Dune 2’s release date got pushed back because of the SAG-AFTRA strike – it was originally supposed to be released this month, but now it will be released in March. So, the cast’s promotional tour should have been pushed back too, except that they were already scheduled to appear at a Comic Con event in Brazil. Florence Pugh, Timothee Chalamet, Austin Butler and Zendaya all flew down to Brazil this weekend for what was their first major promotional event. Everything seemingly went well until they all stood up to pose together for the fans. That’s when some absolute a–hole threw something at Florence Pugh’s face:
Florence Pugh was hit in the face by a flying object during #CCXP23. pic.twitter.com/vtSe9lGnNr
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) December 3, 2023
This has been happening so often in the past year, mostly with dumbasses throwing things at singers and musicians while they’re on stage. It’s like the pandemic broke everyone’s brain and people forgot how to act with common decency when they were out in public. This object – and I have no idea what it was, it looked maybe pen-sized? – could have done really damage. You can see Florence wince in pain too, and she clearly says “ow.” It could have hit her eye and I guarantee it left a mark. WTF is wrong with these fans? Stop throwing sh-t at people!!!
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- Florence Pugh attends ‘ Oppenheimer ‘ – UK Premiere at the Odeon Luxe, Leicester Square in London, UK. Thursday 13th July 2023. -,Image: 788959787, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: NORESTRICTIONS, Model Release: no, Pictured: Oppenheimer – UK Premiere, Credit line: James Warren / Bang Showbiz / Avalon
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- Florence Pugh at the Oppenheimer movie photocall, Trafalgar Square, London, UK in London, UK, on 12th July 2023,Image: 789053402, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Avalon.red / Avalon
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This is really infuriating! As a way to stop this, these celebrities should sue! I agree, it’s like people’s brains are broken or something 🤦♀️
Wtf is wrong with people. This is why the rest of us have to get screened at venues.
There need to be some arrests for assault in these situations.
Totally agree.
100% agree. These are criminal offences.
I hope this was a staged prank. There was too much smiling and laughing from the cast, for me.
If it wasn’t staged I would be offended if I was Florence.
I don’t think it was staged. I think it just took a moment for people on stage to realize what had happened.
It’s not just the pandemic, it’s Trump. He’s made it ok for every asshole to let loose. I hope they prosecute whoever did this.
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Bingo, and I would not call these people who are throwing things fans. More like trolls.
I don’t know about that. Where I live nobody voted for Trump, everybody hates him, they blame him for everything and they still act like assholes. I think it’s social media – people think it’s the real world so it’s ok to act like that toward real people.
People kind of suck.
I’m from Canada and it’s like this, here, too. It seems like post-pandemic everyone became a little more selfish, thoughtless, and less resilient. It’s a lot.
nope. white people were racist & rude before trump. you didnt notice because it did not affect you. in the 1940s some dumb fan got out of quarantine & infected pregnant gene tierneys unborn baby & ruined both of their lives. this isnt new…..
Except this was in Brazil… they had their own Trump, with Bolsonaro, but I tend to think Trumpers are a symptom of whatever this broken brain thing is, I think voting Trump is the result, not the cause. People are behaving like this all over the world….
This was done in Brazil not USA so what does Trump have to do with it? Are you implying Brazilians are Magas
Extremists are taking root all over the world. It is scary.
But I agree with the poster who said it’s the symptom, not the cause. We are watching history repeat itself. We are in this weird U shaped thing where there are consequences for nothing and consequences for everything online.
How mean spirited.
The do it for attention / notoriety – am sure you’ll find that they filmed themselves doing it and uploaded it to TikTok. Its quite scary the amount of video’s on that platform you see of people (children and adults) doing stupid and criminal things for attention and clicks/likes. They claim that its all in the name of a ‘prank’.
All the more reason to arrest them for assault, and to be very severe with punishments. Especially since they are providing their own evidence!
Letting this go in the name of a prank just encourages other a-holes to do it too.
But I suspect little will be done to the actual perpetrator, and instead, events like these will start putting up plexiglass barriers etc. to hinder future acts. So instead of punishing the actual a-holes throwing things, everyone else gets punished.
Where was Olivia Wilde during this event??? I kid. I kid…lololol
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It was a pair of gold (or gold colored) bangles that was thrown at her
Yikes! I’m so glad that didn’t hit her eye! It looked like it had some force behind it.
I wish celebrities will start pressing charges. This is just ridiculous now and criminal. She could have been hurt!
Maybe all the stars should bring Cardi B with them for fan events.
Or The Quarter (50 Cent–but he’s not even worth that much).
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I don’t know what dumbass fans think they’re accomplishing when they throw shit at stars. Why do they think their idols appreciate that? And this seems like a thing in Brazil? iirc, Taylor had to deal with people throwing stuff at her during her tour there, and it freaked her out.
It’s not a thing in Brazil
That’s really awful. I’m afraid though there’s going to be more copycats.
Agree the world has become dumber after the pandemic.
WTF is this trend of throwing things at people on a stage? Why don’t they do that to the Donald?
@jferber- I know right ! 😀