Lil Wayne is being sued by his former private chef Morghan Medlock who claims the rapper wrongfully fired her after she had to leave work to care for her injured son.
The 40-year-old musician, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., has been accused of wrongful termination, retaliation and multiple illegal labour practices.
Medlock claims to have worked for Carter for more than a year and is seeking at least $500,000 (£410,000) in damages.
According to legal documents, Medlock said she travelled to Las Vegas with Carter over the Memorial Day weekend as part of her role as his chef.
During the trip, Medlock claims to have received a call informing her that her 10-year-old son was in hospital in Los Angeles.
He had suffered "a severe head injury and concussion requiring emergency hospitalisation," according to the documents obtained by The Blast.
She said while she was "well aware of her job tasks and schedule," she made her best efforts to return to Los Angeles to be with her injured child.
Medlock alleges that the flight was delayed due to Carter smoking marijuana on the aircraft.
She claims to have subsequently departed via another flight and informed Carter's assistant that she was leaving, thinking they would understand due to the circumstances.
Medlock claims to have "continued to check in regularly with Wayne’s assistant regarding her job tasks".
She said she asked Carter's assistant if they wanted her to send Carter a dinner menu, as she did every day while working. She was allegedly told "no".
Lil Wayne is said to have then terminated Medlock's employment.
The chef claims she got a message saying "goodbye" and thanking her for her services.
Medlock said she received a message relayed from the rapper which said: "Tell Chef Morghan this isn't going to work."
Lawyers for the chef claim at the time of termination, she had worked for the rapper for more than 12 months and worked "at least 1250 hours" during that period.
The lawsuit accuses Lil Wayne of "conduct with a substantial factor and causing harm to [her]. including but not limited to loss of earnings and other employment, benefits, mental anguish, and emotional distress."
