50 Cent, one of the most important rappers on the American scene, was upset that the microphones malfunctioned twice during the show and thought it best to get rid of them by throwing one towards the audience. However, the device landed on the head of a woman, a radio announcer, who would now report it.
The incident, reported by American media, occurred on Wednesday during a concert at the Crypo Arena in Los Angeles, where 50 Cent’s “Final Lap Tour” stopped. The rapper was performing with his colleague YG when his microphone stopped working and a staff member promptly came on stage to hand him a new one. At this point, 50Cent, not hiding his frustration, forcefully threw the dead microphone at a group of people in the area. Among other things, the singer had already had his microphones replaced at the beginning of the concert, but in this case he jokingly turned to the people and pretended to give them one.
The microphone struck Bryahna Monegain, announcer for Power 106, a rap radio station, in the head, who sustained a lacerated forehead. The pictures published by TMZ and other newspapers show her in the hospital, with a conspicuous bandage and a blood-stained dress. “He knew I was there, he looked me in the eye before he threw the microphone,” he told police, who launched an investigation. The star’s lawyer, Scott Leemon, offers an opposite version: “As I told the LAPD this afternoon, my client Curtis (50 Cent’s real name) would never intentionally hit anyone with a microphone.” “Anyone who says otherwise knows nothing all the facts and is misinformed,” he told US media.