa who ended up with stitches. The man who attacked Max was removed from the venue and reportedly told security he just wanted to "hold her," according to TMZ.
Check out this gallery to see a wide range of scary instances where some of your favorite stars felt threatened and scared among the people who are supposedly their biggest fans.