*After making news for pausing her show/concert on Saturday to stop an altercation between a male and female in the crowd, singer Monica is commenting on the situation.
The R&B/country singer spoke with ABC News and detailed the incident, in which she jumped off stage during her performance at the Riverfront Music Festival in Detroit to halt the alleged altercation.
Monica said after she witnessed a “man strike what appeared to be an older woman,” she decided to do something.
“Saturday night at the Detroit festival, I was mid-song when I could tell that things were heating up a bit,” she recalled.
“When I looked up a bit from the mic, I just saw a man strike what appeared to be an older woman,” Monica continued. “And that in itself, triggered me a bit, but it also was very scary because the last thing that I want is for someone to be harmed.”
“I just saw a man strike what appeared to be an older woman … so when I jumped from the stage, it was simply to bring it all to a complete stop.”@MonicaDenise speaks out after stopping fight in crowd mid-concert and talks about fan behavior at concerts. pic.twitter.com/BRXwd5OUDt
— Good Morning America (@GMA) July 25, 2023
“So when I jumped from the stage, it was simply to bring it all to a complete stop, and to make sure both people were okay and separated, and got home safely,” she added.
So what does this mean for her concerts going forward? Monica said she hopes her shows “remain the same,” but “what happens when things transpire is what has to change.”
“There will be more conversations had with venues because that is actually for venues security to handle,” she added.
As shown in fan videos, during Monica’s concert on Saturday night, the 42-year-old stopped her concert after witnessing the alleged altercation, calling out the man before she then got off stage and apparently confronted him herself.
“No, don’t you hit her like that,” Monica said. “You don’t hit no f—in’ lady like that.”
When she came back to the stage, she addressed the incident and apologized to fans.
“I seen him punch that lady in the face, [and] I lost my f—in’ temper,” Monica said. “I apologize, y’all. I apologize from the bottom of my heart.”
The So Gone singer went on to open up about the incident on Sunday, writing a comment on a post shared by The Shade Room.
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“I apologized there & I’m apologizing here for my actions but no one would take action! ” Monica wrote. “I was so triggered, I watched & she didn’t appear to even know him! It appeared to be about space during a packed concert.”
She continued, “He punched her with all his strength! My intentions were to prevent her from being hit again and she wasn’t!”
“I asked for help, it fell on deaf ears! It was like seeing my mother or an aunt be assaulted!! This woman was 50+ I pray she’s ok!!” Monica added.
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