Bebe Rexha reveals black eye after being hit by cellphone throughout New York live performance

Pop star Bebe Rexha has shared photos of her black eye after she was hit by a cell phone whereas acting on stage.

Footage shared on-line from the gig in New York confirmed the cellphone hitting the star on the brow after being thrown by an individual within the crowd.

The singer, whose actual identify is Bleta Rexha, then stumbles backwards and places her hand as much as her face earlier than turning away from the viewers and falling to her knees.

She was taken to hospital for remedy.

Posting to her 10.7 million followers on Instagram, the 33-year-old was pictured with a big purple bruise on her eyelid and stitching tape on her eyebrow.

In one other image, which appeared to have been taken on the evening of the incident, her eye was swollen and a protracted reduce might be seen beneath her eyebrow.

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Posing along with her thumb up, the star captioned the put up “I’m good” a nod to her Brit-nominated track I’m Good (Blue), which she collaborated on with French DJ David Guetta.

A number of well-known faces commented on the put up to indicate their assist for the singer, together with 2006 X Factor winner Leona Lewis, who wrote: “Sending love.”

Rexha shouldn’t be the primary to have been injured by followers throwing issues onto stage.

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Last 12 months, candy model Skittles appealed for folks to not throw the sweet after Harry Styles was reportedly hit by one throughout a live performance.

Styles was seen waving to the gang earlier than rubbing his eye because the sweets had been thrown at him from the viewers.

Rexha is subsequent as a result of carry out on 20 June at The Fillmore in Philadelphia. She is ready to play in London on 28 July on the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire.