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Cardi B made headlines as she threw her microphone at a fan on Saturday, but that wasn't the only thing that caught fans' attention.
The rapper was appearing at Drai's Beachclub in Las Vegas when an audience member threw liquid at her as she performed her song Bodak Yellow. In retaliation, the Bronx-native threw the microphone at the fan, but her voice kept playing through the speakers. Social media users were quick to notice this and started comparing her to Milli Vanilli, an 80s pop duo that was caught lip-syncing their songs as they weren't the actual singers on the track.
Cardi B was splashed with water causing her to throw her microphone (Instagram/j_blizzyy)
Cardi faces possible battery charges for throwing her microphone (Instagram/j_blizzyy)Milli Vanilli was a German-French duo made up of Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus. The band won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1990, which was revoked after their lip-syncing scandal came out. On 21 July 1989, while performing in Bristol, Connecticut, their backing track jammed and started to skip, revealing they were not singing. Later it was revealed that the duo wasn't even providing the vocals.
The lip-syncing similarities led to a frenzy on Twitter with fans comparing the two music acts. One Twitter user didn't find it surprising that Cardi B was caught lip-syncing, writing: "Cardi B caught pulling a Milli Vanilli! And y'all thought she actually sang on stage!" Other fans asked: "Does the audience get a refund for lip-syncing?"
Her lip-syncing was compared to when Milli Vanilli was caught doing the same in 1989 (Getty Images)
Cardi's voice played through the speakers as she threw the mic into the crowd (instagram/@iamcardib)Some people came to Cardi's defence, saying there was a major difference between the two acts - Cardi's voice was actually the one being used. "It doesn’t surprise me that you weird little kids have Milli Vanilli trending bc of Cardi B. You clearly aren’t old enough to know that the issue with MV was that they weren’t singing on their song at all," one defender wrote. Others called it a "big difference" between the two acts.
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Some aren't even taking the 80s band into account, just defending their love of Cardi B. "She's beautiful, she's charisma...her fans forgive her," one wrote.
Cardi might have more than just comparisons coming her way after throwing her microphone, she might have a battery charge coming her way. The woman the songstress hit went to the Las Vegas Police Department to report being hit. According to police, no arrests or citations have been issued.