Being on stage isn’t just about delivering the music—it’s also about handling surprises in real time.
Ne-Yo was mid-performance of “Because of You” during a tour stop in Japan on Saturday (Sept. 27) when a man rushed the stage and tried to snap a photo with him. In a viral clip, the singer quickly shoved the intruder aside without breaking stride, as security swooped in to handle the situation.
Afterward, Ne-Yo addressed the incident on his Instagram Story, making his stance clear.
“This is what you DON’T do. I’m a gentleman but I WILL slap the shit out of a person disrespecting my stage,” he wrote. “And then keep the party going. Don’t try me. All love, til it’s not.”
Surprisingly, he admitted things could have gone differently if the fan had approached him with respect. “Had he ran up with love I woulda let him rock for a minute…idiot. Don’t be this guy,” he added.
When he’s not pushing stage crashers away, Ne-Yo has been embracing a new role as the poster boy for polyamory. The R&B star has openly shared details about his life with four girlfriends, even joining Kai Cenat’s stream recently to talk about it.
“I’m in a great space,” Ne-Yo said. “I am currently in a polyamorous relationship. I have four beautiful ladies that move with me on the regular.”
He explained that the shift came after his 2023 divorce from Crystal Renay, who cited infidelity and the birth of a child outside their marriage as the reason for their split.
“I’m 45 years old,” the “Miss Independent” singer told Cenat. “At this point in my life, everything I do is about what’s best for me, what’s best for my kids, what’s best for my tribe. That’s it. I’mma keep it a buck with you. I was married before this, to one woman. Things didn’t go well. I made my mistakes. We got divorced, a lot of people got hurt in the process, and I told myself at that moment I ain’t lying to nobody about nothing ever again.”
