Nicki Minaj’s 2025 could begin off quite a bit in another way than she seemingly deliberate if she finds herself on the dropping facet of a model new lawsuit.
In response to new court docket paperwork obtained by Selection over the weekend, Brandon Garret, an alleged former tour supervisor for the “Tremendous Bass” rapper, is suing the artist over accusations of assault, battery and intentional infliction of emotional misery. He’s looking for punitive, exemplary and common damages. The allegations stem from an incident again in April 2024 that allegedly occurred backstage after a “Pink Friday 2″ tour cease on the Little Caesar’s Area in Detroit.
Whereas on his strategy to the venue, Garrett was allegedly requested by Minaj’s head of safety to fulfill the “Barbie World” rapper in her dressing room for a gathering. As soon as there, he seen eight different members of the rapper’s workers there together with a person named Luke Montgomery. Upon his arrival, Minaj allegedly started harping on folks “not understanding what they’re imagined to do, and who studies to who,” earlier than turning her consideration to Montgomery — who reported to Garrett and was tasked with doing varied set-ups and another further requests.
Selection has extra:
“Mr. Montgomery defined that his duties entailed duties like venue dressing room set-up, non-public jet set-up, lodge room set-up, fast change room refreshments and tour bus set-up. 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.”
Nonetheless, it appears Garrett’s ordering of Montgomery to go get her prescriptions ticked off Minaj as she then allegedly turned her ire in opposition to Garrett, yelled at him, and later “bought very near his face” and assaulted him.
“Are you f***ing loopy having him decide up my prescription? You have got misplaced your fucking thoughts and if my husband [Kenneth Petty] have been right here, he would knock out your fucking tooth. You’re a lifeless man strolling. You simply f***ed up your complete life and you’ll by no means be anybody, I’ll make certain of it,” Minaj is alleged to have mentioned per court docket paperwork.
After that, Garrett claims that the “Purple Ruby Da Sleeze” rapper “open-handedly struck [Garrett] on the fitting facet of his face, inflicting his head to swing backwards as his hat flew off his head.” He was additionally allegedly hit on his proper wrist which was left “throbbing.” After the incident, Garrett retreated and locked himself into a rest room for hours. Whereas there, he acquired a textual content message explaining that he wouldn’t be accompanying Minaj at her subsequent tour cease in Chicago.
Attorneys for the “Chun-Li” rapper have since responded to the “frivolous” go well with, telling TMZ in an announcement over the weekend:
“At the moment, no grievance has been served upon Mrs. Petty and due to this fact, we’re unaware of the precise allegations. 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 might be resolved swiftly in Mrs. Petty’s favor.”
Minaj’s authorized group’s skepticism apart, it’s pertinent to notice that Detroit Police have now despatched a warrant request that’s being reviewed. It will decide whether or not or not felony expenses might be issued in opposition to the favored rapper. Garrett has additionally since filed an official police report with the native authorities.