Cardi B‘s attorney slammed a new civil lawsuit tied to her 2023 Las Vegas microphone toss as a blatant cash grab and accused the plaintiff’s legal team of exploiting her celebrity for profit.
The Hip-Hop star’s lawyer, Drew Findling, called the complaint “opportunistic” and pointed out that both the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and the Clark County District Attorney’s Office had already shut the case down due to “insufficient evidence.”
“The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and the Clark County District Attorney’s Office closed this matter for insufficient evidence a long time ago,” Findling told TMZ on Thursday (July 24). “But apparently the opportunity to try to make money off of a celebrity was too much for some willing law firm to pass up.”
The lawsuit, filed by an unnamed woman listed as Jane Doe, claims she endured physical pain and emotional trauma after being struck by a microphone Cardi B hurled into the crowd at Drai’s Beachclub.
The incident went viral in July 2023 after video showed Cardi reacting to a drink being thrown on her mid-performance.
The plaintiff argues she was simply following Cardi’s own instructions to the crowd to splash her with water to help beat the heat. Her legal team says the rapper responded with excessive force, causing lasting harm. The suit also claims that the woman’s distress was exacerbated by the fact that the microphone was later auctioned off for charity, turning the moment into a public spectacle.