Rihanna Violently Hits fan in face with Microphone During her Latest Birmingham Concert (Video)

The pop superstar was caught on camera violently lashing out after jumping down from the stage to perform up close to her fans.

In the video footage, the 25-year-old is seen singing into her microphone and greeting fans as she walks along the barrier containing the crowd.But her mood suddenly changes when she appears to be manhandled, prompting Rihanna to turn around in anger and swing her mouthpiece at a member of the audience.

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The footage was posted on YouTube by a fan at the gig, running along the front of the crowd as she continued singing.

But as the over excited fans tried to grab her as she ran along Rihanna was then seen turning back as she launched her microphone in the air and slammed it in to one fan's face before continuing with her concert.

She addressed the incident on Twitter following her show and defended her attack, ranting: "Purpose!!! That b**ch won't let me go."