HANDS OFF

Halsey Groped on Stage During Washington D.C. Concert

Fans were outraged over the violation of the singer’s privacy.

Halsey fans were left outraged this week after viral footage of the singer’s concert in Washington, D.C. appeared to show her getting groped by an overzealous fan. During a performance of fan favorite “Is There Somewhere” on Thursday, Halsey hopped up onto the front barrier to perform directly in front of fans, at which point a hand rose from the crowd and started pawing at the singer’s thigh. The invasive hand then slipped its way underneath the singer’s skirt and appeared to start groping her buttock as she performed, before a security guard swatted them away. “You have an opportunity to be that close to someone you admire and love. And choose to be weird and violating,” an outraged fan wrote on X, with another posting, “Respect Halsey and DO NOT touch her or anyone like this without their consent. You people are unbelievable.” A fan reportedly at the concert said, “You can hear me telling them to take her hand down and see me grabbing it after security was nice enough to give her little warning taps. It’s so unfortunate and I hope this doesn’t happen again ANYWHERE.” Halsey either appeared not to notice or ignored the incident entirely, and continued performing the song without acknowledging the intrusion.