Aug. 18 2023, Printed 3:30 p.m. ET
The safety guard who sued Nicki Minaj and her husband Kenneth Petty over an alleged brutal backstage beatdown has launched new proof to again up his story, RadarOnline.com has discovered.
As we beforehand reported, in his lawsuit, Thomas Weidenmuller claimed he labored safety for Minaj’s live performance on March 22, 2019, in Germany.
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The safety guard believes he deserves at the least $200k for his alleged emotional misery.
Throughout the present in query, a fan broke via the safety barricade and made it to the stage. Safety was capable of take away the fan earlier than she got here into contact with Minaj, in line with the swimsuit.
Nevertheless, Weidenmuller mentioned Minaj had a meltdown after the present in regards to the fan. He claimed that the Barbie World rapper received into the face of a feminine safety guard. He claimed the rapper began recording the lady and demanding she reply how the fan made it to the stage.
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“At first, Weidenmüller suggested each of the opposite two safety personnel that they need to silently take heed to Minaj’s complaints, even when she was screaming obscenities and falsely accusing them of endangering her,” the swimsuit mentioned.
Nevertheless, Weidenmüller mentioned he finally determined to talk up which led to an argument with Minaj. He mentioned he believed she then instructed her husband Petty in regards to the argument.
The person claims Kenneth Petty assaulted him backstage on March 22, 2019, in Germany.
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Later within the night time, Weidenmüller claimed he got here into contact with Minaj, Petty and two of her private safety guards.
“Whereas Minaj screamed obscenities at me, Petty repositioned himself out of my eyesight and with out warning struck me within the truth, which shocked and disoriented me. Due to the shock nature of the assault, I’m not positive as as to whether Petty hit me together with his fist or with a weapon,” he mentioned.
“Because of the severity of my accidents brought on by Petty, I instantly sought medical remedy from the medics current on the venue, who instructed me that I wanted medical care that might solely be supplied at a hospital,” Weidenmüller mentioned.
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The safety guard mentioned the ache was “way more excessive than any ache I had ever skilled in my life, or have felt since that day.” He later discovered his jaw was damaged on account of the alleged assault.
After his first surgical procedure on his jaw, he mentioned, “I used to be unable to eat stable meals for a while and required to sleep upright as a result of, if I laid down horizontally, the concussion that I sustained would trigger me to expertise excessive complications. I used to be prescribed painkillers throughout and after my hospital keep.”
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“I’ve endured roughly seven further surgical procedures, and can nonetheless should endure roughly 4 extra,” he mentioned.
Weidenmüller mentioned he has 5 plates in his jaw now and it has “but to be absolutely reconstructed.”
The safety guard submitted this X-Ray as proof.
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He mentioned, “The medical doctors should nonetheless insert implants into my jaw as a part of the reconstruction course of. Within the interim, the medical doctors have inserted donor bones from a deceased particular person into my mouth in an effort to protect house for the longer term implants.
As well as, he submitted new proof within the case together with his medical payments, physician’s be aware and an x-Ray of his face, taken after a latest surgical procedure.
“On this x-ray, the metallic plates that have been used to reconstruct my jaw have been clearly seen. IN complete, I used to be unable to work for roughly two months following the assault as a result of my accidents,” he mentioned.
Weidenmuller has demanded a default judgement within the quantity of $750k — which he broke down as $500k for ache and struggling, $200k for emotional misery, $21k for medical bills and extra funds for different court docket charges.
Minaj and Petty have but to reply to the claims in court docket.