Florence Pugh was the latest star to be hit by a thrown object on stage.
The 27-year-old English actress was in São Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday for a Comic-Con event promoting Dune: Part Two on a panel, along with her co-stars Timothée Chalamet, Austin Butler and Zendaya.
The Oscar-nominated “Little Women” star was momentarily shocked when an object hit her in the face at the event, while the cast and director Denis Villeneuve posed for photos before leaving the stage.
Pugh’s co-stars checked to see if she was OK after the frightening incident.
The incident was the latest in a disturbing trend in which celebrities have had objects thrown at them in the crowd.
Florence Pugh was the latest star to be hit by a thrown object on stage. The 27-year-old English actress was in São Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday for a Comic-Con event promoting Dune: Part Two on a panel
The incident was the latest in a disturbing trend in which celebrities were pelted by the crowd as an object hurtled towards the actress’ face
At the panel, Pugh said it felt “really, really special” to be in the sequel to the hit film and to appear at the big event alongside her co-stars.
“I had so much fun hanging out with these people, let alone actually working with them,” Pugh said. “Coming here – the power in this room – is because of that first film, and we felt that when we went on set every day.”
Numerous fans of the Black Widow star condemned the dangerous trend on social media.
“Disgusting,” said one user. “It’s going to get to the point where people don’t want to do live events or concerts anymore… if they have to worry about people throwing things at them and getting hurt.”
One fan called the incident “completely disrespectful,” while another asked, “Why do people do this?”
One user noted that people had “already been warned not to throw anything on stage and they did it anyway.”
Last week, singer Ari Lennox was upset after a concertgoer threw a bottle in her direction while she performed at the Forum in Inglewood, California on Wednesday.
The Washington native, who opened for “Rod Wave,” was just beginning to sing her signature track “Pressure” when the bottle narrowly missed her.
Pugh cringed at the frightening incident after the film’s promotional event
Pugh was pictured posing with Timothée Chalamet, Austin Butler, Denis Villeneuve, Zendaya and the interviewers before the incident
Pugh’s co-stars checked to see if she was OK after she was hit by a flying object
The Oppenheimer star bent down to examine the object lying on the floor
The incident comes months after Bebe Rexha required stitches after she was hit by a phone pointed at her by a concertgoer
The Oscar-nominated Little Women star was pictured alongside his co-star Timothée Chalamet
Pugh was seen in good spirits on the podium before the incident
At the panel, Pugh said it felt “really, really special” to be in the sequel to the hit film and to appear at the big event alongside her co-stars
“B****, don’t f***ing play with me,” the R&B singer, whose full name is Courtney Shanade Salter, said in a social media video that made the rounds after the incident. “Stop it, I’ll finish you.”
The Got Me artist looked at a certain area of the arena as she continued her statement: “Who did it?” Who the hell did that? I’m not playing this, I’m a real idiot, and I’ll fuck your shit to the hilt.’
The microphone Lennox was using was turned off and Lennox’s security guards escorted her off stage after she followed the danger, Entertainment Weekly reported.
Earlier this month, Taylor Swift asked fans at her show at Estadio River Plate in Buenos Aires not to throw gifts on stage, citing the safety concerns involved.
“It really scares me when things get thrown on stage,” Swift said. “Because if it’s on stage, a dancer can trip over it.”
“I love that you brought presents and that’s so nice, but can you please not throw them on stage? I love you so much.”
Last June, singer Bebe Rexha was injured after she was hit in the face by a phone thrown onto the stage by a concertgoer during her show at New York’s The Rooftop at Pier 17.
Rexha needed stitches after the incident in which a man named Nicolas Malvagna was arrested for assault.
Pugh was pictured chatting with Butler and Chalamet after the panel discussion ended
Pugh plays the role of Princess Irulan Corrino in the upcoming sequel
Numerous fans of the Black Widow star condemned the dangerous trend on social media
Ari Lennox was upset after a concertgoer threw a bottle in her direction while she performed at the Forum in Inglewood, California on Wednesday. Pictured in LA last year. Lennox was pictured on stage at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto earlier this month on November 2nd
In another shocking incident, which also occurred last June, Pink was performing in London’s Hyde Park when an audience member threw a bag containing her mother’s ashes onto the stage.
“That’s your mother?” “I don’t know what to think about that,” Pink said, adding that the incident was “a first” in her decades-long career in the spotlight.
In July, Harry Styles – who starred opposite Pugh in the film Don’t Worry Darling last year – was hit by an object thrown onto the stage while performing in Vienna, Austria.
Adele addressed the topic last July at one of her concerts at her Las Vegas residency at Ceasar’s Palace Hotel & Casino.
“Have you noticed how people are forgetting damn show etiquette at the moment?” said the Rolling in the Deep singer. “Have you seen people just throwing shit on stage?”
Adele had a T-shirt gun in her hand at the time and told the audience with a smile, “I dare you if you throw something at me and I will kill you.”