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.

Nicki Minaj has been accused of assault by a former employee. In a lawsuit obtained by TMZ and Billboard, plaintiff Brandon Garrett alleges that Minaj hit him backstage at a Detroit venue while he was working as a day-to-day manager for her Pink Friday 2 tour.

Nicki Minaj is being sued for assault and battery by her former manager, Brandon Garrett, according to @TMZ The lawsuit claims that Minaj was upset that he allowed someone else to pick up her perscription. As a result, she reportedly yelled that Garrett's "life was over"—among… pic.twitter.com/avXqUwvrxV

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,

Not so fast, Nicki Minaj’s team slams the recently filed assault and battery lawsuit. In a statement shared with TMZ, Minaj’s lawyer Judd Burstein slammed the allegations while questioning the validity of the supposed filing.