{"id":118766,"date":"2026-02-01T01:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T01:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/118766\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T01:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T01:30:12","slug":"michael-rapaport-gets-nailed-in-the-head-by-snowball-on-nyc-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/118766\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Rapaport Gets Nailed In The Head By Snowball On NYC Street"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michael Rapaport<\/a> found himself at the center of another viral moment, this time quite literally, after getting smacked in the head with a snowball while ranting on the streets of New York City. The viral moment comes as Michael Rapaport has already been under intense scrutiny in recent months, over controversial remarks he made about Colton Underwood<\/a> and his stance on Israel.<\/p>\n

Michael Rapaport Gets \u2018Canceled By A Snowball\u2019 In Viral NYC Moment\"Michael<\/p>\n

MEGA<\/p>\n

In a video now making the rounds online, the outspoken actor is seen mid-rant before suddenly being interrupted by a snowball that appears to hit him square in the head. Just seconds before impact, Rapaport can be heard saying, \u201cThis whole crap with this cancel culture and the …\u201d before the video is interrupted with Rapaport getting drilled with a snowball.<\/p>\n

The person behind the throw didn\u2019t hold back either, yelling, \u201cShut up. Shut up. Shut the f-ck up. Nobody wants to hear it. You\u2019ve been talking all f-cking week. We don\u2019t care what you have to say. Just stop talking.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rapaport fired back instantly, shouting, \u201cF-cker. Got me right in my f-cking head, as-hole,\u201d before the clip abruptly ends.<\/p>\n

As expected, the internet had a field day.<\/p>\n

Internet Loses It Over Rapaport Snowball Clip<\/p>\n

Comments flooded in, with users joking, \u201cThat\u2019s not a snowball, that\u2019s personal beef from winter itself,\u201d and \u201cMichael Rapaport getting a face full of winter is peak NYC comedy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Others questioned whether the tough-guy moment matched his reputation. \u201cRapaport is supposed to be some NY tough guy, so why didn\u2019t he handle business, or was this staged?\u201d one user asked.<\/p>\n

More reactions piled on, \u201cBro got canceled by a snowball,\u201d \u201cFreaking hilarious,\u201d and \u201cWould love to hit that guy with a snowball.\u201d<\/p>\n

Michael Rapaport Sparks Backlash After \u2018Traitors\u2019 Clash With Colton Underwood\"Michael<\/p>\n

Xavier Collin\/Image Press Agency\/MEGA<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Rapaport faced backlash following a tense roundtable exchange with Colton Underwood<\/a> on “The Traitors.” During the discussion about who could be a Traitor, Rapaport argued that Underwood should be suspected, claiming he had an advantage when it came to deception.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cNobody in this room would be better at holding a secret than you,\u201d Rapaport said, a comment that appeared to reference Underwood\u2019s real-life experience coming out as gay in 2021.<\/p>\n

Underwood immediately pushed back, responding, \u201cThere it is. You think it was fun for 29 years of my life?\u201d Rapaport quickly attempted to walk it back, insisting his comment had \u201cnothing to do with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Snowball Clip Comes Amid Series Of Backlashes For Rapaport\"Michael<\/p>\n

MEGA<\/p>\n

The snowball clip also arrives not long after Rapaport faced significant backlash in summer 2025 for sharing what appeared to be an AI-generated image depicting a Holocaust victim<\/a>. The image, allegedly showing a violinist at Auschwitz, drew swift condemnation, including criticism from one of the world\u2019s leading Holocaust memorial institutions, which called the post deeply inappropriate.<\/p>\n

The controversy intensified in August 2025 when Rapaport\u2019s whirlwind reached Alabama. His scheduled stand-up show at Comedy Club Stardome in Hoover was abruptly canceled after the venue was overwhelmed with complaints. According to the club\u2019s founder, Bruce Ayers, the Stardome received a flood of emails and messages objecting to Rapaport\u2019s appearance, with some warning that protests were being planned if the show went forward.<\/p>\n

The cancellation quickly became part of the broader backlash surrounding Michael Rapaport\u2019s outspoken views. \u201cIt was shut down because of protests and threats over my support for Israel and for speaking up about the 50 hostages still being held in Gaza,\u201d Rapaport wrote on Facebook at the time. \u201c670 days in captivity, and people are protesting me for demanding their release? It\u2019s embarrassing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Michael Rapaport Sets His Sights On Running For NYC Mayor\"Michael<\/p>\n

ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA<\/p>\n

Despite the viral moments and mounting controversies, Michael Rapaport appears to be looking firmly ahead and toward politics. The 55-year-old actor revealed on the Monday, January 5 episode of his “I Am Rapaport” podcast that he plans to run for mayor of New York City in 2029, enthusiastically introducing himself as, \u201cMichael Rapaport, a.k.a. Mayor Rapaport. Mr. Mayor Rapaport.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me tell you something, guys, girls, women, children of all ages,\u201d he continued. \u201c2025 was crazy, and I don\u2019t see it getting any\u2026 calmer or cooler in 2026, the way things started. That\u2019s why I\u2019m running for mayor.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rapaport\u2019s announcement comes just weeks after Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City\u2019s new mayor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Michael Rapaport found himself at the center of another viral moment, this time quite literally, after getting smacked…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":118767,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[50746,43048,9,56,63,65,64],"class_list":["post-118766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-colton-underwood","tag-michael-rapaport","tag-new-york","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}