Cardi B is facing a civil lawsuit for assault and battery after throwing a microphone at a fan during her July 2023 Las Vegas concert.
Viral footage from Drai’s Beachclub showed the rapper flinging a mic at an audience member mid-performance of “Bodak Yellow” after being splashed with a drink.
Though local police investigated, no criminal charges were filed at the time.
Now, Jane Doe filed a lawsuit against the rapper on Monday, which alleges that the rapper went overboard.
Her lawyers claim Cardi had been encouraging the crowd to cool her off during the hot outdoor show.
“Multiple attendees responded in kind, throwing drinks toward the stage,” her lawyers write. “Plaintiff… 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.”
Cardi B throws microphone at audience member who threw a drink at her. pic.twitter.com/alLgHMFshb
— Pop Base (@PopBase) July 30, 2023
Doe says the mic caused her physical and emotional harm, worsened by online harassment and the auction of the microphone for nearly $100,000.
She’s also suing Drai’s Beachclub, alleging its staff failed to intervene and pointing to a similar mic-throwing incident by Cardi the night before.
Her reps say she’s using a pseudonym due to ongoing mental health struggles. “What has been written off as a joke… is actually a traumatic experience,” Doe says. “No celebrity is above the law.”
Cardi’s attorney, Drew Findling, calls the lawsuit “a transparent and pitiful attempted financial shakedown,” adding that the case was already closed by authorities for “insufficient evidence.”