Cardi B is being sued for assault, battery, and negligence for allegedly throwing a microphone at a concertgoer who threw their drink in her direction during a 2023 concert at Drai’s Beachclub in Las Vegas.
In videos that went viral from the incident, Cardi could be seen performing “Bodak Yellow” when a fan raised a cup and threw it in her direction.
She then seemingly finds the person in the crowd and throws her microphone in their direction, yelling at them.
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Other videos seemingly showed that the mic did make physical contact with someone.
Several security guards stepped in to intervene, and eventually Cardi continued the set.
Other videos from the show see Cardi encouraging concertgoers to splash her with water. “That s— feels good,” she could be heard saying. “Put that s— in my p—y.”
The victim, filing as Jane Doe, filed the lawsuit on Monday (July 21).
“During the performance, Cardi B appeared onstage under visibly high-temperature conditions and, while holding a microphone, verbally requested that the audience splash water on her,” the complaint states, per EW. “Cardi B made repeated gestures and statements encouraging concertgoers to throw water, implicitly authorizing and inviting light splashing from drinks.”
“Multiple attendees responded in kind, throwing drinks toward the stage, several of which visibly reached Cardi B and the surrounding performance area,” the lawsuit continues.
“Plaintiff, acting in accordance with the environment created by Cardi B’s express words and conduct, and in a manner consistent with other attendees, splashed a small portion of her drink in Cardi B’s direction. In apparent anger and without warning, Cardi B suddenly and forcefully threw her microphone directly at plaintiff.”
As a result of the incident, the victim claims she has incurred “physical pain, emotional distress, reputational damage, embarrassment, and harassment from both media and members of the public.”
She also claims that her emotional distress was “exacerbated” when the microphone itself was later auctioned off for nearly $100,000.
Drew Findling, an attorney for Cardi B, responded with a statement, via EW: “The filing of a civil case against Ms. Almanzar regarding the two year old microphone incident is a transparent and pitiful attempted financial shakedown. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and the Clark County District Attorney’s Office closed this matter for insufficient evidence a long time ago, but apparently the opportunity to try to make money off of a celebrity was too much for some willing law firm to pass up.”
The victim then gave a follow-up statement: “What has been written off as a joke by many people is actually a traumatic experience that has significantly impacted my well-being and quality of life,” she said. “I am seeking justice in the hopes of holding Cardi B accountable for her misdeeds, as no celebrity is above the law.”
The woman is also suing Drai’s Beachclub for negligence, and said Cardi B was allegedly involved in a “substantially similar altercation” at the same venue, during which she threw a microphone at a DJ, and that the venue should have known “of this prior incident and that Cardi B posed a foreseeable risk of repeat violent conduct during her performance.”
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