Too Close: Rapper Bad Bunny Throws Fan’s Phone, Defends Himself From Backlash
Rapper Bad Bunny defended himself from backlash after video surfaced showing the performer taking a fan’s phone and throwing it into the distance after they got too close.
The 28-year-old rapper, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, said he has no problem with fans wanting to meet him, but shared that if they disrespect him, he will disrespect They will be back.
“Anyone who comes up to me to say hello, to tell me something, or just to meet me, will always receive my attention and respect,” Bunny wrote in tweet Translated by Variety.
“But those who come to put a damn phone in my face, I’ll consider that what it is: a lack of respect and I’ll treat that the same way,” He added.
La persona que se acerque a mi a saludarme, a decirme algo, o solo conocerme, siempre recibirá mi atención y respeto. Los que vengan a ponerme un cabrón teléfono en la cara lo consideraré como lo que es, una falta de respeto y así mismo lo trataré yo. #SINCOJONESMETIENE
— ☀️🌊❤️ (@sanbenito) January 2, 2023
The video shows the Puerto Rican rapper, who is surrounded by his friends and team as he walks through the Dominican Republic. In an apparent attempt to record their interactions, a girl appears to have stepped in front of him and placed a camera in her face.
The phone is held in front by the female fan. The singer continues to walk, and the fan appears shocked.
A person can be heard saying something off-camera. “Wow! Really?”
Someone in the rapper’s entourage then replied, “You have to respect his space,” The outlet was noted.
This video had been viewed over 10 million times by the time it was published.
The comments below the viral video showed a mixture of criticisms and supporters of the artist. Some even suggested that he had been a victim to a sexism. “right to set his boundaries,” but others who thought that, considering his position as a top artist, he should’ve used his words instead, the outlet noted.
Billboard recently named Bunny the Top Artist of 2022. His album Un Verano Sin Ti was also voted the Best Album of the Year by the company. Entertainment Weekly noted.
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