Singer Miguel’s stage dive at this year’s Billboard Music Awards could become the subject of legal action over claims of possible brain damage to a female fan.
Khyati Shah’s head got caught under the R&B star’s leg as he tried to leap from one stage to another during the televised awards in Las Vegas in May.
Vision of the incident went live to air on US channel ABC, with slow motion versions mocking him since being uploaded to YouTube.
TMZ reports that Miguel was ordered not to attempt the jump during his song Adorn “because producers believed it was too dangerous”.
Unnamed sources, purportedly connected to the production, told TMZ: “Miguel approached producers before rehearsals and asked if he could try to jump over the crowd during his performance but producers shot down the idea.”
After the incident, Miguel emerged from backstage with Shah, who was holding an icepack, and told Billboard: “Well, I think it’s kind of clear what happened. But I’m very happy to bring my new friend, Khyati, we just met. Unfortunately, we did not meet under the best circumstances, but I think we’re okay.”
Shah responded: “I Adorn him.”
But Shah’s lawyer, Vip Bola, now claims that his client should have been taken to hospital rather than offered an icepack.
“Some of the difficulties she’s experiencing are cognitive in nature and lead to suspicion of a neurological head injury,” he told TMZ.
They are reportedly waiting for test results from a neurologist, before deciding to pursue a lawsuit.
There was no official response to the allegations from Miguel, who has remained silent on Twitter about the awards, or the Billboard Music Awards organisers.
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– Sydney Morning Herald
