So many celebrities have been the victims of flying objects, like Bebe Rexha, Billie Eilish, and Harry Styles. The latest celebrity to join the list is SZA. The R&B singer was signing autographs during the latest stop of her Grand National Tour with Kendrick Lamar when a fan hit her in the face with a bracelet. The incident caused her to end the meet and greet early. Some thought she was dramatic for leaving. However, others defended her reaction by calling her a “queen” for establishing boundaries.
SZA Abruptly Leaves Meet and Greet
While stopping in Arizona for her Grand National Tour, SZA decided to do a meet and greet in Phoenix. She was happy to sign autographs and take pictures for a group of lucky fans. However, things quickly went south when she was hit in the face by a flying object.
A video on X shows a fan in the back of the crowd throwing a bracelet at SZA. They likely hoped she would catch it. Since she was distracted, SZA didn’t notice it until it was too late. After being hit in the face, SZA stood frozen in shock for a moment before walking away from the crowd. Fans who had hoped to meet her groaned in response after realizing they had missed their chance for an interaction with her.
Fans Share Their Opinions Online
The moment has since gone viral on social media. It’s received over 200,000 views on X alone. After seeing what happened, fans shared their opinions about whether SZA was right to end the meet and greet or not. Since it was just a bracelet, some thought she had overreacted by ditching the crowd, especially since she didn’t appear to get hurt. “She’s so sensitive,” one person wrote. “She acting like she got hit with a rock,” read another comment.
However, many thought her reaction was perfectly valid. They said she just wanted to do something nice for fans but one person had to go and ruin everything by almost injuring her. Although it was just a bracelet, the incident could have turned out much differently if the fan threw something harder at her, like a phone. “Yall need to stop throwing stuff at celebs,” one person said. “Fans need to chil,” wrote another.
They hoped that SZA leaving will show other fans that any rude behavior won’t be tolerated, prevening similar incidents from happening in the future. That is, if she decides to continue the meet and greets. Since this isn’t the first time a celebrity has been hit by a thrown object, fans wouldn’t blame her if she decides to pull the plug on these close interactions.
One of the most viral incidents of a celebrity getting hit by a flying object happened in June 2023. Bebe Rexha was performing in New York when someone in the crowd threw a phone at her. After rushing to the hospital, the star had to get stitches from splitting her eyebrow. She shared a photo of her injury on Instagram shortly afterward, reassuring fans she would be okay.
