‘I will make you leave’: Actor Brandon Rogers blasts heckler during NY Comic Con
Actor Brandon Rogers isn’t going to put up with hecklers and made that very clear during Comic-Con in New York last week.
The Helluva Boss star lashed out at an audience member for repeated interruptions and at one point warned, “I’m going to jump over this fence and end you”.
Brandon Rogers lashed out at a heckler during the Helluva Boss panel at Comic Con in New York. Photo by Jason Mendez/Getty Images for ReedPop
The crowd member, who has not been identified, was captured in fan footage from the event and shared on social media, repeatedly yelling out during the panel.
The first interruption came as the show’s creator, Vivienne Medrano was speaking to the crowd at the convention’s Main Stage.
“Thank you, good energy to start off,” Medrano quipped back in a video shared online.
But the audience member didn’t stop, and all up there was a total of six interruptions, which left Rogers absolutely fuming.
Rogers, who voices the character Blitzo on the animated series, lost his cool and blasted the heckler.
“You need to shut the f--k up right now. I swear to God I’m going to jump over this fence and end you. It’s not cute,” Rogers said.
“Vivienne was just sharing a really sweet story. This is f---ing Comic-Con, guys. I’m sorry.”
It’s not clear from the video what the heckler was yelling, but Rogers was not having it.
At one point the star stood up, and walked to the front of the stage to rip into the audience member.
“You need to get the f--k out right now or I will make you leave,” he blasted.
Rogers got up several times to blast the heckler, and at one point said he needed to “get the f--- out”. Photo by Jason Mendez/Getty Images for ReedPop
Despite Rogers’ warnings, the heckler didn’t let up and interrupted again as Vivian Nixon was talking about motherhood.
“Is anyone working at this f---ing event? Can someone please get this motherf---er the hell out of here? I swear to God,” Rogers blasted again.
A fan who was at the event said that the heckler was eventually escorted out of the panel event.
“I was there for the panel and this guy was just yelling nonsense. I do believe they ended up kicking him out,” the fan wrote on Instagram.
The Helluva Boss cast was at the panel to discuss the animated series, which was plagued by the interruptions. Photo by Jason Mendez/Getty Images for ReedPop
A spokesperson for Comic-Con organiser ReedPop addressed the heckler’s disruptions and delayed response in a statement.
“We are aware of a repeated disturbance from a fan in the audience during Thursday’s ‘Helluva Boss’ panel,” a spokesperson told Variety.
“While the situation was addressed after the panel, action was not taken swiftly enough, and we apologise to the panellists, moderator, and fans in attendance for the disruption.”
The spokesperson added, “We are taking steps to ensure any future incidents are addressed in a swifter manner.”
