Grammy-nominated pop star hit in face after concertgoer appears to throw object on stage during performance

Chilean-Mexican singer-songwriter Mon Laferte was struck near her left eye by a mobile phone thrown from the audience during a concert in Las Vegas on November 5, 2026. According to Fashion Times UK, the incident occurred during Laferte's Femme Fatale Tour at the Pearl Concert Theater inside the Palms Casino Resort. Footage circulating online showed the singer reacting to the impact while performing her song 'Amárrame'. A woman was subsequently escorted from the venue, although Fashion Times UK reported that her identity and whether she was responsible for throwing the phone have not been independently established. Videos recorded by audience members showed a mobile phone flying towards Laferte as she performed near the front of the stage on Thursday evening. The object struck the left side of her face, close to her eye, prompting the singer to raise her hands towards the affected area and move away from the audience. Entertainment Weekly noted that the 43-year-old Femme Fatale album artist clutched at her left eye before walking to the back of the stage. Laferte briefly left the stage while members of her team assisted her, meeting two crew members who escorted her backstage. Her dancers and musicians continued performing during part of the interruption, which lasted several minutes. Other footage showed a woman being escorted from the venue as audience members booed and shouted, but Yahoo and Fashion Times UK noted that the recordings do not conclusively establish whether the woman shown leaving was the person who threw the phone, or if they were being escorted out for different reasons. The concertgoer's identity has not been publicly confirmed, and no verified account of her intentions has emerged.

On November 6, 2026, Laferte addressed the incident in a Spanish-language post on X, reassuring followers about her condition and asking audiences not to throw objects onto the stage. According to Fashion Times UK and Entertainment Weekly, she wrote in a message translated into English: 'I'm okay 😊 The girl didn't mean any harm, but please don't throw anything onto the stage ever again 🙏.' Entertainment Weekly added that Laferte stated: 'Tomorrow and the day after, see you at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles! And that wraps up the US tour. I love you all.' Laferte did not disclose whether she received medical treatment following the impact, and neither the venue nor the singer's representatives were confirmed to have issued a separate public statement detailing the circumstances surrounding the phone, though a representative for Laferte pointed Entertainment Weekly to her statement on X. Yahoo reported that the singer confirmed the incident would not stop her from completing her U.S. tour at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles over the following two nights.

Laferte joins several performers who have been struck by objects thrown from audiences during live concerts. Fashion Times UK and Entertainment Weekly detailed past incidents involving other artists. On June 18, 2023, American singer Bebe Rexha was hit in the face by a mobile phone while performing at The Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York City, sustaining a facial injury including bruising around her left eye and a cut requiring stitches before being taken to the hospital. Nicolas Malvagna was subsequently arrested and charged with assault in connection with that incident. British singer Harry Styles experienced a similar disruption on July 8, 2023, during a concert at Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna, Austria, where footage showed an unidentified object thrown from the audience striking Styles near his eye before he continued his performance. Yahoo also mentioned that earlier this year, Eric Clapton ended a concert early after someone reportedly threw an object that struck him. Entertainment Weekly noted that since releasing her 2003 debut album La Chica de Rojo, Laferte has dropped 11 full-length albums in total, with three of those albums nominated for Grammys: 2021's Seis and 1940 Carmen, and 2023's Autopoiética.