The Night Everything Changed
On July 29, 2023, Jane Doe—as she’s identified in court documents—traveled solo to Nevada specifically to see the “Bodak Yellow” artist perform at Drai’s Beach Club. What she anticipated as an exciting night of music became the foundation for claims of “severe emotional distress, shock, humiliation, and physical injury.”
According to the lawsuit, the incident unfolded amid “visibly high-temperature conditions” that created an unusually interactive atmosphere between performer and audience. Court documents allege that Cardi B, whose real name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, “verbally requested that the audience splash her with water” to combat the extreme heat.
The filing describes how the rapper “implicitly” authorized “light splashing from drinks” and even demonstrated by pouring water from a bottle over her own body before striking a pose. “Wooh that [expletive] feel good,” Cardi B allegedly declared as concertgoers began throwing various liquids toward the stage, according to the complaint.
