Cardi B is reportedly under investigation for battery after a throwing a microphone at a concertgoer during a performance at Drai’s Beachclub in Las Vegas, TMZ reports. Update: The battery investigation was dropped on Thursday, August 3rd due to insufficient evidence.
“After a thorough review of this case and with the consultation from the Clark County District Attorney’s Office, this case has been closed as having insufficient evidence,” the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement. “No charges will be filed in relation to this case.”
“On behalf of Cardi, we appreciate the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept’s diligent and prompt resolution of this matter,” Cardi’s attorneys Drew Findling, David Chesnoff, and Richard Schonfeld said in a statement to TMZ.
Cardi B, born Belcalis Almánzar, was acting in retaliation after a fan threw a drink towards her in the middle of performing “Bodak Yellow.” The audience member who was struck by the microphone then reported the incident to police the following day.
See some fan-captured footage of the incident below below.
Cardi B is just the latest artist to be assaulted by a fan in the middle of a concert. In recent months, Bebe Rexha needed stitches after getting hit in the face by a phone, Kelsea Ballerini paused a concert after getting struck in the eye by a bracelet, and P!NK got an unwelcome surprise from a fan who threw their mother’s ashes onto the stage. At one of her own recent shows, Adele called out reckless concertgoers for “forgetting fucking show etiquette.”
Just last week, Cardi teamed up with her husband Offset for his new single “Jealousy.”
Cardi B throws microphone at audience member who threw a drink at her. pic.twitter.com/alLgHMFshb
— Pop Base (@PopBase) July 30, 2023
Here’s another angle from the crowd just after Cardi B launched her microphone at a fan during her concert in Las Vegas.
Y’all gotta stop throwing stuff on stage. pic.twitter.com/PzkWldZvyu
— Complex (@Complex) July 31, 2023
