Nicki Minaj is being sued for assault, battery and “intentional infliction of emotional misery” by a former tour worker, who claims she hit him a number of instances following a live performance in Detroit in April 2023.
In keeping with paperwork filed in Los Angeles Superior Court docket on Friday and obtained by Billboard, Brandon Garrett says he was working as a day-to-day supervisor on the rapper’s Pink Friday 2 tour final yr when Minaj (actual title Onika Maraj) allegedly bodily attacked him throughout an altercation backstage on the Little Caesars Area on April 21.
Within the go well with, Garret claims he was referred to as to Minaj’s dressing room backstage that day, the place she confronted him about having one other tour worker, hospitality supervisor Luke Montgomery, choose up Minaj’s prescriptions in his place as a result of he was occupied with different tour duties.
“Ms. [Deb] Antney [former manager] requested why Mr. Montgomery was selecting up prescriptions on behalf of Defendant Maraj,” the criticism reads, per Billboard. “Plaintiff responded that he had Mr. Montgomery choose up a prescription up to now as a result of Defendant Maraj wished it instantly, however Plaintiff was occupied on the venue with Defendant Maraj within the fast change room throughout a efficiency as a result of one among Plaintiff’s job duties was helping Defendant Maraj with dressing throughout performances.”
Because of this, Garrett claims Minaj grew to become “visibly upset” and “angrily screamed” at him: “Are you fucking loopy having him choose up my prescription? You’ve gotten misplaced your fucking thoughts and if my husband was right here, he would knock out your fucking enamel. You’re a lifeless man strolling. You simply fucked up your complete life and you’ll by no means be anybody, I’ll ensure of it.”
In keeping with the criticism, Minaj then allegedly “began yelling” at Montgomery, asking him for particulars about what sort of prescription he picked up and when. However when Montgomery couldn’t keep in mind, Minaj allegedly “screamed” at him “to look by way of his cellphone till he finds it.”
When neither Montgomery nor Garrett might reply Minaj’s questions, the go well with says the rapper then “requested to see Mr. Montgomery’s cellular phone to learn the final textual content message between Plaintiff and Mr. Montgomery.” Montgomery allegedly provided his cellular phone to Minaj to learn, however Garrett claims Minaj as a substitute “received very near his face” whereas persevering with to yell.
That’s what issues continued to escalate, in response to the criticism, and Minaj “open-handedly struck Plaintiff on the precise aspect of his face, inflicting his head to swing backwards as his hat flew off his head.” At that time, Garrett claims a number of of Minaj’s safety workforce members “swarmed in shut” to them each earlier than the rapper allegedly “struck Plaintiff on his proper wrist, knocking the paperwork in Plaintiff’s hand onto the ground.”
Following the altercation, Garrett claims the rapper ordered him out of the room and he “ran to the closest restroom and locked himself inside for hours,” calling his fiancé to tell him what had occurred. “At this level, Plaintiff’s wrist was throbbing and his face was sore, however he stayed within the restroom as a result of he was terrified and feared for his security,” the criticism reads.
The next day, Garrett was knowledgeable that Antney stated he “wouldn’t be using the bus from Detroit to Chicago.” The go well with states that Garrett ended up taking a flight to Chicago and contacted the Chicago Police Division to file a police report and request a police escort again to his resort “as a result of he feared for his security and didn’t know if his belongings had been eliminated or tampered with.”
As soon as he received again to his resort, Garett allegedly remained there “for the following couple days…as a result of he was fearful and traumatized” over the altercation. He later flew again to Detroit to file a proper police report there.
Minaj’s legal professional didn’t instantly reply to The Hollywood Reporter‘s request for remark.
