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Cardi B Faces Assault Lawsuit for Throwing Microphone at Vegas Drink-Splasher
Cardi B is being sued for assault and battery for throwing a microphone at a fan who splashed the rapper with a drink during a Las Vegas concert in 2023.
In July 2023, a viral video showed Cardi (Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar) hurling her microphone at a concertgoer whose drink hit the rapper mid-performance of “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)” at Las Vegas’ Drai’s Beachclub. The incident was reported to local police, who performed a brief criminal investigation but decided not to file charges.
Now the alleged victim — a Cleveland, Ohio resident suing under the pseudonym Jane Doe — is bringing a civil lawsuit over the incident. Doe’s complaint, filed on Monday (July 21), says Cardi had no reason to get so mad when she threw her drink; according to the legal filing, Cardi had actually been asking fans to help her cool off during the hot outdoor concert.
“Multiple attendees responded in kind, throwing drinks toward the stage, several of which visibly reached Cardi B and the surrounding performance area,” write Doe’s lawyers. “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.”
Doe says she suffered physically and emotionally from being hit with Cardi’s microphone, and that she was harassed and embarrassed when the incident went viral. This distress was further “exacerbated” when the microphone in question was auctioned off for nearly $100,000 on eBay, the lawsuit says.
The woman is suing Drai’s Beachclub for negligence in addition to the assault and battery claims against Cardi, alleging the venue’s security failed to intervene or de-escalate the incident. She says Drai’s should have known Cardi might get violent because the rapper had thrown a microphone at a DJ in a similar altercation the night before.
Reps for Doe claim they’re using the pseudonym because the plaintiff “is currently suffering from mental health issues as a result of the incident and does not want to be identified due to potential backlash.”
The woman herself says in a statement that she’s “seeking justice in the hopes of holding Cardi B accountable for her misdeeds, as no celebrity is above the law.”
“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,” Doe adds.
Cardi’s legal team, meanwhile, is dismissing the lawsuit as 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,” says Cardi’s attorney, Drew Findling.
Entertainment
Ice Cube’s ‘War of the Worlds’ Film Has a 0% Rating on ‘Rotten Tomatoes’ & Cube’s Son Is Weighing In
Ice Cube‘s latest movie is off to a slow start on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. According to 15 critics (and counting), War of the Worlds so far has a zero percent rating on the Tomatometer scale, while thousands of moviegoers have given it at 14 percent rating on the Popcornmeter.
One review in particular, from Variety‘s Peter Debruge knocked the film for essentially doubling as a commercial for Amazon, writing, “Even with a Prime subscription, you have to sit through two minutes of ads to watch 90 more of what amounts to a feature-length commercial for all things Amazon,” while another from The Telegraph‘s Ed Power wasn’t really into all the screen time Cube got, saying, “It is silly, shoddy and features far too much of rapper-turned-leading man Ice Cube staring at a computer screen while looking as if he’s working through a reasonably urgent digestive ailment.”
An adaptation of H. G. Wells’ classic 1898 novel The War of the Worlds, this version is an Amazon Prime production directed by Rich Lee and also starring Eva Longoria. Cube plays Will Radford, a surveillance expert at the Department of Homeland Security, and most of the movie takes place on his computer screen as he deals with a hacker and an alien invasion while trying to keep his family out of harm’s way.
The synopsis on Prime Video reads as follows: “A gargantuan invasion is coming with this fresh take on the legendary novel of the same name. Renowned actress Eva Longoria is joined by iconic rapper and actor Ice Cube, along with Michael O’Neill and Iman Benson, for a thrilling out-of-this-world adventure that is filled with present-day themes of technology, surveillance, and privacy.”
Cube’s son, actor O’Shea Jackson Jr., replied to a tweet on X of a video clip from the movie in which an Amazon Prime delivery person tells Cube’s character to cop a USB from Amazon, so he can deliver it via Prime Air with a drone. “I truly can’t believe this adaptation of War Of The Worlds is actually a real film with a real budget and Ice Cube is actually in it,” a fan posted, with Jackson replying that the movie was “Shot during the pandemic. Released 5 years later.”
Billboard has reached out to Ice Cube’s team for comment.
Entertainment
Cara Lewis Group Hires Ashley Ventura, Who Will Bring Bhad Bhabie & More to the Agency
Cara Lewis Group (CLG) has hired agent Ashley Ventura, who will bring her clients to the independent agency.
“CLG is an obvious fit for her talents,” said founder/CEO Cara Lewis in a statement. “The entire Cara Lewis Group team is thrilled to have her as a valued addition. We look forward to continuing our mantra of artist development, creating stars and long lasting careers.”
Ventura has worked as an agent in the hip-hop and R&B space for more than five years, previously working at MAC Agency. A press release announcing her hire described her as a “proven” leader and “one of the newest, most exciting agents in the industry.”
“I’m thrilled to be joining the Cara Lewis Group and to continue pushing culture forward alongside such a respected team,” added Ventura. “This new chapter marks an exciting step in my journey, and I’m looking forward to building with incredible artists and creating what’s next.”
Ventura will be bringing a number of talented artists to the CLG roster, including hip-hop icon French Montana and reality TV star and rapper Bhad Bhabie. Her other clients include Atlanta rapper Anycia, Bay Swag, Bktherula, Gashi, K Camp and Kentheman, all of whom are following her to CLG.
CLG’s roster currently includes Eminem, Travis Scott, Khalid, Don Toliver, Clipse, The Roots, Russ, Jill Scott, Ludacris, Ice Spice, BIA and Erykah Badu. Lewis is one of the most successful independent agents in hip-hop, having spent more than 20 years at William Morris as a partner, where she built the urban-pop division before joining CAA’s music department.
Lil Baby has been teasing a second album on the way for 2025, essentially since the minutes after his WHAM LP arrived in January.
Baby had fans’ minds churning once again on Tuesday (Aug. 5) when he captioned an Instagram post with “8.15.25,” which is next Friday (Aug. 15).
He fanned the flames surrounding his album talk with a follow-up post of a blurry photo to his Instagram Story featuring a whiteboard hinting at a project seemingly titled THE LEAK$. The picture also includes a list of 17 songs and possible appearances from Playboi Carti, Skooly, Veeze and Rylo Rodriguez.
Fans were hyped at the influx of Atlanta rap this summer, as Metro Boomin dropped last week while JID, Gunna, Young Nudy and now Lil Baby are on the way.
“Gunna this week Lil baby next week Can thug drop on the 22nd,” one person wrote to X.
Baby set off the year with WHAM, which brought Young Thug back into the rap universe with the Future-assisted “Dum, Dumb and Dumber.” The project, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 140,000 album-equivalent units, also featured Travis Scott, 21 Savage and GloRilla.
In an interview with Complex in January, Lil Baby teased the follow-up to WHAM being Dominique, an emotional project giving fans an unprecedented look behind the curtain of who he is.
“Well, I’m dropping two projects back to back: WHAM, then I’m coming with Dominique, my self-titled album,” he said at the time. “WHAM is more like my young nigga street shit. Then I show the transition I’m taking in Dominique, the more emotional and more vulnerable side I never really gave my fans.”
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