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Bad Bunny Sparks Debate After Hurling Phone Of Fan Who Wanted A Selfie
Video of the incident left fans questioning whether he went too far.
Bad Bunny is catching heat after hurling a fan’s phone because he didn’t want to take a photo with her.
Video of the rapper walking with an entourage in the Dominican Republic began circulating on Twitter over the weekend. A woman comes up next to him and try to snap a selfie. He doesn’t appear to object, but rather, after several seconds, simply snatches the phone out of her hand and throws it far away from the group, seemingly towards a body of water.
\u201cBad Bunny is under fire for throwing away a fan\u2019s phone after they violated his personal space in the Dominican Republic.\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1672698581
According to Rolling Stone, someone in the group then commented, “You have to respect his space.”
Bad Bunny himself echoed that sentiment, writing on Twitter, “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.”
“Those who come to put a phone in my face, I will consider it for what it is, a lack of respect and I will treat it like one,” he continued.
Some fans supported both his statement and his decision to throw the phone, suggesting that people have become too entitled when it comes to celebrities’ time and boundaries.
\u201c@PopCrave Don\u2019t shove your phone at peoples faces and be respectful next time\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1672698581
\u201c@AdeptXero @PopCrave Nah bruh, he could have stopped right there and asked her to back off. Instead he smiled to lure her into a false sense of security and then gripped the phone out of her hand and threw it. There are ways to deal with that sort of thing, that wasn\u2019t it.\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1672698581
\u201c@PopCrave as he should. learn to respect peoples space. its not hard\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1672698581
\u201c@subliminalthin1 @PopCrave verbally communicate??\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1672698581
But others felt that Bad Bunny unnecessarily escalated the situation, and pointed out that while fans should be conscious of personal space, that doesn’t give celebrities, or anyone else, the right to destroy personal property in retaliation.
\u201c@PopCrave So if anyone wants a video or pic of me as I\u2019m walking can I just take their phone and throw it somewhere?? No.. it doesn\u2019t work that way. If you had a problem with it you can simply tell her to stop. He was literally laughing and casually walking. He did not have to do that\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1672698581
\u201c@IsntDaveOne @PopCrave Being in someone\u2019s personal space isn\u2019t a crime, destruction of someone\u2019s property is\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1672698581
\u201cAnyone justifying Bad Bunny throwing someone\u2019s phone, their property that they paid with their money, into the water because \u201cpersonal space\u201d can kindly fuck off. I\u2019m so tired of these celebrities, man.\u201d— messi\u2019s uber eats driver (@messi\u2019s uber eats driver) 1672698326
\u201c@PopCrave you all defending him have zero people skills. maybe I was raised different but idk. his reaction was completely wrong. I still love his music tho\u201d— Pop Crave (@Pop Crave) 1672698581
A short video clip may not have shown the entire interaction, or its context, but with what we know, it’s not a great look for either party.
Bad Bunny's real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio.
Bad Bunny chose his stage name based on a photo that he shared of himself as a kid looking grumpy while wearing a bunny suit.
Bad Bunny's biggest hit is his breakout song, "Diles."
Rachel Kiley is presumably a writer and definitely not a terminator. She can usually be found crying over queerbaiting in the Pitch Perfect franchise or on Twitter, if not both.
Rachel Kiley is presumably a writer and definitely not a terminator. She can usually be found crying over queerbaiting in the Pitch Perfect franchise or on Twitter, if not both.
