Lemon-gate! Fan threw a lemon at Ariana Grande during Coachella in apparent Beyonce protest

Ariana Grande has stormed off stage during her Coachella performance after someone threw a lemon at her - and fans think it involved Beyonce.

Ariana Grande was hit with a lemon at Coachella … and fans think it was a reference to Beyonce. Picture: Getty Images for Coachella

Ariana Grande was hit with a lemon at Coachella in an apparent protest because she was ‘paid more than Beyonce’.

Some have speculated that the citrus was thrown by a Beyonce fan — whose sixth album was titled Lemonade — after it was claimed that the No Tears Left to Cry singer was actually paid more than Queen Bey to headline the Californian music festival.

Grande, 25, closed Coachella with an epic set that included an appearance from Justin Bieber - his first performance in about two years.

But it all hit a sour note when an unidentified crowd member hurled the lemon at her.

Ariana Grande’s final Coachella performance did not go to plan when someone threw a lemon at her. Picture: Getty Images

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Footage from the incident has circulated on social media, with one clip showing Ari get hit on the chest by the lemon as she danced on stage,The Sunreports.

The thank u, next singer promptly stopped her performance, telling the crowd: “That’s because one of y’all threw a lemon at me, s***.”

Grande then ran off the stage before quickly recovering and launching into a performance of her song, NASA.

The lemon attack. Picture: @KayleighPerezz/Twitter

It all went downhill for Ariana Grande from this moment at Coachella. Picture: @KayleighPerezz/Twitter

Grande’s fans were outraged at the fruity attack, taking to Twitter to vent their anger … and share conspiracy theories as to who was behind it.

One name that came up? Beyonce.

An Ariana fan wrote: “Throwing a lemon at Ariana Grande? How dare you.”

Another asked: “Which one of y’all Beyonce stans threw a lemon at Ariana Grande?”

A third said: “A f*** you to the person who threw that lemon at Ariana.”

The thank u, next singer headlined Coachella’s Sunday night slot. Picture: Getty Images for Coachella

The incident came after it was reported that Grande was paid $A8 million to headline Coachella in the Sunday night slot, which was said to be “double” what Beyonce was paid for her epic 2018 gig.

However, The Blast later revealed that Beyonce had actually been paid about the same for each of the two Coachella weekend performances.

Grande has not yet commented on lemon-gate.

Meantime, the New York-based singer opened up about the toll her Sweetener tour is taking.

After one fan speculated about Grande not spending as much time on social media, she responded that she doesn’t “have anything” to give her fans.

“I just feel empty and i wanna have more to say / better energy to give to u and rn i don’t have anything. love u,” Grande wrote.

Originally published as Lemon-gate! Fan threw a lemon at Ariana Grande during Coachella in apparent Beyonce protest