Overview

• The lawsuit, filed July 21 in Clark County, Nevada, names Cardi B and Drai’s Management Group and seeks compensatory and punitive damages under claims of assault, battery, negligence and premises liability.
• According to the 16-page complaint, Cardi B invited fans to splash her with water at Drai’s Beachclub on July 29, 2023, then “aggressively and intentionally launched” her microphone into the crowd, striking the plaintiff.
• The woman, identified only as Jane Doe, alleges she suffered physical injury, shock, humiliation and “severe emotional distress” that was exacerbated when the microphone sold for about $99,000.
• Las Vegas police investigated the incident at the time but closed the case without filing criminal charges, and Cardi B’s lawyer has dismissed the suit as a “transparent and pitiful attempted financial shakedown.”
• Plaintiff’s attorney Cierra N. Norris has scheduled a press conference in Las Vegas as the civil action moves forward toward its first hearings in state court.