Machine Gun Kelly received a standing ovation for his reaction to a fan who rushed the stage while he spoke at the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit.
The 33-year-old musician spoke with Forbes editor Christine Stoller on Tuesday during a talk titled “The Empire Building Playbook” at the Cleveland Public Auditorium in Cleveland, his hometown.
Midway through the set, MGK quickly jumped up when a man appeared on stage and told the rapper, “I got you, man. I want to help you here.”
Kelly (born Colson Baker) told the fan: “Man, get that (expletive) off me.
“What are you doing? It’s not beautiful. Don’t make me do this,” the “Bad Things” artist told the man as security forcibly dragged him off stage. The man’s identity has not yet been established.
After some time, MGK apologized to the crowd for his “primitive” reaction.
“Sorry, I try to live in that dichotomy more on this side than the other guy. I left this guy in the past,” he said. “I’m really sorry.”
“You did an amazing job with this, by the way,” Stoller said to applause from the crowd.
USA TODAY has reached out to reps for Kelly and the venue for comment.
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Recently, at an event with Drew Barrymore, a similar unexpected meeting occurred.
Barrymore spoke to the Sex Lives of College Girls star about her debut album Snow Angel at her 92 appearance in August.nd Street Y, a cultural and community center in New York City.
Barrymore and Rapp’s conversation was interrupted when a spectator identifying himself as Chad Michael Busto shouted Barrymore’s name, according to video of the incident posted on social media.
As the audience approached the stage, Rapp quickly rose from her seat and escorted Barrymore off stage as security apparently detained the man, the video shows.
Days later, Busto was arrested in Hampton and charged with stalking after police said he was spotted going door to door asking for directions to Barrymore’s home. The “Scream” actor and “The Drew Barrymore Show” TV host was not there at the time.
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Over the past year, more than a dozen similar incidents have been reported.
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Contributing: Edward Segarra, George Petras and Veronica Bravo, USA TODAY; Associated Press
