Country star Luke Bryan got hit in the face mid-performance at the North Dakota State Fair as fans defend the country singer and strongly criticized the incident.

Footage recorded by a fan shows country star Luke Bryan stagger, then resume singing after being hit by an object on stage.

Luke Bryan was struck in the face while performing at the North Dakota State Fair Saturday. As seen in a fan TikTok video, the country star, 49, was singing the chorus of his hit song “Country Girl (Shake It For Me)” when an object flew toward the stage and struck him.