Ne-Yo shoved a concertgoer when a fan rushed him on stage while he was performing in Japan over the weekend.
Footage has gone viral of a fan climbing onto the stage while Ne-Yo was performing his 2007 smash “Because of You.” The Grammy-winning singer appeared surprised by the fan, and when they seemed to make it about themselves on stage, Ne-Yo grabbed the concertgoer by the neck and shoved them to the side.
Security finally realized what was going on and apprehended the trespassing fan while Ne-Yo didn’t miss a beat of his performance.
Ne-Yo had a message for anyone willing to try this stunt at future shows, warning fans in a repost of the contentious moment to his Instagram Story.
“This is what you DON’T do,” he wrote. “I’m a gentleman but I WILL slap the s–t out of a person for disrespecting my stage,” he wrote. “And then keep the party going. Don’t try me. All love, til it’s not.”
Ne-Yo continued: “Had he ran up with love I woulda let him rock for a minute…idiot. Don’t be this guy.”
A confused fan reacted to the clip on X: “I can see a women doing this. But a full grown man climbing on stage to a love song.”
Ne-Yo performed at the Blue Note Jazz Festival Japan 2025 over the weekend. He’ll head back to Las Vegas for an appearance on Oct. 11. The R&B singer is slated to perform in Asia this December for a show in Sri Lanka before kicking off 2026 at Singapore’s Singland Festival.
