Cardi B 'Turn Off Trifecta': Mic Throw, Lip Syncing & Indecent Exposure Disturb Fans
By Rima Pundir on August 4, 2023 at 10:30 AM EDT
Cardi B can take in another deep breath, given that the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is no longer charging her for the mic-throwing incident. That said, her recent “commando” performance has left many less than impressed.
LVMPD Claims, Not Enough Evidence Against Cardi B
Last weekend, Cardi B was performing at Drai’s Beach Club when things took a slightly ugly turn. The DJ asked the audience to throw water at Cardi B, something she happily egged them to do. After a certain amount passed, and the rapper was performing her hit “Bodak Yellow” a woman in the audience threw her drink, catching Cardi B in the face. Enraged, the rapper switched the mic to her good hand and clocked it at the audience, reportedly hitting another member. The person who was hit by the mic went to the authorities and files a “battery” complaint, but now the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has dropped the criminal investigation into the incident, citing “insufficient evidence.”
In a statement, LVMPD 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."
Lawyers for the Grammy Award winner further responded by thanking the police for their "diligent and prompt resolution of this matter", in a statement reported by multiple outlets.
The “WAP” rapper was not mentioned by name in the police department’s statement, but her appearance at Drai’s Beach Club in Las Vegas matched the address on the incident report.
The incident did not sit right with many on social media as one wrote, “*tells everyone at concert to throw water at her* *gets angry when it lands on her hair and violently throws a tantrum* sounds about right… Another agreed, “How the hell you gonna ask people to splash you with water and then get upset when they do.”
Later in the show, Cardi B explained that while she asked people to throw water on her earlier, the sudden drink in her face triggered her.
Jealous Ass Bitch! https://t.co/bPikhCYBYx pic.twitter.com/AUoG7pvtCv
— Cardi B | Updates (@updatesofcardi) July 30, 2023
Why Are Fans Calling Her The New Milli Vanilli?
Milli Vanilli was an R&B duo in the ‘80s. On July 21, 1989, the group was supposed to perform live on MTV at a new amphitheater on Lake Compounce, which could hold a 20,000-strong audience. They took to the stage to perform their hit, "Girl You Know It's True” when they were exposed. An issue with the hard drive causes the track to skip and jump, showing the audience they were lip-syncing and not actually singing.
When Cardi B paused her rap, shocked by the water, and then even yeeted it at the crowd, the “Bodak Yello” track kept playing, showing fans that she was lip-syncing and not actually rapping at the time.
The fans are now calling her Milli Vanilli, and the memes are on point.
Are you really shocked this slunt #lipsyncs like #MilliVanilli ? Perhaps she should give up music and pick up softball. #CardiB #Cardi @iamcardib #MilliCardibanilli pic.twitter.com/uoX80TSYCz
— 𝖒aterial𝕭itch (@materialBITCH) July 31, 2023
I didn't realize singing garbage live would be all that hard. #CardiB #lipsynch #MilliVanilli https://t.co/f8vmevhKsQ
— Diane V. McLoughlin (@McLoughlinPost) July 31, 2023
Cardi B has a drink thrown at her onstage. She throws her🎤
2 things:
1. Cardi B encourages degeneracy, criminality & trash behavior. Don’t be shocked when your “fans” behave the way you tell them to
2. The song didn’t stop. Y’all listening to an iPad
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) July 30, 2023
Rapper #CardiB threw a microphone at an audience member in #LasVegas
Her vocal coaches #MilliVanilli were very upset… pic.twitter.com/fS3Y6EpzOT— Brian Stollery (@Brian_Stollery) August 1, 2023
Cardi B Shocks Audience Going Commando With Tampon!
The final straw, or should we stay string, came even earlier when Cardi B was onstage last Friday at the Drai’s Nightclub. In a video recorded by an absolutely horrified concertgoer, Cardi B was gyrating onstage when it became obvious that the mother-of-two sans underwear.
The rapper moved to the edge of the stage, holding her gold fringe dress over her lady parts with her hand and gyrated her hips, enough for the concertgoer to inadvertently record her commando, with a tampon string flailing in unison with her dancing. You canwatch the NSFW video here that has left fans disgusted and wondering why she would not wear underwear while menstruating. For many others, it was just a matter of indecent exposure as they felt this was not right from someone who was a parent.
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