Mario apologized for telling a cameraman to leave the stage during a recent live performance.
At the Big Fresno Fair on Saturday, Oct. 11, a cameraman named Ryan Hudgins appeared on the stage behind him.
Mario stopped singing and said, “Yo, get the f— off the stage n—-. Get off the stage.”
According to Vibe, Mario issued the apology on his Instagram Stories the following day.
“People are misinformed about the Fresno situation,” the post read. “No one told us a cameraman was shooting my set. I got to the show 10 min before my performance and went on stage.”
Mario claimed that he “almost tripped” over the speaker and that Hudgins “was too far downstage.”
Mario said, “A cameraman is not supposed to be that far downstage unless he’s with you and shooting you that close for a reason. It really can throw you off. In the midst of all of that, while walking backstage right, I got frustrated. That’s when I said, ‘Yo, you gotta get the f— off the stage.”
Mario also said that he will “take accountability” for his actions.
This is why I stay out of the way most of the time,” he wrote. “I never want one recorded incident to wipe away the work I’ve done as a person to stay out of ya’ll mouths and the blogs!! I’ve performed under all types of circumstances. I’m a very professional person through and through. Anybody who works with me knows that.”’
Mario offered to bring the cameraman on the rest of his tour.
“To the cameraman, you got caught in the crossfire fire my boi, I’m sorry u had to experience that! It was nothing personal,” he wrote. “You’re welcome to come and shoot me on tour, it will be ‘Nothing But Us’ tour, and we can do it the right way!” he wrote.