Bebe Rexha.Photo:Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty
Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty
After hittingBebe Rexhain the head with a thrown phone during her June 2023 concert in New York City,Nicolas Malvagnacould potentially have his charges dropped.
At a Feb. 9 court hearing, the New Jersey resident took an offer for his charges to be dismissed after completing 40 days of community service, as long as he doesn’t violate a six-month order of protection.Rolling Stonewas first to report the news.
Malvagna has been active in community service since the incident and told the court the Manhattan District attorney had offered to “move for an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal,” per the outlet.
Bebe Rexha in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, 2024.Gilbert Flores/Billboard via Getty
Gilbert Flores/Billboard via Getty
“Mr. Malvagna has voluntarily agreed to complete private community service, and in return all of the criminal charges against him will be dismissed and sealed,” Malvagna’s lawyer, Todd Spodek, told PEOPLE in a statement about his client, whose next court date is June 20.
Reps for Rexha did not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Bebe Rexha in New Jersey in September 2023.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
According to the criminal complaint at the time, Malvanga was taken into custody, admitted to throwing the phone and told police, “I was trying to see if I could hit her with the phone at the end of the show because it would be funny.”
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Bebe Rexha in Cannes in May 2023.Mike Marsland/WireImage
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source: people.com
