Monica leaps into crowd after witnessing abuse: ‘Don’t hit no f – – king woman’

The boy is swine.

Singer Monica fearlessly leaped into motion Saturday, leaping off stage and into the viewers of her reside present after allegedly witnessing a male concertgoer strike a girl within the crowd. 

“Is you out your f – – king mind?,” questioned the incensed R&B artist, 42, upon recognizing the melee amid a sea of followers throughout her efficiency on the Riverfront Music Competition in Detroit, Michigan.

Footage of the “The Boy Is Mine” powerhouse’s upset has gone viral on Twitter, scaring up greater than 3.3. million views.  

“Don’t you hit her like that,” barked the Grammy winner and mom of three. “You don’t hit no woman like that!.”

She then instructed safety guards to escort the ne’er-do-well out of the venue. 

Nonetheless, earlier than bouncers even had an opportunity to eject the dud, Monica descended into the fracas to take issues into her personal arms. 

“You don’t hit no f – – kin’ woman like that,” she spat on the unidentified man whereas surrounded by a throng of spectators yelling: “Interval!,” and “Get his ass outta right here!” in settlement. 

Representatives for Monica didn’t instantly reply to The Put up’s request for remark.  

After making certain that the bum had been given the boot by patrolmen, the “Breaks My Coronary heart” balladeer reassumed her place on stage and defined her outrage to the mass. 

“I need to apologize, ya’ll, that s – – t triggered me,” she mentioned, per a TikTok clip of the fête. 

“I seen him punch that woman within the face, I misplaced my f – – kin’ high. I apologize y’all. I apologize from the underside of my coronary heart,” continued Monica to the cheering crowd. 

“I used to be gonna knock [his] a – – out with this f – – kin’ mic.”

Following the fray, a spokesperson for the Riverfront Music Competition thanked Monica for her ferocious bravery.

“We need to lengthen our heartfelt gratitude to Monica for her braveness and decisive intervention throughout an unlucky incident at our Competition,” mentioned the rep in an announcement to Detroit Metro Times. “Her actions demonstrated a dedication to the security and respect of her followers, reinforcing our perception that she is not only a rare expertise, however a rare particular person as properly.”

Monica isn’t alone in her dedication to standing up for what is true in any respect prices. 

Taylor Swift interrupted a efficiency of “Unhealthy Blood” throughout her Eras Tour cease in Philadelphia this Could after recognizing a safety guard wrongfully reprimanding a feminine fan in flooring seats. And in August 2022, Woman Gaga stopped her Chromatica Ball present in Washington, DC, to brazenly help girls’s reproductive rights. 

And for Monica — who, in 2018, too, publicly stepped in to defend a woman against domestic violence — abuse is rarely acceptable. 

“We simply don’t get down like that the place I’m from,” mentioned the Atlanta, Georgia, native earlier than atoning, but once more, for getting rowdy with the ruffian over the weekend. 

“And I had each intention of popping out right here and performing like a woman on this motherf – – ker,” she joked.