Wow, some of y’all were mad about yesterday’s Cardi B story! And mad at the way I covered it too. The thing is, I get the feeling that Cardi is the “BEC” for a lot of people. Granted, Cardi does some reprehensible stuff, but she also just does regular stuff and people climb up her ass regardless. And yeah, I am a fan! I think Cardi is fun and hilarious, messy and glamorous, ridiculous and cool. She’s a great celebrity in that way – she’s fun to cover, she wears fabulous clothes, she talks her sh-t and backs it up. Which brings me to the Las Vegas incident over the weekend. Cardi was performing at an outdoor concert and a woman threw her drink at Cardi on stage. Without skipping a beat, Cardi whipped her microphone at the woman. Afterwards, that woman ran to the cops. Girl, YOU STARTED IT.
Cardi B might not get away scot-free with that microphone toss in Las Vegas — she’s now listed as the suspect in a battery … TMZ has learned. The woman who was struck by Cardi’s mic when she hurled it into the crowd at Drai’s Nightclub on Saturday … went to Las Vegas Metro PD the next day to report the incident
She told police she’d been struck by an item — the microphone — thrown from the stage. Of course, the whole incident was captured on cameras during Cardi’s show.
As we reported, a woman in the crowd threw some kinda liquid at Cardi while she was performing … and the rapper snapped, immediately throwing the mic in retaliation. The mic struck the drink thrower, but ricocheted and also hit another woman standing next to her … as seen in the footage.
Prior to the altercation, Cardi and her DJ had implored the crowd to splash water on her to cool her off in the triple-digit weather — but obviously, she didn’t take kindly to whatever the woman threw later in the show.
The woman who reported the incident to cops was standing next to the drink thrower — but she claims the mic hit her too. Some video angles seem to show the mic hitting her after it ricocheted off the other fan.
Cardi can afford some great lawyers, and I would hope that the legal argument for Cardi would be: the drink-thrower started it, Cardi reacted to what she perceived as assault in the moment, everything that happened is the drink-thrower’s fault. Honestly, the speed with which Cardi instantly lifted her microphone and threw it… you could argue self-defense. Anyway, if Cardi does end up getting charged with battery, she’s going to show up to court in Las Vegas in Elvis couture and diamonds.
Alright y’all, I found the other angle it connected 🙌🏾 Cardi’s aim remains undefeated and they turnt right back up after 😂 pic.twitter.com/JeX2LzvUfu
— SHETHER (@moveyaras) July 30, 2023
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BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: (L-R) Cardi B and Offset attend the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 12, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California.,Image: 763168256, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Cardi B, Offset, Credit line: Jeffrey Mayer / Avalon 
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Cardi B attends the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 12, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California.,Image: 763169756, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Cardi B, Credit line: Jeffrey Mayer / Avalon 
Cardi B attends the 2023 Costume Institute Benefit (Met Gala) celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City.,Image: 773246449, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Cardi B, Credit line: – / JPI Studios / Avalon
Cardi B attends the 2023 Costume Institute Benefit (Met Gala) celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City.,Image: 773246463, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Cardi B, Credit line: – / JPI Studios / Avalon 
MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, USA – MAY 01: American rapper and television personality Cardi B (Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar Cephus) wearing Sohee Park departs The Mark Hotel for The 2023 Met Gala (2023 Costume Institute Benefit) Celebrating ‘Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty’ at The Mark Hotel on May 1, 2023 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.,Image: 773293662, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Cardi B, Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar Cephus, Credit line: Image Press Agency / Image Press Agency / AvalonncG1vNJzZmivp6x7pLHLnpmirJOdxm%2BvzqZmcWpoaYR6e8KaqZ2hj5esrrXGoauYn5WprKS0wKuenpyPrLa1tL6bmK2slafGoLLOq5atoKKkxKq6xpifnqqPorakvs6pn6imlZS2r8DOmJiYm6KkxKV7