Harry Styles is HIT in the eye with a Skittle during a gig

Harry Styles was hit in the eye by a hard sweet after a fan threw a handful of Skittles at the stage during a concert at The Forum in Los Angeles on Monday evening.

The singer, 28, clutched his eye in a video taken of the moment by a fan after they were launched towards him during a performance of his song, Kiwi.

Harry fans angrily reacted to the moment and claimed the star could have gone blind following the potentially-dangerous incident.

Ouch! Harry Styles was hit in the eye by a hard sweet after a fan threw a handful of Skittles at the stage during a concert at The Forum in Los Angeles on Monday evening

The incident happened after Harry returned to touring after he was forced to take time off to recover from illness during his 167-date tour.

In footage widely shared on social media, pieces of the candy are seen raining down on the pop star before hitting him in the left eye.

Harry then reached to cover his eye to before raising his arm in the air in a signal for the rogue fan to stop throwing things at the stage.

Hope you're ok Harry: The singer, 28, clutched his eye in a video taken of the moment by a fan after they were launched towards him during a performance of his song, Kiwi

Hope you’re ok Harry: The singer, 28, clutched his eye in a video taken of the moment by a fan after they were launched towards him during a performance of his song, Kiwi

Reaction: Harry fans angrily reacted to the moment and claimed the star could have gone blind following the potentially-dangerous incident

Back.. but not for long! The incident happened after Harry returned to touring after he was forced to take time off to recover from illness during his 167-date

Reaction: Harry fans angrily reacted to the moment and claimed the star could have gone blind following the potentially-dangerous incident

He then turns away from the camera with his left eye closed.

Fans commented on the clip that it had ruined Harry’s performance as they slammed the member of the crowd for launching the sweet. 

Following the moment, an official response has been issued by Skittles’ Twitter account addressing the Skittles attack.

It read: ‘Didn’t think I needed to say this: Please don’t throw Skittles.’ 

It comes after Harry cancelled three of his sold-out Los Angeles concert dates just hours before he was set to take the stage at The Kia Forum in Inglewood.

The ‘devastated’ star revealed the news via his Instagram Story and cited an ongoing flu as the reason for the last-minute postponements.

Ah! In footage widely shared on social media, pieces of the candy are seen raining down on the pop star before hitting him in the left eye

Ah! In footage widely shared on social media, pieces of the candy are seen raining down on the pop star before hitting him in the left eye

He was scheduled to perform Saturday November 5, Sunday, November 6, and Monday, November 7, at the 70,000 seat arena. All three concerts have been rescheduled for January.

Harry was also forced to cancel Friday evening’s LA show due to ‘band illness,’ according to a tweet published by the venue.

As part of the North American leg of his ‘Love On Tour,’ Styles is headlining a 15-night residency at The Kia Forum. It kicked off on October 31.

Statement: The 'devastated' star, 28, revealed the news via his Instagram Story and cited an ongoing flu as the reason for the last-minute postponements

Statement: The ‘devastated’ star, 28, revealed the news via his Instagram Story and cited an ongoing flu as the reason for the last-minute postponements

‘Towards the end of the show on Wednesday I started feeling ill and I’ve been in bed with the flu ever since,’ Harry’s statement began. 

‘I’ve been doing everything I can to be able to sing tonight, but I’m leaving the doctor now and I’m devastated that it’s just not possible.’

‘Until very recently I haven’t had to postpone a show due to illness in the 12 years I’ve been touring. I’m so sorry to do it, and if there was anyway I could do the show I would.’

‘I’m sorry this news is coming so close to show time, but it was my sincerest hope to be able to play for you tonight. I know several of you have planned trips to LA to see the show, and it means the absolute world to me.’

‘The shows on November 5th, 6th, 7th will be postponed until January 26th, 27th, 29th 2023. Everything else will play as planned.’

‘I can’t wait to see you then, and I’m so sorry. All my love,’ he wrote in closing. ‘H.’ 

Friday: Styles was also forced to cancel Friday evening's LA show due to 'band illness,' according to a tweet published by the venue

Friday: Styles was also forced to cancel Friday evening’s LA show due to ‘band illness,’ according to a tweet published by the venue

This canceled slate of L.A. shows joins a canceled performance in Chicago on October 6, which was ultimately reschedule for October 10.

‘Out of an abundance of caution,’ read a last-minute statement from the Chicago venue, ‘tonight’s Harry Styles show on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at United Center has been rescheduled to Monday, October 10, 2022 due to band/crew illness.’

Even though that concert was pushed back by a mere four days, Harry’s ravenous fanbase didn’t take the news too well.  

‘This is may be the worst news I’ve ever gotten in my life,’ lamented one fan on Twitter. 

The massive undertaking of the Love On Tour appears to be finally catching up with Styles and his entourage. 

As illness gradually plagued the pop star’s band and now Styles himself, the megastar has been consistently churning out high-octane performances and attending Hollywood premieres. 

In addition to the seven legs of his worldwide tour, Styles has launched a movie career with the recent hit Don’t Worry Darling and his latest release My Policeman, which dropped on Amazon Prime over the weekend. 

The 22-month-long extravaganza is set to finish in Italy next year in 2023. It has become a bonafide pop culture sensation, propelling Styles into the stratosphere. 

Live to sing another day: 'The shows on November 5th, 6th, 7th will be postponed until January 26th, 27th, 29th 2023,' wrote the megastar on his Instagram story. 'I can't wait to see you then, and I'm so sorry. All my love ¿ H'

Live to sing another day: ‘The shows on November 5th, 6th, 7th will be postponed until January 26th, 27th, 29th 2023,’ wrote the megastar on his Instagram story. ‘I can’t wait to see you then, and I’m so sorry. All my love – H’



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