Android app crashes when FCM received both on background and foreground

As soon as app receives an FCM it crashes, regardless if its open or running in the background. I don`t know where the issue might be (my first rn experiment) but i assume its something to do with the setup im having?

android\build.gradle

buildscript {
    ext {
        buildToolsVersion = "33.0.0"
        minSdkVersion = 21
        compileSdkVersion = 33
        targetSdkVersion = 33
        firebaseVersion = "9.18.0"
        firebaseMessagingVersion = "18.8.0" 
        // We use NDK 23 which has both M1 support and is the side-by-side NDK version from AGP.
        ndkVersion = "23.1.7779620"
    }
    repositories {
        google()
        mavenCentral()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.3.1")
        classpath("com.facebook.react:react-native-gradle-plugin")
        classpath("com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.15")
    }
}

android\app\src\main\java\com\usapp\MainActivity.java

    <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  package="com.usapp">

  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />

  <application
    android:name=".MainApplication"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
    android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
    android:allowBackup="false"
    android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
    <activity
      android:name=".MainActivity"
      android:label="@string/app_name"
      android:screenOrientation="portrait"
      android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
      android:launchMode="singleTask"
      android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize"
      android:exported="true">
      <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
        <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
      </intent-filter>
    </activity>
    <!-- [START firebase_service] -->
    <service
      android:name=".java.MyFirebaseMessagingService"
      android:exported="false">
      <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="com.google.firebase.MESSAGING_EVENT" />
      </intent-filter>
    </service>
    <!-- [END firebase_service] -->
  </application>
</manifest>