WPBN: While Nicki Minaj was on tour in Detroit, her former manager has accused the rap artist of repeatedly slapping and berating him.
Brandon Jovan Garrett filed a lawsuit alleging that Minaj, 42, whose real name is Onika Maraj, attacked him on April 21 during a performance at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena.
Minaj is charged with assault, violence, and deliberate emotional distress in the case, which was submitted to the Los Angeles County Superior Court on Friday. Pink Personality Inc., her business, is also listed as a defendant.
According to the lawsuit, Garrett, who identified himself as Minaj’s “day to day manager,” was called to her dressing room by her head of security on April 21 as he was returning from purchasing ice cream at her request.
According to the lawsuit, Minaj was in the room with the security chief and five other team members because she was dissatisfied with how her personnel were handling their tasks.
Then, one of Minaj’s team members questioned Garrett about why another worker was picking up her prescription drugs. According to the lawsuit, Garrett said that because Minaj wanted the medication right away and he was too busy helping her in the dressing room during performances, he had someone else pick it up.
According to the lawsuit, Minaj was infuriated by Garrett’s responses and behavior. According to the lawsuit, her “rage” was heightened by Garrett’s response, and she started hurling profanities at him.
According to the report, Minaj called Garrett insane, claiming that he had gone insane and that “he would knock out” his teeth if her spouse were around.
“You’re a walking corpse. According to the lawsuit, Minaj warned Garrett, “You just f—– up your whole life and you will never be anyone, I’ll make sure of it.”
According to the lawsuit, Minaj struck Garrett “on the right side of his face, causing his head to swing backwards as his hat flew off his head” during a “open-handed” physical attack. According to the lawsuit, she kicked him out of the room after hitting him on the right wrist, forcing him to drop documents he was holding.
According to the lawsuit, Garrett then spent hours locking himself in a restroom out of fear for his safety.
According to the claim, Garrett got a text message the following morning informing him that he would not be taking the tour bus from Detroit to Chicago.
Garrett claimed in the lawsuit that he was informed he would need to make a police report in person when he called Detroit police from the airport.
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According to the lawsuit, Garrett went back to Detroit and reported the incident to the police before leaving for his hometown of Los Angeles.
Garrett’s complaint was validated by Detroit police on Monday. According to the police, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office has received a warrant request.
The request was rejected, according to a statement released by the prosecutor’s office on Monday, due to “insufficient evidence to prove that a crime has been committed.”
According to the lawsuit, Minaj “abused her position of authority” by repeatedly “berating, threatening, using profanities, and violently striking” Garrett. She intentionally disregarded the likelihood that Garrett “would suffer severe emotional distress” or acted “with intent to cause severe emotional distress.”
He wants a trial by jury.
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