Bad Bunny Explains Why He Threw Fan’s Phone Into the Water

Fresh off of being named Spotify’s most-streamed artist for the third year in a row, Bad Bunny is now caught up in controversy after a viral video showing him throwing a fan’s phone into water surfaced. Making the rounds on social media, while in the Dominican Republic, the Puerto Rican artist is seen walking the streets surrounded by his team. For a brief moment, a fan is seen rushing beside him with phone in hand, filming herself while trying to get close to the artist to ensure that they are both in frame. Bad Bunny is then seen grabbing the phone and throwing it toward a nearby body of water.

Many have criticized Bad Bunny for how he handled the situation, while others noted how the fan was overzealous and violated his personal space.

Taking to Twitter, Bad Bunny addressed the situation, offering an explanation for his actions. “The person who comes up to me to say hello, to tell me something, or just to meet me, will always receive my attention and respect,” he wrote in the tweet. Noting a “lack of respect” as the reason for interactions where people just “put a phone…in my face.”

Catch the viral video and Bad Bunny’s explanation of the situation below.

Muy desagradable la conducta de Bad Bunny con una fanática. Muy mal manejo de la situación. Obviamente la fanática se pasó de contenta pero arrebatarle el celular y tirarlo no es de caballero mucho menos de un artista profesional acostumbrado la fanaticada. pic.twitter.com/g8gEkK7I9t

— Felix Portes (@FelixPortes) January 2, 2023

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

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