Ava Max slapped on stage at Los Angeles concert: 'He scratched the inside of my eye'

Morgan Hines, USA TODAY
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Ava Max shared that an audience member slapped her while she performed during a show in Los Angeles Tuesday.

The "Ghost" and "Sweet but Psycho" singer opened up about the incident on Twitter.

"He slapped me so hard that he scratched the inside of my eye," Max wrote. "He’s never coming to a show again thank you to the fans for being spectacular tonight in LA though!!"

USA TODAY has reached out to Max's rep.

Videos circulating on social media show a person on stage slapping the 29-year-old before being dragged away by security. Max touched her face where she was hit and proceeded to continue dancing as the song played on.

Fans responded to Max's tweet, sharing reports about what they said they saw at the concert.

"I was there tonight," said Twitter user Cory Larrabee. "The guy rushed on stage at the end right when the last song ended. The security guard tackled him and literally THREW him down the stairs. Wild!!! It happened so fast. You can see here she couldn’t even open her eyes but she STILL did M&G. ILYSM"

Ava Max, pictured here at the 2023 Met Gala, was hit by an audience member at her concert.
Ava Max, pictured here at the 2023 Met Gala, was hit by an audience member at her concert.

Bebe Rexha hospitalized after audience member threw a phone at her

The incident comes on the heels of another incident, in which pop singer Bebe Rexha had to be hospitalized after an audience member threw a phone at her during a concert, the New York Police Department confirmed in a statement to USA TODAY Monday.

Rexha "was removed by EMS to an area hospital in stable condition," police said.

Bebe Rexha says she's 'good' after man charged with assault for throwing phone during show

Nicolas Malvagna, a 27-year-old man from New Jersey, was arrested and charged with assault, the statement added.

Rexha appears to be recovering from the incident. On Monday morning, the "I'm Good (Blue)" singer posted two selfies to her Instagram that showed her with an apparent black eye and laceration on her eyelid. "Im good," Rexha captioned the post.

Contributing: Joy Ashford

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Ava Max slapped on stage days after Bebe Rexha phone incident