Garner native and “American Idol” alum Scotty McCreery went viral on social media this weekend after stopping his concert to help a woman allegedly assaulted by her boyfriend.
McCreery was in the middle of his sold-out performance at the Big R Arena in Pueblo, Colorado, on Saturday night when the incident occurred. The concert was part of the Colorado State Fair, which began Friday and will run through Sept. 2.
A video posted by KFDA News of Amarillo, Texas, captures McCreery saying, “Right here, that’s a lady you just hit, sir!”
McCreery stops playing, then says: “Absolutely not. Who just hit the lady?”
A post on X by a concertgoer captured another angle of the incident. “@ScottyMcCreery stopping his show at the @colostatefair because some scumbag hit his girlfriend!” the post reads. “Good for you Scotty!”
Videos from the concert show McCreery did not resume playing until the man was escorted from the venue.
McCreery, 30, shot to fame after winning the 10th season of “American Idol” in 2011.
The Garner High School graduate was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in April and joined the N.C. Music Hall of Fame last year.
A spokesperson for the Colorado State Fair confirmed the alleged assault.
“Colorado State Fair security assisted with crowd control,” she wrote via email. “This incident is still under investigation and we cannot comment further.”
However, the Colorado State Fair is asking people to send additional videos or images of the incident to security at [email protected], the spokesperson said.
A publicist for McCreery said via email Tuesday that McCreery would not be commenting on the incident.
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