Nicki Minaj sued for assault by former tour employee

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We are confident that the matter brought by this ex-assistant will be resolved swiftly in Mrs Petty’s favour.” In the lawsuit, Garrett claims he was called to Minaj’s dressing room where she confronted him about having another tour employee, hospitality manager Luke Montgomery, collect her prescriptions in his place because he was occupied with other responsibilities. “Plaintiff responded that he had Mr Montgomery pick up a prescription in the past because Defendant Maraj wanted it immediately, but Plaintiff was occupied at the venue with Defendant Maraj in the quick change room during a performance because one of Plaintiff’s job duties was assisting Defendant Maraj with dressing during performances.” Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up open image in gallery The rapper’s lawyer called the complaint ‘completely false and frivolous’ Garrett claims that Minaj became “visibly upset” as a result and “angrily screamed” at him: “Are you f***ing crazy having him pick up my prescription? Montgomery allegedly offered his phone for her to read, but instead she “got very close” to Garrett’s face while continuing to yell, he alleges. open image in gallery Nicki Minaj is accused of striking a former employee According to the complaint, the situation escalated as Minaj “open-handedly struck Plaintiff on the right side of his face, causing his head to swing backwards as his hat flew off his head”.