LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Attorneys for the girl who was hit by a microphone thrown by Cardi B in a Las Vegas nightclub in July 2023 filed a lawsuit towards the performer and the proprietor of the venue.
The lawsuit, which was filed on July 21, 2025, names each Cardi B, whose actual title is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar Cephus, and Drai’s Administration Group LLC, which owns and runs the membership the place the live performance passed off.
Video of the incident went viral on TikTok. That clip confirmed the hip-hop performer asking to be sprayed with water moments earlier than she threw her microphone into the viewers, hitting a then-26-year-old girl.
The sufferer, whose legal professionals mentioned her title was withheld from the lawsuit attributable to psychological well being points attributable to the incident, in addition to potential backlash, traveled from Cleveland, Ohio, in July 2023 to attend Cardi B’s live performance on the Drai Beachclub and Nightclub.
“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,” the sufferer mentioned in a written assertion. “I am seeking justice in the hopes of holding Cardi B accountable for her misdeeds, as no celebrity is above the law.”
In accordance with the lawsuit, this was the sufferer’s first solo journey, which she took particularly to attend the occasion.
The lawsuit states that in the course of the efficiency, Cardi B was onstage in “visibly high-temperature conditions” and requested the viewers to splash water on her, making “repeated gestures and statements” for concertgoers to throw water.
One other particular person onstage, an unidentified emcee, strengthened Cardi B’s request for water to be thrown, in response to the lawsuit.
After a number of drinks have been thrown, Cardi B “audibly responded with apparent approval,” saying “Wooh, that [expletive] feel good,” the lawsuit said.
A number of attendees then threw extra drinks towards the stage, together with the sufferer, who “splashed a small portion of her drink” towards the hip-hop artist.
The lawsuit then alleges that “in apparent anger and without warning,” Cardi B “suddenly and forcefully” threw her microphone instantly on the sufferer.
The sufferer, who initially filed a police report towards Cardi B, advised officers that the microphone injured her shoulder.
“After a thorough review of this case and with the consultation from the Clark County District Attorney’s Office, this case has been closed as having insufficient evidence,” a spokesperson mentioned in an announcement in August 2023. “No charges will be filed in relation to this case.”
The sufferer suffered “physical pain, emotional distress, reputational damage, embarrassment, and harassment from both media and members of the public” following the incident, in response to the lawsuit.
The microphone thrown by Cardi B was later auctioned for roughly $99,000 by Scott Fisher, the proprietor of the corporate that offered the microphone for the efficiency.
“This sale further publicized the incident and exacerbated Plaintiff’s emotional distress,” the lawsuit states.
The lawsuit alleges that Cardi B “knew or should have known” that each the water throwing she requested for “posed no threat of injury or harm” and that the microphone, which the lawsuit calls a “dense and blunt object,” posed a threat of bodily harm when thrown.
The lawsuit additionally claims Drai had a “duty to supervise the performance” and ensure attendees, together with the sufferer, have been secure.
Cardi B was additionally concerned in a “substantially similar altercation” the evening earlier than on the identical venue, the lawsuit claims, the place she threw a microphone at a DJ. The lawsuit mentioned Drai was conscious of that incident.
The lawsuit seeks normal damages in an quantity “to be proven at trial, but not less than $15,000,” particular damages, together with medical bills, emotional misery, reputational hurt, and financial loss, in addition to punitive and exemplary damages, and attorneys’ charges.
