Did Harry Styles get groped? 2017 We Can Survive concert incident involving former One Direction star explored

Harry Styles paved his way into the music industry with the boy band One Direction. When the band decided to go on a permanent hiatus, Styles continued to produce music and now has three studio albums under his hood. Styles often goes on tours to promote his music and has performed for various fundraising concerts, including the We Can Survive concert in 2017.

In October 2017, Harry Styles performed at a benefit concert where he was allegedly groped on stage by a fan. Videos of the incident were shared on TikTok and social media, leading fans to express their anger and support for Styles using the hashtag #RespectHarry to condemn inappropriate behavior towards celebrities.

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What happened to Harry Styles during the We Can Survive concert in 2017?

2017 iHeartRadio Music Festival - Night 1 - Backstage - Source: Getty. (Photo by Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

Harry Style's performance during the We Can Survive Concert made headlines due to an unfortunate incident. The Adore You singer was reportedly groped onstage during his performance as captured by the audience. During the final song performance of Kiwi, Harry went closer to the audience and at the end of the stage bent down on his knees. As Styles grooved to the beats of the song, one of the fans reportedly touched him inappropriately in the groin area, per US Weekly.

As per E! news, Styles appeared uncomfortable and stepped away and continued the performance. While Harry or his team did not make an official statement about the incident, fans took to X at the time.

Some fans also shared the video of the performance and expressed their disappointment. In a video shared by a user (@anittaaggs), Harry Styles was seen visibly uncomfortable after the fan inappropriately touched him.

After some other users shared videos of the incident on social media, the hashtag #RespectHarry began trending on X. A user (@Happily_Larry) wrote,

"I'm in tears."

They added,

"Harry has created such a safe space for everyone, and this is how he's repaid? S**ual assault? I just... #RespectHarry."

Another user wrote,

“This is flat out disgusting and vile. I am sick and tired of his so called ‘fans’ treating him like this, he deserves better #RespectHarry.”

The alleged incident happened during the week the #MeToo hashtag trended on social media. The movement saw many people sharing their experiences of assault and harassment. Fans were visibly moved to support Harry Styles and expressed disgust and disappointment at the fan's behavior.

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While Harry Styles and his team did not release a statement about the incident, the singer seemed disturbed during his performance. Irrespective of the fan's behavior, Harry finished his performance with grace.