By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com
01:53 26 Jan 2024, up to date 02:05 26 Jan 2024
- 50 Cent, 48, made headlines in August when he hurled his non-working microphone into the gang
- The microphone struck Energy 106 DJ Bryhana Monegain, and she or he was hospitalized following the incident on August 3, throughout his Ultimate Lap tour
- Whereas the rapper was cleared of any felony involvement again in November, TMZ reviews that Monegain’s lawsuit alleges she has everlasting accidents
The girl who was struck by a microphone that fifty Cent hurled right into a crowd is now submitting a civil lawsuit towards him.
Throughout an early-August live performance at Crypto.com Enviornment in downtown Los Angeles, the rapper (born Curtis James Jackson III), 48, hurled his non-working microphone into the gang.
The microphone struck L.A. DJ Bryhana Monegain, who DJ’s for Energy 106, and she or he was hospitalized following the incident on August 3, throughout his Ultimate Lap tour.
Whereas the rapper was cleared of any felony involvement for the mic toss again in November, TMZ reviews that Monegain’s lawsuit alleges she has everlasting accidents.
The lawsuit alleges that after the In Da Membership hitmaker realized his microphone wasn’t working, he opted to throw it into the gang.
The hurled mic finally struck Monegain within the face and wrist, inflicting a concussion, a brow laceration and different minor accidents.
Whereas Monegain has since returned to work on her afternoon DJ slot on Energy 106, she claims to nonetheless undergo emotional misery over the incident.
Monegain is suing for misplaced wages throughout her restoration together with medical bills and different unspecified damages.
Shortly after the incident, Monegain filed a police report, with 50 Cent being investigated on battery prices.
50 Cent’s legal professional, Scott Leemon, instructed DailyMail.com in late August, ‘Let’s be very clear, as I instructed LAPD this afternoon, my shopper Curtis would by no means deliberately strike anybody with a microphone.’
‘Anybody saying one thing totally different doesn’t have all of the information and is misinformed,’ he added.
Simply weeks earlier than the 50 Cent incident, Cardi B made headlines for throwing a microphone at a fan throughout a Las Vegas live performance, who threw a drink at her.
The microphone finally hit one other individual close by, and whereas the struck fan pressed prices, the rapper was finally cleared.
It was reported in November that he was cleared of all felony prices, with the police presenting the case as a felony.
The Los Angeles District Legal professional, although, shifted the case to the L.A. Metropolis Legal professional’s workplace, who introduced no prices might be filed, with some caveats.
The case will stay open for one yr from the date of the incident (August 3) and it could be re-evaluated for doable felony prices if there are any additional incidents between the rapper and DJ.
He has but to remark publicly on the lawsuit right now.
