In just a few short years, Bad Bunny has cemented himself as a major star in the Hollywood world. Since appearing on Cardi B’s “I Like It” in 2018, he has received several major accolades including multiple Grammy Awards and has twice been named Spotify’s Most Streamed Artist of the Year. He’s garnered quite a bit of fame, and all eyes were definitely on him when he threw a fan’s phone into the water after they tried to get a selfie with him. Since then, the artist has defended his actions, and the Internet has ideas.
Bad Bunny, whose birth name is Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, was in the Dominican Republic and was walking alongside his group when a fan approached him with her phone. When the young woman tried to take a shot, he grabbed the device and tossed it into a nearby body of water. The footage was taken by someone at the scene and went viral. The performer addressed this issue on TwitterExplaining his reasons for his actions:
A person who comes to me to say something to me, to tell me something, or just to meet me, will always have attention and respect. Those who come to put a bastard’s phone in my face I will think of it for what it is, disrespect and will treat it the same.
The 28-year-old star’s response caused quite a stir on social media, with a number of commenters making their way to Twitter to voice their opinion. Reactions were mixed, but the viral moment clearly rubbed some fans the wrong way. . Check out this person’s response:
Anyone justifies throwing someone’s phone, and possessions they’ve paid for, in the water because “personal space” can be messed up with kindness. I’m tired of these celebrities, man. https://t.co/bqrR5NSXZpJanuary 2, 2023
There is a level of nuance when it comes to some people dealing with it. Some berated the singer while also acknowledging that a person should not have approached him in an attempt to create a photographic image. However, one user suggested that the artist should have no excuse for what he did:
althoug Express train Cast member He gets a lot of criticism, and there seem to be a whole lot of people in his corner. In fact, one fan called out the critics for showing “fake sympathy” for the person whose phone was discarded:
If you can breathe bad bunny air, you can buy a new phone station with fake empathyJanuary 2, 2023
Bad Bunny, starring Marvel that lately I took a big step forwardHowever, he seems to have a strong fan base, which doesn’t seem keen on turning her back on him. Cancel culture was a serious topic For discussion, at first glance, a situation like this could be considered an “revocable offence.” But at least one fan thinks “Te Gusta” won’t be negatively affected by his actions:
Nobody cancels Bad Bunny, nobody cares about that lady’s phone.January 3, 2023
Of course, there are others on Twitter who have simply chosen to drop jokes about WWE Veteran Celebrity rather than expressing their opinion directly on whether it is right or wrong. Someone cheekily summed up the singer’s apology using a clip from reality TV veteran Tiffany “New York” Pollard:
Bad Bunny after throwing that fan’s phone away: pic.twitter.com/itPPTrvWtbJanuary 2, 2023
Judging by how much Bad Bunny footage has spread across the intranets at this point, I don’t see people forgetting it anytime soon. However, if it is an accent WrestleMania 37 alum The response is any cue, he probably doesn’t care who remembers it. Ultimately, whether he is right or wrong can be debated, and people on the Internet will likely continue to do so for the foreseeable future.