Nicki Minaj is being sued for assault and battery by a former tour manager, who alleges that the singer hit him and yelled at him backstage after a performance in Detroit in April 2024.

The suit was filed by one of Minaj's former assistants, who alleges Minaj hit him and caused emotional distress backstage at Little Caesars Arena.

In a complaint filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Brandon Garrett claims he was working as a day-to-day manager for Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 tour when the Grammy-nominated rapper (real name Onika Maraj) hit him multiple times. The altercation allegedly occurred backstage at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on April 21 following a concert.

Nicki Minaj has been hit with an assault lawsuit filed by a "Pink Friday 2" tour employee who claims the rapper attacked him backstage after a show.

Nicki Minaj's team have slammed an assault and battery lawsuit brought by an ex-assistant as "false and frivolous". In a complaint filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Brandon Garrett claims he was working as a day-to-day manager during her Pink Friday 2 tour when Minaj hit him multiple times,