Morgan Wallen found himself at the center of a new controversy after video footage emerged of him snatching a security guard’s phone and throwing it across the stage during his concert in Pittsburgh on Friday.
The incident occurred at Acrisure Stadium during Wallen’s Still the Problem tour, when the country singer appeared to take offense at being filmed by one of the venue’s security guards.
In footage captured by a concertgoer and circulated online, the guard is seen holding her phone behind her back to record Wallen’s performance.
He first gestured at the phone before walking away, then turned and snatched it from her hand, throwing it dramatically across the stage.
A TikTok user who posted a video of the incident offered some context, suggesting that a fan had passed her phone to the guard to hand to Wallen, who then threw it.
“I get it… security should do security things, but…” the user wrote, leaving the rest to the imagination.
The following night’s Pittsburgh show was cancelled, although Wallen was quick to dismiss any suggestion that the cancellation was related to the phone incident.
In a video posted to his Instagram Stories, he explained that his team had consulted with local officials about the strong winds in the area and advised canceling the show for safety reasons.
“I’ve been seeing a lot of nonsense about myself that just isn’t true, and I just wanted to set the record straight,” he said, noting that his big stage “could turn fatal” for people nearby in dangerous wind conditions.
