Nicki Minaj Sued for Assault and Battery by Former Tour Supervisor

Nicki Minaj has been sued for assault, battery and “intentional infliction of emotional misery” by her former tour supervisor.

In response to court docket paperwork obtained by TMZ and Selection, a person named Brandon Garrett filed a lawsuit in opposition to the 42-year-old Grammy nominee in Los Angeles Superior Courtroom on Friday, Jan. 3. Garrett alleges that whereas working as a day-to-day supervisor throughout Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 tour, he had a confrontation with the rapper that ended along with her berating him and hitting him.

The alleged incident came about backstage at Little Caesars Area in Detroit on April 21, 2024, after Minaj’s live performance had ended, the shops report.

Attorneys for Garrett declare within the criticism that the tour supervisor was on his method to the world when Minaj’s head of safety, Larry Dathan, texted him, asking him to talk with Minaj (actual title Onika Maraj) in her dressing room.

Garrett alleges that eight individuals from Minaj’s workers have been current within the dressing room, together with one other worker named Luke Montgomery. He claims Minaj started to complain about a number of the workers members “not realizing what they’re presupposed to do, and who stories to who,” when she turned her consideration to Montgomery, asking what his place was, based on the court docket paperwork, per the shops.

“Mr. Montgomery defined that his duties entailed duties like venue dressing room set-up, non-public jet set-up, resort room set-up, fast change room refreshments and tour bus set-up,” the go well with states, per Selection. “Mr. Montgomery talked about these duties have been along with any requests from [Minaj] communicated by [Garrett], together with meals orders, drinks, private gadgets, child gadgets, and, most notably, prescriptions.”

Garrett claims that he advised Minaj that he requested Montgomery to select up the prescriptions as a result of he was busy with tour tasks, together with helping Minaj with costume modifications throughout her concert events.

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Within the criticism, Garrett alleges that Minaj then grew to become “visibly upset” and “angrily screamed” at him, telling him: “Are you f—— loopy having him decide up my prescription? You’ve gotten misplaced your f—— thoughts and if my husband [Kenneth Petty] have been right here, he would knock out your f—— tooth. You are a useless man strolling. You simply f—– up your entire life, and you’ll by no means be anybody, I will make certain of it.”

Minaj additionally allegedly yelled at Montgomery, and requested him to look by way of his telephone to seek out the precise drugs that he had picked up for her, the shops reported, citing the paperwork. Garrett claims that Minaj then turned her consideration again to Garrett and “obtained very near his face.”

“At this level, [Minaj] open-handedly struck [Garrett] on the correct facet of his face, inflicting his head to swing backwards as his hat flew off his head,” the criticism states, per Selection. Attorneys for Garrett additionally state that he was hit in his proper wrist, leaving it “throbbing.”

Attorneys for Garrett write within the criticism that the previous supervisor locked himself in a rest room for a number of hours after the incident, and he obtained a textual content message telling him he was not being requested to return with Minaj on the following tour cease.

The previous supervisor ultimately filed an official police report in Detroit, and his attorneys are actually asking for punitive and exemplary damages in addition to basic damages.

Minaj’s lawyer Judd Burstein advised TMZ in a press release that she had not but obtained the criticism, however denied the allegations reported by the outlet.

“At the moment, no criticism has been served upon [Minaj], and subsequently, we’re unaware of the particular allegations,” the assertion reads. “Nevertheless, if the lawsuit is as reported by TMZ, it’s utterly false and frivolous. We’re assured that the matter introduced by this ex-assistant will likely be resolved swiftly in Mrs. Petty’s favor.”