THIS is the shocking moment a man tackled a magician performing an intimate trick on stage with a woman believed to be his wife.
Ben Murphy said he was left "bruised all over" and "shaken" after the man stormed the stage and shoved him during a show on a cruise ship.
The Aussie magician shared footage of the incident on TikTok, with the caption: "My assault onboard."
The video shows Murphy and his female volunteer on stage taking part in a trick.
The pair are seen holding objects in their mouth and leaning towards each other to tap them against each other.
Suddenly, a member of the audience – understood to be the woman's partner – is seen jumping on stage and lunging at Murphy.
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The magician is shoved backwards while the woman reaches out to stop the attacker.
The man then wanders off as the shocked crowd is heard booing and someone asks: "Is he serious?"
"Entertainment, comedy, and magic are not contact sports," Murphy said.
"This guest should not have been allowed to enjoy the rest of his cruise."
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He said he was "physically bruised all over” from the incident.
"Hit my head so have had blurry vision," he said. "Quite shaken by it."
Murphy said the female volunteer was "lovely and was laughing and having a really good time", 7News reports.
He added: "She danced and giggled and gave consent for it all. How awful to ruin her good time."
Murphy also claimed it took an entire week for a statement to be taken from him on the incident.
“Statements should have been taken by the witness on the day," he said.
"How they said there were no witnesses to this baffles me."
The incident occurred on a Quantum of the Seas Royal Caribbean cruise on March 1.
Many TikTok users jumped to voice their support for Murphy.
One branded it "disgusting behaviour by a grown a** man".
Another said: "We were in the audience for this and my jaw nearly hit the floor."
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A third witness described the incident as "absolutely nuts".
Royal Caribbean told 7News it was "unable to comment on an ongoing investigation".
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