EXCLUSIVE: Nicki Minaj’s History With Past Lawyers Comes Back To Haunt Her In $275K Lawsuit

Nicki Minaj‘s troubles keeping lawyers are now ammunition for the production company suing her for $275,149.62, which wants her latest legal breakup to stop costing it time.

In a court filing obtained by AllHipHop, 24/7 Productions attorney Joshua B. Katz said the company won’t fight her lawyers’ exit. But it wants a New York judge to require replacement counsel promptly, citing her history of defaults and fractured attorney relationships.

“Defendants should not receive additional time because their relationship with their own counsel has broken down,” Katz wrote.

The McLaughlin & Stern lawyer continued: “A protracted delay while Defendants seek and retain new counsel would shift the cost of that breakdown to 24/7 and extend a delay that has already kept 24/7 from payment for services it rendered and out-of-pocket costs it incurred nearly three years ago.”

Kurzman Eisenberg Corbin & Lever represents Minaj and Pink Friday Productions LLC. Katz’s affirmation quotes the firm’s withdrawal papers describing “Irreconcilable differences” over representation, disagreements about litigation strategy and a communication breakdown.

To explain his concern, Katz pointed to earlier turmoil in Tameer Peak’s lawsuit against Minaj. His filing recounts a missed response deadline, a clerk’s default and successive lawyers’ departures, relying on published reporting about that case.

He also cited former firm Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani’s unpaid-fee lawsuit and the default judgment obtained by security guard Thomas Weidenmuller. Katz presented those episodes as reasons not to give Minaj an open-ended pause while she finds another legal team.

The 24/7 lawsuit began March 23, 2026. The company says it supplied live-event production and support for December 2023 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball shows in Chicago and Atlanta, plus New York promotional events for Pink Friday 2.

Its demand includes $255,149.62 in out-of-pocket expenses, it says, that it advanced for the defendants. Minaj’s defense has disputed the debt, arguing Pink Friday Productions paid the bills and that ownership alone doesn’t make her personally liable.

AllHipHop previously reported that Judge Leslie A. Stroth paused proceedings and scheduled a December 1 hearing on the withdrawal request. The order contemplated another 30 days to secure counsel, or a different period set by the court.

Katz argues an automatic stay doesn’t apply to this voluntary withdrawal and is asking the judge to limit any further delay. His November 12 affirmation is filed as NYSCEF Document 38 in case 651775/2026.

Replies on the withdrawal motion are due November 23, ahead of the December hearing.