Bebe Rexha addresses NYC phone-throwing incident in return to stage

NEW YORK — Pop star Bebe Rexha returned to the stage two days after she was struck in the face by a cellphone, telling a Philadelphia crowd, “I can’t get another bruise.”

Rexha was hospitalized Sunday after an audience member allegedly hurled the phone during her concert at The Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York City.

“Are we going to have a good show tonight? Yes, we f—ing are,” Rexha said Tuesday at the Philadelphia venue The Fillmore, according to a video tweeted by local radio station WIOQ.

“Do we let people slow us down, Philly? No,” she continued as the crowd cheered. “Just no phones on my face tonight. Please, I beg of you.”

Nicolas Malvagna, 27, of Manalapan, New Jersey, was arrested for allegedly throwing the phone Sunday night. His charges include assault and aggravated harassment. He was released Monday and has a court appearance scheduled for next month, officials said.

“I was trying to see if I could hit her with the phone at the end of the show because it would be funny,” Malvagna allegedly told a witness who spoke with police, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said in a criminal complaint.

The Brooklyn-born Rexha, 33, addressed the incident multiple times ahead of Tuesday’s concert, including with an Instagram photo showing her bruised and bandaged eye and the caption “Im good.”

Hours before the Philadelphia show, Rexha confirmed she would move forward with her Best F’n Night Of My Life tour.

“The Tour must go on!!!” Rexha wrote on Instagram. “Philly next! Which show you coming to?!”

The three-time Grammy nominee, whose real name is Bleta Rexha, is known for songs such as “I’m Good (Blue)” and “Meant to Be.”