Legendary DJ Gets Annoying Fan Off His Stage By Pushing a Speaker on Her
House music legend Richie Hawtin, apparently not a fan of a girl filming him as he played a set this weekend, came up with a fast fix—pushing a heavy monitor on top of her.
Hawtin, who came to fame in the 90s and continues to draw large crowds, was playing a show in New York this weekend when the iPhone-wielding fan caught his attention. As caught on video, he turned in her direction, pushed a heavy monitor at her, and resumed dancing as she fell.
Somehow, according to reports, the girl was uninjured and Hawtin later posted an apology to his Facebook page:
Regarding the incident at Time Warp in New York this weekend which is being posted and talked about on the web, I would like to apologise here to the girl involved. It was not my intention that the speaker fell. Only to nudge the monitors in her direction and for her to understand that perhaps she had filmed enough. I was as surprised as I'm sure she was when it moved the way it did and the top speaker fell off of the stack. For that, I'm extremely sorry and embarrassed about what happened. This was never my intention. Sometimes being in the middle of the spotlight, continual cameras and glaring iPhone lights, things can get stressful and frustrating. I'm sorry that this frustration took an unexpected turn and took away from anyone's experience of Time Warp. I have tried to reach the girl to apologise personally but have not yet been able to track her down and will continue to try to contact her.