Nicki Minaj asks judge to drop her from $275K production bill fight
The rapper says 24/7 Productions sued the wrong target personally over work tied to Jingle Ball and the “Pink Friday 2” launch.
By Bianca Rossi · Entertainment Editor
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Nicki Minaj is trying to cut herself loose from a $275,000 court fight over production work tied to her “Pink Friday 2” rollout, arguing the bill, if there is one, belongs to her company.
According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Minaj is asking a judge to dismiss the claims against her personally in a lawsuit brought by 24/7 Productions. Her position is blunt: the contract at the center of the dispute was allegedly with Pink Friday Productions LLC, not with Minaj as an individual.
Minaj argues in the filing that a member of a limited liability company is not personally responsible for that company’s debts. On that basis, she wants the case against her tossed and is also seeking attorney’s fees from 24/7 Productions for the cost of fighting the claim.
The production company’s claim
TMZ previously reported that 24/7 Productions sued both Minaj and Pink Friday Productions after claiming it provided production services and advanced money for two 2023 events: Jingle Ball and the launch of Minaj’s album “Pink Friday 2.”
The company alleges it put up about $255,000 in expenses. With the advance and related costs, 24/7 Productions says it is owed around $275,000, according to TMZ’s report.
24/7 Productions named Minaj personally in the suit because it claims she benefited from the work that allegedly went unpaid, not only her company.
Minaj disputes that theory in her response. According to TMZ, she says any benefit she received from the services came through Pink Friday Productions, and not because she personally hired 24/7 Productions.
The filing puts the fight on a narrow legal track: whether Minaj herself can be kept in the case, or whether the dispute should be limited to the company that allegedly made the deal.
Another bill dispute
The production lawsuit is not the only payment-related legal matter involving Minaj. TMZ reported that the law firm Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP sued her in Los Angeles this week over allegedly unpaid legal bills.
That firm claims it provided Minaj with legal services in 2023 and was not paid, according to TMZ. The report described the amount sought as a six-figure sum.
Minaj’s latest filing in the 24/7 Productions case does not address the law firm’s separate lawsuit. The production dispute remains focused on who, if anyone, is legally responsible for the alleged expenses connected to the Jingle Ball appearance and “Pink Friday 2” album launch.
This story draws on original reporting from TMZ.