Luxury dog kennel worker arrested after throwing phone at Bebe Rexha

PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Luxury dog kennel worker, 27, arrested after hurling phone into face of Bebe Rexha at NYC concert, forcing star to have three stitches in her face

• Rexha, 33, was at The Rooftop at Pier 17 on her Best F’n Night Of My Life tour 
• The Brooklyn native posted a video showing her injuries’ following the incident
• Nicolas Malvagna, 27, from New Jersey, has been charged with assault 

 A luxury dog kennel worker has been charged with assault after allegedly hurling a phone at Bebe Rexha during her New York concert.

Nicolas Malvagna, 27, from New Jersey, was arrested at 11pm on Sunday night, after the device smacked the Grammy-nominated artist in the face, causing her to have three stitches.

The 33-year-old singer was playing a concert Sunday at The Rooftop at Pier 17 on her Best F’n Night Of My Life tour.

Malvagna’s boss confirmed to DailyMail.com that he was involved in the incident and that he had been working at the resort for six months.

In a statement, Judy Gorski the local franchise owner of K9 Resorts in East Brunswick said: ‘I understand one of our employees was attending the Bebe Rexha concert on his personal time.

‘I was shocked to learn of his arrest. My staff and I do not condone violence in any form, regardless of intent, and this action does not align with our values as a company.’

Nicolas Malvagna, 27, (pictured) from New Jersey, was arrested at 11pm on Sunday night after the device smacked the Grammy-nominated artist in the face, causing her to have three stitches

Rexha posted a video of her injuries to TikTok following the assault at her concert, showing that she had to have stitches

Rexha, a Grammy-nominated artist, had been performing and was making her way to the front of the stage when she was smacked in the face by the device.

She posted a video of her injuries to social media, showing that she was forced to have stitches in her eyebrow as a result. 

The singer captioned it ‘I’m okay you guys’, before singing: ‘I’m goodk, yeah I’m feeling alright’.  

Authorities confirmed to DailyMail.com that Malvagna was arrested and charged with assault. He is expected to be arraigned later today. 

Seconds after the incident Rexha, a Brooklyn native, fell to her knees with her head down as multiple crew members in the wings rushed to her aid before she was taken to hospital. 

Fans immediately alerted security to the man who allegedly threw the phone, who was then taken away by security.

Other fans were quick to shout ‘that’s assault’ at him as he was taken away, as others started to boo and called him an ‘a**hole’.

A spokesman for the NYPD said: ‘On Sunday, June 18, 2023 at approximately 2200 hours, police were notified of an assault that occurred at the concert space of Pier 17 located at 89 South Street, within the confines of the 1st Precinct. 

She posted a video of her injuries to social media, showing that she was forced to have stitches in her eyebrow as a result

Seconds after the incident Rexha, a Brooklyn native, fell to her knees with her head down as multiple crew members in the wings rushed to her aid before she was taken to hospital

Videos posted to Twitter showed the entertainer, whose full name is Bleta Rexha, being helped off the stage after the incident

‘A preliminary investigation on scene determined that a 27-year-old male intentionally threw a cell phone at a 33-year-old female performer on stage, striking her about the face. 

‘The individual was taken into custody on scene and removed to the 1st Precinct for arrest processing. 

‘The aided female was removed by EMS to an area hospital in stable condition.’

Videos posted to Twitter showed the entertainer, whose full name is Bleta Rexha, being helped off the stage after the incident.

As she was being tended to by medics and being led behind the curtain at the venue, she gave the audience a wave. 

‘This is Bebe Rexha being rushed out of the concert venue here in NYC after someone threw a f***ing phone and hit her face as she was leaving the stage,’ the Twitter user captioned the clip. 

‘We were all having a hell of a good time and so was Bebe, we were all having a blast, I mean who would even do that??? We hope you’re ok @BebeRexha.’

A tweet from the account Pop Base read: ‘Bebe Rexha’s mother reveals that she had to get three stitches after someone in the audience threw a phone at her head during her concert.’

Dozens of Rexha’s fans took to Twitter to vent about the senseless attack on the pop star.

‘Bebe is literally one of the sweetest and most unproblematic people in the music industry she doesn’t deserve this… some of y’all really need to leave her alone omg,’ one fan wrote.

Rexha appeared bruised and bloodstained after the phone cut her eyebrow and left her with a black eye 

Other fans were quick to shout ‘that’s assault’ at the man who was allegedly responsible,  as he was taken away, as others started to boo and called him an ‘a**hole’.

Seconds after the incident Rexha, a Brooklyn native, fell to her knees with her head down as multiple crew members in the wings rushed to her aid before she was taken to hospital

Rexha had advertised Sunday’s show with a frame on her Instagram Stories 

Another fan of the Baby, I’m Jealous performer wrote, ‘Absolutely great show ruined by a fan throwing their phone at @BebeRexha hopefully she is ok after that.’

One fan complained about the lack of decorum on the part of the fan who pitched the phone onstage, while another questioned why and how something like this could happen. 

”Fans’ suck so bad because what do you mean Bebe Rexha had to go to the f***ing hospital and get stitches in her head because someone threw a phone at her and it hit her???? What the f***???’ the fan said. 

Another fan called Rexha ‘literally one of the sweetest and most unproblematic people in the music industry,’ adding, ‘she doesn’t deserve this.’

Said another fan: ‘Bebe Rexha really deserves better… between this and the audience not showing any visible signs of care. 

‘Like idc if they paid $6 to come see her, at the end of the day, they gotta show some respect…’

It was not immediately clear if, or how long, the scary incident and resultant injury would sideline Rexha amid her tour.

She has four upcoming concert dates scheduled for the week ahead.

They include a June 20 date at The Fillmore in Philadelphia; June 21 at The Fillmore Silver Spring in Silver Spring, Maryland; June 23 at the Tabernacle in Atlanta; and on June 24 at the Hard Rock Live Orlando in Orlando, Florida.

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