Nicki Minaj has responded to an assault lawsuit levelled in opposition to her by a former worker, claiming that the allegations are “false and frivolous”.
Final Friday (January 3) a 10-page grievance was filed in Los Angeles, with Minaj and her Pink Persona firm being named as lead defendants within the swimsuit. The accusations included assault, battery and intentional infliction of emotional misery.
An ex-employee of Minaj claimed that the rapper hit him within the face at a live performance in Detroit, Michigan final yr.
Minaj’s lawyer, Judd Burstein, has now vehemently denied the accusations in a press release issued to Selection.
“Presently, no grievance has been served upon Mrs. Petty [Minaj’s married name], and subsequently, we’re unaware of the particular allegations,” Bernstein advised the publication. He went on to denounce a report in regards to the grievance revealed by TMZ.
“Nonetheless, 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 shall be resolved swiftly in Mrs. Petty’s favour,” Bernstein added.
Based on Rolling Stone, plaintiff Brandon Jovan Garrett alleged that he was working for Minaj as a “day-to-day supervisor” when her head of safety summoned him to a gathering at her dressing room within the Little Caesars Area on April 21, 2024.
Garrett claimed that Minaj was upset on the time, and that her stress in regards to the state of her workers was “rage” after one worker used selecting up her prescriptions for example of his good efficiency.
Per the swimsuit, Minaj was annoyed that Garrett had assigned this activity to the opposite worker. Garrett mentioned he tried to motive with artist, and remind her that she wished the prescription picked up “instantly”. He claimed that he had no selection however to delegate, as he was busy aiding Minaj together with her quick-change room forward of the present.
Minaj then allegedly screamed at Garrett: “Are you fucking loopy having him decide up my prescription? You have got 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 entire life and you’ll by no means be anybody, I’ll ensure that of it.”
Garrett went on to say that Minaj “abruptly stood up, stomped her ft and walked aggressively” in direction of him whereas persevering with to insult him. He additional alleged that she then “open-handedly struck” him on the precise aspect of his face.
This reportedly prompted his head to “swing backwards and his hat to fly off of his head”, with a second alleged strike from Minaj on his wrist knocking paperwork out of his hand.
Garrett claimed that after the alleged assault, he fled and locked himself in a rest room till 4am – later reporting the incident to the police and flying again to his native Los Angeles.
Minaj was out on her ‘Pink Friday 2’ North American tour when the alleged incident occurred, in assist of her fifth album of the identical title.
