The microphone Cardi B threw at a crowd member in Las Vegas, NV, has not gone to its new owner because they haven’t paid the winning eBay bid.
Scott Fisher, who ran the auction, told TMZ on Saturday (August 12) that the auction winner — whose final bid was for $99,000, plus shipping and handling — defaulted on their agreement to pay for the microphone.
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Fisher, who intended to give the winnings to the Wounded Warriors Project and Friendship Circle Las Vegas, messaged the winner several times to see what they would be doing to pay for the mic — but he hasn’t heard back from them yet.
The winner, too, would have ended up with a nice microphone case courtesy of LM Cases in Ohio, who heard about Fisher’s story and provided him with the case as a gesture of goodwill.
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Fisher also told the outlet that he’d be selling the mic privately if he didn’t hear back from the winner in short order, though it’s unclear whether the private sale will also result in the proceeds going to charity.
During her performance at an outdoor event at Drai’s Nightclub in Las Vegas last month, a fan threw a drink at Cardi B while she performed “Bodak Yellow.”
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This prompted the rapper to angrily launch her microphone into the crowd at the offender, but it’s unclear whether she hit the person who threw the drink on stage.
Cardi B appeared to mouth “jealous-ass bitch!” as the suspected culprit was escorted off the premises. She was later handed the mic back and resumed her performance. According to TMZ, however, the drink was thrown after Cardi had asked the crowd to “splash” her “pussy” with water.
Additional footage of the incident showed Cardi urging fans to throw water on her in between songs as the temperature that day reportedly hit 105 Fahrenheit.
After the incident, a woman reported a battery to the Las Vegas Metro Police Department on July 30.
“On July 30, 2023, an individual came into an LVMPD police station to report a battery,” the LVMPD said. “According to the victim, she was attending an event on July 29, 2023, at a property located in the 3500 block of Las Vegas Boulevard.
“During a concert, she was struck by an item that was thrown from the stage.”
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On August 3, it was confirmed that Cardi B would not face the battery charges. The “Bodak Yellow” rapper’s attorneys Drew Findling, David Chesnoff, and Richard Schonfeld issued a statement about the incident to TMZ.
“This afternoon we were notified by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept., that as a result of their investigation, there will be NO charges against Cardi,” they said. “On behalf of Cardi, we appreciate the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept’s diligent and prompt resolution of this matter.”
