Nicki will not be prosecuted for allegedly battering her ex-tour manager
Nicki Minaj will not be prosecuted for reportedly battering Brandon Garrett, her ex-tour manager, during an incident last April when the rapper was in Detroit for the Pink Friday 2 Tour.
As reported by TMZ on Monday (January 6), a warrant that was requested by Detroit police was denied because of a lack of evidence. Nonetheless, the Prosecutor’s Office called for further investigation leaving the window for possible charges open in case new evidence surfaces.
Garrett’s lawsuit states the rapper assaulted him while he was in her dressing room after she got to know that he had appointed someone else to get her medications. He has claimed that she slapped him on an open palm and smacked his wrist causing him to release some documents, followed by heated verbal abuse, claiming he had to seek refuge for safety reasons.
Nicki’s lawyers denied the allegations. “If the lawsuit is as zealous by TMZ, it is completely false and frivolous,” her attorney Judd Burstein stated and went on to express confidence in her winning the case.
Mr. Garrett said he locked himself in a bathroom for hours following the altercation and was also terminated, and now he is bringing suit for assault, battery, and emotional distress, asking for damage in an unspecified amount.
The investigation continues and, depending on newly introduced evidence, the course of the case may change.