Kelsea Ballerini Struck successful the Face During Live Performance

Kelsea Ballerini is unapologetically pushing backmost connected her haters.

The state euphony star—who was struck successful the look by an entity propulsion from the crowd astatine a caller show—called retired disapproval against her for voicing her concerns astir harmless spaces aft the incident. Alongside a screenshot of an online remark calling her "soft" for speaking out, Kelsea wrote connected her Instagram Stories June 29, "a sad, scary satellite we unrecorded in."

In a abstracted post, the 29-year-old addressed the concern further. "someone threw a bracelet, it deed maine successful the eyes," she wrote, "and it much truthful conscionable frightened maine than wounded me."

And portion Kelsea assured fans that she's "fine," she noted, "We each person triggers and layers of fears mode deeper than what is shown, and that's wherefore I walked offstage to calm down and marque definite myself, set and crew, and the assemblage each felt harmless to continue."

As seen in a video circulating connected societal media, Kelsea instantly stopped playing her guitar erstwhile she was deed and placed 1 manus connected her face. After speaking to her violinist, the Rolling Out the Welcome Mat artist resumed playing for a little infinitesimal earlier walking offstage.

Upon her return, Kelsea addressed the audience. "Can we conscionable speech astir what happened?" she asked, as seen successful different video. "All I attraction astir is keeping everyone safe. If you ever don't consciousness safe, delight fto idiosyncratic astir you know."

She added astatine the time, "If anyone's pushing excessively overmuch oregon you conscionable person that gut feeling, conscionable ever emblem it. Don't propulsion things. You know?"