Nicki Minaj’s vague courtroom answers in her assault lawsuit are now costing her, with a judge considering sanctions for deliberately dodging discovery questions.
Nicki Minaj is facing serious legal trouble over how she handles discovery issues in her ongoing lawsuit with her former manager Brandon Jovan Garrett.
The Los Angeles Superior Court case centers on assault, battery and emotional distress charges, but the real issue now is what happened in the courtroom itself.
Garrett’s legal team filed a motion accusing the rapper of intentionally obstructing the discovery process, with a response so weak it was essentially useless.
Here’s what’s documented in the file.
Nicki Minaj missed a mid-February deadline to answer Garrett’s written questions, and her attorney asked for more time. She got it.
Then on March 6, her response finally appeared, but it was filled with what court documents call “vague, repetitive boilerplate objections” and zero actual information.
The motion describes them as “clearly flawed” and says they “obstruct the discovery process” while forcing Garrett to pay additional legal fees to try to get real answers.
The question Garrett’s team asked was simple. They want Mina to explain her side of the alleged attack, specifically asking her to elaborate on her claim that she never threatened his safety.
They also want her to address whether Garrett actually suffered lost wages or emotional harm as a result of what happened between them.
According to MyNewsLA, her answer was essentially legal filler, not an answer.
The motion accuses Miner of “repeated delays” and filing “false answers,” which prevented Garrett from moving forward with the case.
This kind of abuse of discovery is exactly what the courts don’t want to see, and judges generally don’t look kindly on litigants who try to hide behind vague language rather than actually answer the questions.
Nicki Minaj has faced multiple lawsuits in recent months, but this particular motion highlights a pattern of legal resistance that could backfire in court.
The $3,900 fine Garrett is seeking is just the tip of the iceberg, and Nicki Minaj could face bigger problems if the judge believes she deliberately avoided it.
Courts have the authority to sanction parties who abuse the discovery process, and these sanctions may include attorney fees, fines, and, in extreme cases, a default judgment, essentially handing the case over to another party.
The next step is up to a judge, who will decide whether Mina’s response is truly inadequate or just standard legal resistance.
