According to prosecutors, the man accused of throwing his phone at pop star Bebe Rexha during a concert and assaulting her told police he thought "it would be funny.".
The incident happened on Sunday night as Rexha performed at Pier 17 in New York.
The singer lost consciousness after receiving a blow to the head and was later taken to the hospital, where she underwent surgery to have stitches placed above her left eye.
The man "intentionally threw" his phone as the show ended, according to a preliminary investigation by New York City Police.
Nicolas Malvagna, a resident of New Jersey, has been identified as the alleged attacker.
He was accused of two third-degree assaults, one second-degree harassment charge, one third-degree aggravated harassment charge, and one third-degree attempted assault charge on Monday.
The Manhattan District Attorney's office reports that Mr. Malvagna admitted to throwing the phone and told a responding policeman, "I was trying to see if I could hit her with the phone at the end of the show because it would be funny.". ".
On July 1, he must return to court.
Rexha uploaded images of her wounds to Instagram on Monday. They revealed cuts on her eyebrow and bruises around her left eye.
She did, however, add the caption "I'm good" and a thumbs-up to the photos.
Famous admirers who left supportive comments for the stars in the comments section included Winnie Harlow, Nelly, Demi Lovato, Leona Lewis, and Lauren Jauregui.
Love you, girl, Lovato wrote. "Sorry this incident occurred to you. ".
DJ Hector Fonesca penned the statement, "No one should ever throw such a heavy object at an artist.". All concerts should be off-limits to that person. ".
The songs I'm Good (Blue) with David Guetta and Heart Wants What It Wants by Rexha, whose real name is Bleta Rexha, are among her most popular and upbeat pop songs.
Eminem, Rihanna, and Selena Gomez were among the artists for whom she had written hits.
The 33-year-old will perform at Philadelphia's The Fillmore on Tuesday, and in July, she will bring her tour to the UK.
