The suit was filed by one of Nicki Minaj's former assistants, who alleges she hit him and caused emotional distress backstage at Little Caesars Arena.

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.

The warrant request stemmed from an alleged incident during Minaj's tour stop at Little Caesars Arena involving the rapper's former manager.

Garrett’s lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles, seeks a jury trial and claims Minaj’s actions caused him significant emotional and physical harm. Garrett, 40, of Sun Valley, Calif., has also filed a civil lawsuit against Minaj, whose legal name is Onika Maraj-Petty, in L.A.

Nicki Minaj is in hot water or at least she could be. In a recently filed lawsuit, the “ Arctic Tundra ” rapper’s ex-manager accused Minaj (real name Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty) of physically assaulting him back in April 2024 during the Pink Friday 2 World Tour.

A tense situation has unfolded in the music industry as rapper Nicki Minaj faces serious allegations from her former manager, Brandon Garrett, in a newly filed lawsuit. The legal action stems from an incident at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena,

Nicki Minaj has secured a minor victory in her ongoing legal dispute with a former employee. Last week, Minaj (real name Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty) was accused of assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress in a civil lawsuit filed by her ex-manager.

Nicki Minaj may be in serious trouble. TMZ reports the Detroit Police have issued a warrant request to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office that is being reviewed to determine whether criminal charges will be issued after an incident with her former manager.

The alleged incident is said to have occurred while the Grammy-nominated artist was on tour in Detroit in April 2024, the lawsuit said.

The allegations stem from an incident in April 2024, during a stop on Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 tour in Detroit. Garrett claims the rapper assaulted him in her dressing room after discovering he had assigned someone else to collect her prescriptions from a pharmacy.

A request for a warrant by Detroit police in connection with an alleged assault by Nicki Minaj during her 2024 tour has been denied.