Nicki Minaj sued for assault, battery, and emotional distress by former tour manager

Nicki Minaj is being sued by a former worker once more. This time, a former tour supervisor alleges assault, battery, and “intentional infliction of emotional misery.”

On Friday, Jan. 3, Brandon Garrett filed a criticism in Los Angeles Superior Court docket claiming that whereas he was employed as a day-to-day supervisor for the rapper’s “Pink Friday 2” tour, he was bodily assaulted throughout an intense encounter with the rapper.

In keeping with courtroom paperwork obtained by TMZ and Selection, the altercation allegedly happened backstage at Detroit’s Little Caesars Enviornment on April 21 following one among Minaj’s live shows.

Garrett’s attorneys declare the difficulty arose when their shopper obtained a textual content message from the top of Minaj’s safety crew, Larry Dathan, asking him to talk with the “Everyone” rapper in her dressing room. Garrett alleges that when he arrived, he was met by eight folks from Minaj’s workers, together with an worker named Luke Montgomery. He claims Minaj started to air out grievances she had with the disorganization of her tour workers, together with workers members “not figuring out what they’re presupposed to do, and who studies to who.”

Upon studying extra about Montgomery’s function, together with duties corresponding to choosing up her prescriptions — a directive he obtained from Garrett — she turned irate.

Garrett claims that he defined to Minaj that he requested Montgomery to choose up the prescriptions as a result of he was busy with different tour tasks, together with helping Minaj with costume modifications.

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

Minaj additionally allegedly then yelled at Montgomery and requested him to indicate her the precise medicines that he had picked up for her, in keeping with courtroom paperwork, per the shops. Garrett claims that Minaj then turned her consideration again to Garrett and “bought very near his face.”

“At this level, [Minaj] open-handedly struck [Garrett] on the best aspect of his face, inflicting his head to swing backward as his hat flew off his head,” the criticism states, per Selection.

The criticism additional alleges that Garrett was at one level hit in his proper wrist, leaving it “throbbing.”

In an announcement to TMZ, Minaj’s lawyer, Judd Burstein, mentioned she had not but obtained the criticism however denied the allegations.

“Presently, no criticism has been served upon [Minaj], and subsequently, we’re unaware of the precise allegations,” he mentioned. “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 shall be resolved swiftly in Mrs. Petty’s favor.”

In September 2024, a former safety guard for Minaj claimed he was nonetheless owed cash from a settlement for a swimsuit he introduced in opposition to the rapper and her husband, Kenneth Petty, in March 2024. He alleged there was a backstage argument between him and Minaj that resulted in Petty bodily assaulting him.