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Las Vegas police say no charges will be filed over Cardi B on-stage altercation
By Chris Cooke | Published on Friday 4 August 2023
Police in Las Vegas have said that they are not pursuing a criminal investigation into an altercation that occurred at a Cardi B show last weekend, despite an audience member filing a complaint with the city’s police force.
Cardi B threw a microphone at an audience member during a gig at Drai’s Beachclub in Vegas on Saturday. Though it was a retaliatory move prompted by said audience member throwing a drink at the rapper as she performed on stage.
Although video footage of the incident seemed to show the audience member apologising as they were escorted out of the venue by security, the Las Vegas Metro Police Department subsequently confirmed that someone had filed a formal complaint after being “struck by an item that was thrown from the stage” at the show.
It wasn’t clear if that complaint had been made by whoever threw the drink or whether someone else had been hit by the mic that Cardi B tossed into the audience.
But either way, a statement from the LVMPD said: “On 30 Jul 2023, an individual came into an LVMPD police station to report a battery. According to the victim, she was attending an event on 29 Jul 2023, at a property located in the 3500 block of Las Vegas Boulevard. During a concert, she was struck by an item that was thrown from the stage”.
However, police have now confirmed that, having looked into the complaint further, no charges will be pursued. In a new statement to Variety, they said: “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. No charges will be filed in relation to this case”.
