Migos rapper Offset is being sued for thousands by a Detroit casino amid his recovery from being shot near Florida‘s Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Monday.

The 34-year-old Clout hitmaker – born Kiari Kendrell Cephus – has been hit with a lawsuit from the MotorCity Casino Hotel for $100,000, according to TMZ.

The casino claims Offset opened a credit line with them to keep gambling during a March 2024 visit, according to legal documents obtained by the publication.

Because the casino couldn’t get in touch with Offset, it attempted to take the money directly from his account – a stipulation both parties allegedly agreed upon when the musician opened the credit line.

However, the account allegedly lacked sufficient funds to settle the debt, according to the lawsuit. Now the casino is suing the hip hop star for breach of contract, fraud and more.

The Daily Mail has reached out to Offset’s representative for comment.

Migos rapper Offset, 34, is being sued for thousands by a Detroit casino while recovering from being shot near Florida's Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Monday; Seen in 2025
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Migos rapper Offset, 34, is being sued for thousands by a Detroit casino while recovering from being shot near Florida’s Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Monday; Seen in 2025

A spokesperson for Offset told TMZ that they are ‘working toward a resolution.’

The lawsuit was filed just days before Offset was shot outside Florida’s Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino and was rushed to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries. His representative later confirmed that he was in ‘stable’ condition.

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Police allege Offset rival Lil Tjay instigated fight leading to Migos rapper’s shooting

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On Tuesday, Offset broke his silence on the shooting as he hit back at rival Lil Tjay for calling him a rat.

It seems Offset saw a report made by The Shade Room Teens account about a comment Tjay, 24, made to reporters following his release from jail.

‘U ain’t buss nun,’ Offset wrote in the comments section, which is frequently used in informal conversation to describe a situation where there is little to report or nothing going on.

His words came after Tjay told reporters after his release: ‘The last thing I see was Offset looking at me like this: ‘”Y, that n***a shot me, that n***a shot me!’”

‘N***a is a rat, n***a… I didn’t do no damn fighting. Did I shoot? That s**t is crazy. I will smack the s**t out of Offset.’

‘He would never play like that with me in his life. Ask Offset.’

Offset was hit with a $100,000 lawsuit from the MotorCity Casino Hotel, after allegedly starting a credit line with the establishment in 2024 and failing to pay it off, as per TMZ; He is seen in 2024
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Offset was hit with a $100,000 lawsuit from the MotorCity Casino Hotel, after allegedly starting a credit line with the establishment in 2024 and failing to pay it off, as per TMZ; He is seen in 2024

The lawsuit was filed just days before Offset was shot outside Florida's Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (pictured) and was rushed to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries
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The lawsuit was filed just days before Offset was shot outside Florida’s Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (pictured) and was rushed to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries

His representative later confirmed that he was in 'stable' condition. Offset was subsequently seen outside the hospital in a wheelchair as he took a smoke break on Tuesday morning; Seen in 2025
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His representative later confirmed that he was in ‘stable’ condition. Offset was subsequently seen outside the hospital in a wheelchair as he took a smoke break on Tuesday morning; Seen in 2025

Police alleged in a probable cause affidavit that the shooting of Offset happened after his rival rapper Lil Tjay instigated a fight on Monday night; Lil Tjay pictured in his mugshot on April 6
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Police alleged in a probable cause affidavit that the shooting of Offset happened after his rival rapper Lil Tjay instigated a fight on Monday night; Lil Tjay pictured in his mugshot on April 6

After he was bailed out on Tuesday, Lil Tjay denied being involved in the alleged fight; He is seen in 2022
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After he was bailed out on Tuesday, Lil Tjay denied being involved in the alleged fight; He is seen in 2022

Police are alleging that Lil Tjay set in motion a fight that led to the shooting of Offset.

According to the probable cause affidavit obtained by the Daily Mail, police claim that Lil Tjay (real name: Tione Merritt) ‘directed members of his party to start a fight with another group of males’ around 7:22 p.m. on Monday night.

Police allege that one of the men in Lil Tjay’s group pulled out a gun and shot Offset in the valet area of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.

The Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for Offset, Lil Tjay, the Seminole Police Department and the Broward County Sheriff’s Department for comment.

Lil Tjay’s attorney, Dawn Florio, previously denied the ‘false rumors that Lil Tjay was involved in a shooting’ in a statement on Tuesday.

‘Lil Tjay has not been shot,’ she said, referencing rumors that had spread online shortly after Offset was reported to have been shot, ‘nor has Lil Tjay been charged with any shooting. Any reporting to the contrary is false,’ she said.

In a statement to the Daily Mail, the Seminole Police Department said Lil Tjay had been arrested on a disorderly conduct — affray charge, which is a first-degree misdemeanor, and booked at the Broward County Sheriff’s Office.

‘A second person detained at the scene has not been charged,’ police said, noting that ‘The investigation to identify one or more additional persons involved in the incident is ongoing.’

Referring to Offset, police added that ‘The injured individual remains at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Fla., with a non-life-threatening injury.’

After he was bailed out on Tuesday, Lil Tjay denied being involved in the alleged fight.

According to the probable cause affidavit, police claimed that Lil Tjay fought with Offset’s associates after he had been shot.

‘Sworn statements were taken from the victims who stated that they were caring for their wounded friend [Offset], when the defendant [Lil Tjay] approached them in an aggressive manner with fists clenched and taking swings at them,’ it said.

It was only when police arrived that the fight allegedly stopped, the report said.

‘Due to the actions of the defendant’s involvement in a fight in a public place, the defendant caused terror among the public that caused injury to another person and placed other patrons in imminent danger,’ the document said.

It comes more than three years after Offset's fellow Migos member Takeoff was shot and killed outside a bowling alley in Texas; (L-R) Migos members Takeoff, Quavo and Offset in 2019
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It comes more than three years after Offset’s fellow Migos member Takeoff was shot and killed outside a bowling alley in Texas; (L-R) Migos members Takeoff, Quavo and Offset in 2019

Offset was previously in a high-profile marriage with fellow rapper Cardi B, with whom he has three children. Cardi filed for divorce a second time in 2024; They are seen in 2023
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Offset was previously in a high-profile marriage with fellow rapper Cardi B, with whom he has three children. Cardi filed for divorce a second time in 2024; They are seen in 2023

Police also claimed that Lil Tjay was seen on camera filming the confrontation on his cell phone before Offset was shot.

A spokesperson for Offset previously confirmed that he had been shot in the altercation.

‘We can confirm he was shot and is currently at the hospital receiving medical care,’ they told the Daily Mail, adding, ‘He is stable and being closely monitored.’

Offset — whose estranged wife Cardi B filed for divorce in 2024 after six years of marriage — was subsequently seen outside the hospital in a wheelchair as he took a smoke break on Tuesday morning.