LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A woman is suing music artist Cardi B for throwing a microphone at her in a viral moment on the Las Vegas Strip.
The plaintiff, identified in the suit only as Jane Doe, alleges the 2023 incident left her with “bodily injuries, emotional distress, humiliation, reputational harm, and economic damages.”
Cardi B, real name Belcalis Marlenis Cephus, was performing at Drai’s Beachclub. Video of the incident shows someone throwing water from a cup at her while she’s on stage.
A stunned Cardi B then throws her microphone into the crowd, near where the water originated.
Jane Doe’s lawsuit alleges that Cardi B “made repeated gestures and statements encouraging concertgoers to throw water, implicitly authorizing and inviting light splashing from drinks.”
Other audience members threw water at her without incident before Jane Doe also splashed her, according to the suit.
The microphone that she threw was later auctioned for about $99,000, which the lawsuit alleges “exacerbated Plaintiff’s emotional distress.”
Jane Doe is seeking at least $15,000 in general damages, plus special and punitive damages. A press conference with her attorney is planned for later Thursday morning.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department investigated the incident. The woman who filed a report with LVMPD said she did not throw the drink, but she was hit by the microphone in the right shoulder and was “experiencing pain” as a result.
LVMPD later said that after consulting the Clark County District Attorney’s Office, no charges would be filed because of “insufficient evidence.”
It’s unclear if the woman who filed the police report and Jane Doe are the same person.