EXCLUSIVE: Nicki Minaj Says Deep Pockets, Not Facts, Drive iHeartRadio Lawsuit

Nicki Minaj tells a judge the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball lawsuit only targets her deep pockets, and wants it dismissed.

Nicki Minaj wants a judge to toss the lawsuit accusing her of stiffing a production company and calls the case a cash grab aimed at her wallet.

Her lawyers filed a motion to dismiss on July 14 in New York County Supreme Court, arguing she never personally hired anyone. The filing was submitted by Bruce Bieber of Kurzman Eisenberg Corbin & Lever, the same firm representing her in the case.

24/7 Productions first sued Minaj back in March for more than $275,000. The company says it fronted production costs for her 2023 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball shows and the Pink Friday 2 album rollout. Invoices for those costs went unpaid for nearly two years, the complaint alleges.

According to the complaint, Minaj’s team approved every budget before work started, and 24/7 handled staffing, lighting, sound, and transportation for the shows.

The suit claims Pink Friday’s company pulled in roughly $650,000 from the Jingle Ball dates alone while the production bill sat untouched. Minaj’s team supposedly once acknowledged the debt and promised payment once radio money came in.

The original complaint claims Minaj was “the sole economic beneficiary of Pink Friday” and controlled its money. 24/7 says her team kept responding to payment requests with the same line, promising to “look into this” without ever cutting a check.

Minaj’s motion doesn’t dispute that Pink Friday Productions owes the money.

It argues she personally never signed a contract, never requested services, and can’t be sued over her company’s debts just because she’s its sole member. Her attorneys cite New York law that shields LLC members from personal liability for the business’s obligations.

The filing accuses 24/7 of going after Minaj’s personal assets the moment the case against the LLC hit a wall.

Her lawyers call it “an ill-advised attempt to sue a famous deep-pocket.” They argue the promoter leaned on vague claims that she personally controlled company money, and that alone can’t pierce the corporate shield.

Nicki Minaj is asking the court to dismiss the unjust enrichment claim against her personally. Pink Friday Productions remains a defendant in the separate breach-of-contract counts, which her motion doesn’t challenge.

Minaj’s lawyers are also asking the judge to order 24/7 coverage of her legal costs, calling the claim a frivolous swipe at her wallet.

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