Nicki Minaj's Company On The Hook For $1 Million Judgment to Promoter Over Shanghai Concert Deal Gone South
Nicki's company did not respond to the petition in court.
Apr. 6 2024, Published 3:55 p.m. ET
A concert promoter scored in the legal battle against Nicki Minaj’s company over a 2018 concert the rapper failed to appear for and then allegedly refused to return the deposit.
According to court documents obtained by RadarOnline.com, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge confirmed the judgment awarded to British Virgin Islands-based promoter, BS Associates Company Limited, against Minaj’s company Pink Personality.
Nicki was accused of refusing to return the $500k she was paid for the show she blew off.
As we first reported, in August 2023, BS Associates Company [BSA] was awarded $1.4 million from Pink Personality in arbitration. The company filed a claim against Minaj’s company over a 2018 deal she signed to perform in China.
BSA said it agreed to pay Minaj $1 million to Pink Personality for the show. The promoter said it sent the money to the rapper’s agents at CAA. The funds were held in an escrow account, according to the lawsuit.
Nicki is currently on tour for her latest album Pink Friday 2.
The promoter said two weeks before the show Minaj asked for $250k to be released from the escrow account. BSA agreed. In legal documents, BSA claimed Minaj failed to appear at the September 18, 2018, concert.
BSA said it attempted to reschedule the show. Minaj said she was open to a new date as long as “additional funds” were released from the escrow account “as a show of good faith.”
Nicki and her husband Kenneth were ordered to pay $600k in a separate lawsuit over an alleged assault.
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The promoter claimed to have released another $250k. Despite releasing over $500k, BSA said Minaj never rescheduled the show. In arbitration, BSA was awarded the full $1.4 million plus interest.
As we first reported, in November 2023, BSA asked the Los Angeles Superior Court judge to confirm the arbitration award which would allow it to start collection efforts.
Pink Personality did not respond to the petition.
In the recent filing, BSA said CAA returned the remaining $500k in the escrow account. He asked that Minaj’s company be ordered to pay $974k, not the full $1.4 million award.
Nicki's husband recently posed for a new photo for his profile on the sex offender registry.
At the recent hearing, the judge awarded the company $974k and interest for a grant total of $1,063,414.
As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Minaj and her husband Kenneth Petty were recently ordered to pay a six-figure sum to a security guard over an alleged assault by Petty.
It's not all bad news — Petty was recently released from house arrest. He was sentenced to 120 days after making public threats to Cardi B's husband Offset.
In addition, he recently posed for a new photo for his profile on the sex offender registry.