Monica displayed her fierce commitment to her fans' safety during a recent show at the Riverfront Music Festival in Detroit.

A troubling incident unfolded as she defended a woman in the audience who was allegedly being assaulted by a male concertgoer, earning the R&B singer widespread praise from concert-goers and festival organizers alike.

Video footage from the event on Saturday night vividly captured the moment the 'Boy Is Mine' singer made a bold leap from the stage to confront the alleged assailant. The audience erupted in approval as Monica, trailed by security personnel, stepped into the crowd to address the situation.

She warned the man, "You don't hit no f***in' lady like that," before he was swiftly removed from the premises.

Resuming the show, Monica offered a sincere apology to her fans, admitting, "That s*** triggered me. I seen him punch that lady in the face, I lost my f***in' temper. I apologize ya’ll. I apologize from the bottom of my heart."

She further confessed her heated response, saying, "I was gonna knock [his] a** out with this f***in’ mic."

Monica expanded on the altercation in a comment on The Shade Room’s Instagram account the following day, reports HuffPost.

She explained, "I was so triggered, I watched and she didn’t appear to even know him! It appeared to be about space during a packed concert! 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!"

Expressing her personal connection to the victim, she continued, "It was like seeing my mother or an aunt be assaulted!! This woman was 50+ I pray she’s ok!"

Festival spokesperson Andrus MacDonald lauded Monica for her actions in a statement to CBS News.

"We want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Monica for her courage and decisive intervention during an unfortunate incident at our Festival," he shared. "Her actions demonstrated a commitment to the safety and respect of her fans, reinforcing our belief that she is not just an extraordinary talent, but an extraordinary individual as well."

MacDonald also voiced the organizers' regret that such a joyous event was apparently overshadowed by violence and ensured they are collaborating with law enforcement to bring the alleged perpetrator to justice.

Interestingly, this is not Monica's first instance of managing crowd trouble this year. During a concert in Washington, D.C., in April she advised unruly audience members to "calm that s*** down" or resolve their issues outside the venue.

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Miranda Lambert halted her concert to publicly call out some fans who were taking selfies during her performance.

The 39-year-old country singer was performing at the Bakkt Theater in Las Vegas when she spotted a group of concertgoers posing for a photo.

A viral video shared on social media reveals her instructing her band to pause the music during her rendition of the 2016 single 'Tin Man,' and then motioning to the fans to put their phones away.

"I'm going to stop right here for a second," Lambert said. "These girls are worried about their selfies and not listening to the song. It's pissing me off a little bit. I don't like it. At all. We're here to hear some country music tonight. I'm singing some country damn music."

The moment earned hearty applause from the crowd who clearly agreed with Lambert, prompting her to retake the song from the top.

However, not everyone approved of her approach as many commenters under the video - which has now been viewed 3.2 million times - expressed that the women paid for their tickets and could take as many photos as they wanted.

One person pointed out: "They paid their money, what's the problem?"

Another user remarked: "ok maybe they wanted a selfie saying they were at YOUR concert? Lol."

A third person commented: "Those fans paid a premium for those seats and they can take a photo."

However, some people - including Whoopi Goldberg - argued that Lambert was well within her rights to call out the fans, regardless of the money they paid to see her.

During a discussion on The View, the 67-year-old Sister Act star said: "If they paid money for the tickets, they came to see her. So if she's singing, at least show a little respect. Acknowledge [that if] you can see her, she can see you too!"

"She can see what you're doing and she can see that you're ignoring her. It's like being a lounge singer. You go into a bar, somebody's at the piano, and nobody's listening! That's what it's like for her," she added.

One of the women who were a part of the selfie group has spoken out and said she was "appalled" by the viral incident.

"It was 30 seconds at most," influencer Adela Cali, who later posted the picture to Instagram, told NBC News. "We took the picture quickly and were going to sit back down."

Calin recalled that she and her friends had tried to take photos before the show had kicked off, but "the lighting wasn’t great," so instead, she asked a fan behind the group to take a photo of them before it ended.

"We just couldn't get one good picture," the influencer said. "We were so excited because I think we had the best seats in the house in the whole theater."

After the 'Drunk' musician's words, Calin told Good Morning America that the concert "was not the same," explaining: "I thought, I feel like I'm being back in school and me and my friends did something that annoyed the teacher and she scolded us so she told us to sit down."

"Everybody was having such a great time. We would stand up at times and dance. It was great energy. But after that happened it was just, um, it was not the same," Calin added.

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Usher has finally responded to all the drama surrounding that Keke Palmer video.

It all started when the 29-year-old actress attended his concert in Las Vegas where she was seen dancing and embracing the 44-year-old as he serenaded her with his iconic song 'There Goes My Baby.'

In a video posted to Twitter by @RNB_Radar, the star can be seen wearing a risqué mesh black dress with a strapless bodysuit underneath as she twirls around in front of the musician as he welcomed her vibe.

However, the interaction clearly didn't sit well with Palmer's boyfriend Darius Jackson, who is also the father of her son Leo and prompted him to take to special media to publicly shame his partner.

In a now-deleted tweet, he reposted the video alongside the shady caption: "It’s the outfit tho... you a mom."

Okay and?

Despite being slammed for the statement, the fitness instructor doubled down on his point by following up with another "controversial" tweet, saying: "We live in a generation where a man of the family doesn’t want the wife & mother to his kids to showcase booty cheeks to please others & he gets told how much of a hater he is."

"This is my family & my representation. I have standards & morals to what I believe. I rest my case," he added.

This tweet has also now been deleted from his account.

In response, the Hustler star took to Instagram after the incident showing off her outfit with a caption that seemingly hinted at the comments.

"I wish I had taken more pictures but we were running late! I am telling y’all right now, if you haven’t seen @usher YOU MUST GO!! HE WAS SO FABULOUS!! Giving theater, Atlanta downnn, tips and tricks and just absolutely iconic."

"I was truly inspired as a performer. I whooped some a** in spades too! Where is that pic of us all together with the King himself??" she added.

Though he didn't directly address the situation at the time, Usher commented on the post supporting the Nickelodeon alum, writing: "The Big Boss!! Thank U for coming!"

However, just a month on and the star has spoken out about the fallout during a new interview with PEOPLE.

Describing it as a "pop moment... worth talking about", he said: "I think everybody's vision or a version of what they felt happened there just leads you back to just really having a good time in Las Vegas. And that's what I hope came out of it. Rather, it was a conversation of what was going on with us having fun in front of the audience or conversation about that song."

"Every night I'm thinking about how the world now is going to react to this moment that I'll have with whoever I'm choosing to sing to," he continued. "But it was a pop moment, and it was fun to have at least conversation going and we just keep it light. I don't see anything negative happening in Las Vegas."

He's even joked about embracing the nickname given to him by fans after the situation, calling him a "domestic terrorist."

"The internet is crazy. You can't beat the internet," he added.

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The wheelchair concertgoer who Madonna singled out at her recent show has finally spoken up about the toe-curling incident.

Last week, the 65-year-old 'Vogue' hitmaker - who is currently on her Celebrations Tour which kicked off in London back in October - found herself in hot air on social media.

Footage from Madonna's recent show at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada, captured the moment the singer singled out a fan and asked them: "What are you doing sitting down over there?" while pointing, before continuing: "What are you doing sitting down?"

Seemingly unable to hear the fan's response, the 'Like A Prayer' songstress walked closer to the edge of the stage before realizing that they were using a wheelchair.

Watch the moment below:

She acknowledged the error and quickly apologized, telling them: "Oh, OK. Politically incorrect. Sorry about that. I'm glad you are here," before resuming her position at the center of the stage.

One fan voiced their disappointment after seeing the clip, writing: "I’d want every cent of my money back if it was me. Once she walked to the corner of the stage, both middle fingers would’ve been waiting for her. Good grief."

Another user blasted: "who [the f***] cares if someone sits down during a concert if they PAID for tickets," while a third chimed in: "Doesn’t matter if they stand, seat or are laying down. They bought the ticket they can stand, seat, and sleep if they feel like it…"

A fourth added: "It’s not politically incorrect. It’s simply wrong and an a**hole move. Many people sit during shows that aren’t [visibly] disabled. You can also just be tired."

Meanwhile, some people pointed out that at least the 'Hung Up' singer apologized after her blunder.

One user shared: "At least she apologized and was nice about it. She could have chosen not to apologize but she did and that shows class," and a second added: "At least she had the decency to apologize and be sweet about it?? what do y'all want."

However, others criticized the delivery and tone of her apology as someone explained: "That wasn’t genuine. She said politically incorrect. She wasn’t apologizing she was covering her a**."

The concertgoer has now been named Vanessa Gorman and they have broken their silence in a new interview with TMZ.

Last Friday (March 15), Gorman - who a paraplegic from a motor vehicle accident in 1999 - told the outlet that she is not offended by the musician's words, saying: "Some people are in wheelchairs and can stand. She had no idea I was paralyzed."

Gorman admitted that she was starstruck over being noticed by her idol, and was even heard shouting "I love you!" during a video taken from her viewpoint.

She also said that she was surprised when Madonna didn't initially see that she was in a bright pink wheelchair and applauded the singer for apologizing immediately.

Madonna has not commented further on the incident.

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A concertgoer at Pink's show in San Antonio was kicked out after disrupting a segment to protest the practice of circumcision.

During a show on Monday night (September 25), the Grammy-winning pop star was about to perform the acoustic segment of her Summer Carnival tour when an attendee yelled to get her attention.

As the 44-year-old singer - whose real name is Alecia Beth Moore Hart - noticed the protester, she paused and leaned forward to read the message displayed on his phone.

It was then revealed in fan footage posted to social media platforms that the message on his device read: "Circumcision: cruel and harmful."

The 'So What' singer spoke directly at the man after noticing his bizarre statement and questioned: "Oh, you’re making a whole point right now, aren’t you? Do you feel good about yourself?"

He was seemingly galvanized by the acknowledgment, as he kept his phone up and enthusiastically exclaimed "Yes!" in response.

"Are you gonna be all right?", Pink then asked him dryly. "You spent all this money to come here and do that?" At this point, other attendees were cheering her on.

"I'm gonna have to buy a Birkin bag with that ticket money. Get that s*** out of here," she added. The concertgoer then turned around to share his message with the rest of the crowd, who all booed in response.

"He wants all of you to read it. He came here tonight to talk about circumcision," Pink remarked, which prompted the man to react to her words by hollering in the direction of the stage.

Clearly, she had enough of his tantrum as she instructed security to remove him by saying: "Get that cancer out, man," and watched him be escorted from the audience area.

She then quipped that she felt "bad" that the protester "wasted his time tonight".

Interestingly enough, Pink is no stranger to unsolicited opinions about circumcision.

Back in 2019, she slammed internet trolls for flooding her with "f***ing disgusting" comments under a now-deleted Instagram post that showed her then-two-year-old son, Jameson Moon, (now six) without his swim diaper near a pool.

"There's something seriously wrong with a lot of you out there," Pink wrote in a follow-up post. "Going off about my baby's p***s? About circumcision??? Are you for real? As any normal mother at the beach, I didn't even notice he took off his swim diaper."

The 'Just Give Me A Reason' vocalist accompanied the message with a snapshot of her kneeling before a pelican with her son, whose nude bottom half was scribbled out, and daughter Willow Sage, then seven (now 12).

"I deleted it because you’re all f***ing disgusting. And now I’m turning off my comments and shaking my head at the state of social media and keyboard warriors, and the negativity that you bring to other people's lives," she continued. "There is something seriously wrong with a lot of you out there. Smfh."

The musician concluded by addressing the photo she shared, sarcastically penning: "Here’s a picture of the pelican we obviously caught and abused for hours before dangling baby p***s in its face."

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