These celebrities were physically attacked this year

(Clockwise from top left) Ariana Grande, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jack Grealish, Simon Yam and Shane Pow. PHOTOS: EPA-EFE, REUTERS, ST FILE
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SINGAPORE - This year has been marked by a spate of violence against celebrities, who have had to fend off knife attacks, punches, kicks and bizarrely, an incoming flying fruit.

Last Saturday (July 20), the Hong Kong actor was stabbed on stage during a promotional event in Zhongshan, China. The 64-year-old was left with a 2cm-wide, 3cm-deep gash to his abdomen, and a slashed hand.

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