A crazed fan who rushed the stage during a Beyonce and Jay-Z concert in Atlanta has been charged with disorderly conduct and simple battery.
Anthony Charles Thomas Maxwell, 26, was arrested on Saturday night after he ran on stage, approached Jay-Z and made contact with him as the “On the Run II” concert was ending.
Atlanta Police said Maxwell was quickly stopped by backup dancers before security guards could intervene.
Dramatic: Beyonce, 36, and Jay-Z, 48, concert ended in carnage after a stage invader was tackled to the ground by backing dancers in Atlanta on Saturday
Beyonce’s spokeswoman Yvette Noel-Schure confirmed that the singer and Jay-Z are fine.
Beyonce and Jay-Z’s latest On The Run concert in Atlanta ended in disarray after a stage invader rushed the couple during the final moments of their set.
The power couple – who have been touring since June – waved their final goodbyes to the packed out crowd at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday, before turning around to make their exit – but were followed out by a stranger from the audience.
Upon realising that Beyonce, 36, and Jay-Z, 48, was mere inches away from the stage invader, several costumed dancers rushed to apprehend the man, who was tackled to the floor by security.
Unsafe: Audience members filming the final moments caught the incident where Anthony Charles Thomas Maxwell, 26, went onto the stage from the front of the crowd
Startled: It wasn’t until both stars had left the stage that Maxwell got within inches of seeing them, but was quickly stopped by numerous backing dancers
Audience members filming the final moments caught the incident on film.
The clips showed Beyonce – who looked ultra glamorous in a billowing tan coat – sauntering off the stage from the back holding her husband’s hand.
It wasn’t until both stars had left the stage that the stage raider got to them, but was quickly stopped.
Halt! The security and costumed dancers appeared to leap on top of the man, stopping him from going any further, and it’s not known if anything happened to either star backstage