Machine Gun Kelly Jumps as Man Gets on Stage During Q&A: 'I Apologize for My Primal Reaction'

Machine Gun Kelly’s security team removed an event attendee who walked on the stage while he was in the middle of a panel discussion on Tuesday. 

At the Forbes Under 30 Summit in the rocker/rapper's hometown of Cleveland, Ohio, a man swiftly walked onto the stage at the Cleveland Public Auditorium as Kelly, 33, and Forbes Senior Editor, Under 30, Kristin Stoller were hosting a Q&A. The performer (whose real name is Colson Baker) jumped up in response and tried to reason with the interloper. 

Before the man was quickly removed by security, MGK was clearly uncomfortable and stood up. He said, “My man, get the f--- away from me. What are you doing? What are you doing? This is a bad look. Don’t make me do this.” 

The man’s identity is currently unclear, and representatives for Machine Gun Kelly declined to comment following the situation. 

When the “Bloody Valentine” singer sat back down, he apologized for the incident and for using profanity. “I'm sorry. I try to live in the dichotomy more on this side than the other guy. I left that guy in the past. I'm really sorry. I apologize for my primal reaction,” Kelly said.

The musician/entrepreneur then tried to resume his talk titled “Music, Food and Fashion: Machine Gun Kelly’s Playbook to Building an Empire,” but was still visibly agitated. 

“My energy is scattered right now … I empathize and feel for the guy,” he shared. “I definitely am an empath.” 

Despite being concerned about what had happened, the Grammy-nominated rocker also attempted to maintain a sense of humor. In reference to his and Stoller’s conversation about pitching business opportunities, he said, “Maybe [the man] had a great idea.”

The “Emo Girl” singer said, “My advice for people who have an idea that want to present it to creators or people they believe can be a vessel for their idea is like, pick a good time and place.” 

“This was a bad time,” he added, getting laughs out of the audience.

He continued, “When I'm eating food and noodles are in my mouth, that's a bad time. When I'm with my daughter at a volleyball game, that's a bad time. I think a lot of that is misunderstood. A good business man always knows the time and I think patience is the biggest key to that and why I will wait for things to blossom.”

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In late July, the pop-punk artist was involved in another altercation. 

Based on footage obtained by TMZ, MGK was seen approaching a person and smacking them until his bodyguard intervened. His fiancée, actress Megan Fox, ended up being caught in the middle of the incident and pushed into a fence until the musician pulled her away. 

Earlier that month, the star had a different kind of fan interaction at Rock Werchter festival in Belgium when he obliged to an audience member's request to be punched by him.

In a video that he posted to Instagram, the “Forget Me Too” singer read a sign held by a fan that said, "I just came from Mexico 4 u 2 punch me in the face." 

After reading the message, he asked, "Why do you want me to punch you in the face so bad?" to which the fan responded that they "love" the artist.

Later in the show, the rocker walked off the stage and lightly punched the concertgoer in the face.