This story has been updated with additional information.
Rap superstar Nicki Minaj won’t face charges — at least for now — tied to an alleged assault that a former employee says took place after a 2024 Detroit concert.
The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office announced in a news release Monday that it had denied a warrant request in the incident because there was insufficient evidence that a crime had taken place. However, it also requested that Detroit police further investigate the reported altercation, which prosecutors say was reported to have taken place about 2:30 a.m. April 21, 2024, at Little Caesars Arena in the city.
Prosecutors previously stated the reported incident took place about 2:30 p.m. April 21, but on Tuesday clarified the reported timing as in the morning.
The news comes amid media reports that the former employee, identified by prosecutors as 40-year-old Brandon Garrett, of California, has sued Minaj in Los Angeles Superior Court in connection to the incident.
The former manager is suing Minaj for assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, and has said the star berated him over once having someone else pick up a prescription for her, TMZ reported. Garrett’s lawsuit also accuses Minaj of threatening his career and hitting him with an open hand.
A copy of the lawsuit obtained by the Free Press indicates the alleged incident happened in the early morning hours after the concert. It lists the concert as taking place on April 21. The concert in Detroit took place on April 20.
The lawyers in the cases could not immediately be reached for comment on Monday. However, a lawyer for Minaj told TMZ the allegations were “completely false and frivolous” and he was confident the matter would be resolved in his client’s favor.