Nicki Minaj and Jason Lee have been publicly going back and forth for quite a while now, which has escalated into lawsuits and even threats of physical harm. Now, the actor and Hollywood Unlocked founder claims that Minaj and her husband Kenny Perry hired henchmen to rough him up.
Lee even provided a screenshot of the threat as proof and promised to work with law enforcement to fight back against the threats to his safety.
The recent online scuffle involving Nicki Minaj’s husband Kenneth Petty, Offset, and Cardi B, has landed Petty in legal trouble. A federal judge in Los Angeles has sentenced Petty to house detention for making threatening comments towards the former Migos member. Nicki Minaj’s Husband Put On House Arrest After a Twitter (X) war, where Nicki […]
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Kenneth Petty navigated the complexities of urban life to become a rather enigmatic figure. He caught the public’s eye mostly due to his relationship with superstar Nicki Minaj, but his narrative has nuances deserving of attention. Petty’s early years remain shrouded in mystery, keeping the world simultaneously curious and cautious. Though his past is laced with legal tangles and controversy, these very elements arguably add layers to his persona. As of 2023, CAknowledge estimates Petty’s net worth to be $1 million.
Career Highlights
HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 10: (L-R) Young M.A, DJ Clue, Big BZ, Kenneth Zoo Petty, and Nicki Minaj. Attend Church On Sundays Hosted By Nicki Minaj And Phil The Mayor And DJ Clues Birthday Party. At The Argyle on February 8, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/Getty Images)
Petty is an elusive name in the entertainment industry. While not an artist or an entertainer in the conventional sense, his presence is undeniably felt through his significant other, Nicki Minaj. Petty’s claim to professional fame? More of an aura than a resume, which has, in turn, become its own form of social currency. Petty keeps his life under lock and key for good measure, as the world has focused on his marriage to Minaj and dissecting their pasts.
Personal Life
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 12: Kenneth Petty and Rapper Nicki Minaj are seen leaving the Marc Jacobs Fall 2020 runway show during New York Fashion Week on February 12, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images)
Kenneth Petty’s personal life is a complex tableau, worthy of a legal thriller. In 1995, he was convicted of first-degree attempted rape, earning him a spot on New York’s sex offender registry. The legal shadows continued to chase him into adulthood. In 2006, he served seven years for first-degree manslaughter. These legal challenges aren’t mere footnotes. They’ve been instrumental in shaping public perception of him, sometimes overshadowing his other life events.
His marriage to the international rap queen Nicki Minaj in 2019 brought him into the limelight for reasons other than his checkered legal history. While he relishes his role as a husband and father—the couple welcomed their first child in 2020—the ever-present legal quagmire haunts him. Even as he attempts to navigate domesticity and the intense scrutiny of public life, Petty continues to juggle court appearances and legal obligations.
An Intriguing Tale Of One Man’s Path
What’s clear about Kenneth Petty is that he isn’t easily defined. Whether scrutinized or celebrated, he elicits a response from the public. He’s found a way to thrive in the backdrop of fame, not as an accessory to Minaj, but as a figure compelling enough to warrant his own dialogue. And in this enigmatic journey, he has accrued a net worth that speaks to his multi-dimensional life.
Recently, Cardi B and Nicki Minaj have been involved in a sort of proxy beef. The pair did have their moment all the way back in 2018 when they beefed directly spawning from their collaboration on the Migos song “MotorSport.” Since then they haven’t engaged each other directly very much. That hasn’t stopped fans from continuing to compare the two artist’s success to each other. But earlier this month they got about as close as they ever have to re-starting the beef.
That came when their husbands, Offset and Kenneth Petty respectively, started off a beef of their own. Cardi and Nicki haven’t said much directly, merely standing behind their men. But the boys have taken much more direct shots at each other, with something Petty said even reaching the point of threatening Offset. As a result, a house arrest sentence he was recently released from was reinstated as the threat violated the terms of his release. That spawned new responses from just about everyone involved, including Cardi.
“EXACTLY KEEP ME AND MY MANS OUT YALL F*CKING MOUTH!!!” Cardi B said in a new tweet responding to the situation. In the comments of a repost of the tweet fans mostly took Cardi’s side. “Yea like what cardi look like calling his p.o or offset he did this on the World Wide Web,” one of the top comment reads. “This situation making me realize y’all really have some weird hatred towards Cardi B. Like damn she popping that bad she have so many haters,” another agrees.
Elsewhere in the comments, fans discuss why the beef between Cardi B and Nicki Minaj even exists. “you would think after 5 years everybody would move on,” another one of the top comments reads. Cardi’s newest single “Bongos” with Megan Thee Stallion just debuted in the top 15 on the Hot 100. Nicki Minaj’s new album Pink Friday 2 is expected later this year. What do you think of Cardi B’s response to Kenneth Petty’s reinstated house arrest? Let us know in the comment section below.
It looks like rap beef is a family affair. Today, legal affairs journalist Meghann Cuniff (aka “Meghann Thee Reporter” for her role in reporting Tory Lanez’s trial for shooting Megan Thee Stallion) reported that Kenneth Petty, Nicki Minaj’s husband, was ordered to serve 120 days on house arrest for making threats against Cardi B and Offset.
Technically, Petty was in violation of his probation agreement for failing to register as a sex offender when he and Nicki moved to Los Angeles in 2019. After he agreed to a plea deal in 2021, he was sentenced to three years of probation. His specific violation was recorded as “making threatening remarks toward a specific individual while in the company of someone with a criminal record.” So…
What Did Kenneth Petty Say To Offset?
Last weekend, Petty and some friends — at least one of whom apparently has a criminal record — recorded themselves walking around in New York City taunting Offset. Offset and Cardi were apparently staying at a hotel in the neighborhood, prompting Petty to post the tough-talking videos wondering, “Offset, where you at? We outside… Stay on that vacation before we planning ya’ funeral p*ssy. Always been a street n****.”
Although what exactly prompted all this remains unclear, the entire fiasco supposedly originated at the recent 2023 MTV VMAs, which both Cardi B and Nicki Minaj attended. The tension between the two women is well-documented, but it was their husbands who allegedly took up the feud. One of Petty’s allies claimed that it all started when Offset DMed him on Instagram asking, “Where you located?”
This was apparently in response to threats against Cardi from either Petty or his friends. Fans speculated online that this is what prompted Cardi to tweet, “I ain’t even flinch.” She’s since deleted the tweet but as usual, fans on Twitter have been stoking the beef ever since. Certainly the news that Petty has been punished by the court was well received by Cardi herself, though:
On Wednesday night, September 20, Cuniff posted court documents to X (formerly known as Twitter) showing that United States District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald “has ordered Nicki Minaj’s husband, Kenneth Petty, to serve ‘up to 120 days on home detention’ for ‘making threatening remarks toward a specific individual while in the company of someone with a criminal record.’”
“For background, US Dictrict Judge Michael Fitzgerald in July 2022 sentenced Petty to three years probation for failing to register as a sex offender,” Cuniff added.
Thanks to everyone who @’d me on this tonight. You all are an amazing case alert system.
For background, U.S. District Judge Michael Fitzgerald in July 2022 sentenced Petty to three years probation for failing to register as a sex offender. https://t.co/HoORyUYyNR
Two years ago, Nicki Minaj, along with Petty, were named in a lawsuit for allegedly harassing Jennifer Hough, whom Petty was convicted of raping back in 1995. Earlier this year, Minaj’s motion to sanction Tyrone Blackburn, Hough’s lawyer, was denied by an East New York judge.
2023 has already been a year full of unexpected but epic musical collaborations. It seems as though that trend is only continuing over the coming months. There are several huge albums still slated to drop, including Drake’s For All The Dogs and Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2. The Young Money legends are due to link up on the former. Elsewhere, the Queen of Rap has been dropping hints about what we can expect to hear on the latter.
Besides working on her own highly anticipated LP, Minaj is also be rumoured to teaming up with a seriously unexpected artist – Taylor Swift. The two artists have formed a friendship over the years, though they have yet to join forces in the studio. After seeing what appears to be hints surfacing on social media, however, both the Swifties and the Barbz feel as though that could soon change. As Billboard reports, searching the country-turned-pop sensation’s name on Google will cause one of 89 different puzzles to pop up allowing them to “unlock Taylor’s vault.”
One of the most noteworthy clues to come from the fun game is both Swift and Minaj’s zodiac sign – Sagittarius. Just last week, the Speak Now artist called the mother of one her “favourite Sagittarius” during the MTV VMAs. On top of that, at the end of August, Minaj tweeted “Fighting the urge to say Sagittarius tingz right now so bad” when celebrating a new milestone set by her and her rumoured collaborator. If released, the joint song will likely appear on 1989 (Taylor’s Version).
We were surprised to hear about Taylor Swift’s split from longtime beau Joe Alwyn earlier this year. However, she’s had no problem finding suitors to romance in the time since. A few months back she was linked to Matty Healy from The 1975. They ultimately ended their fling amid the racial backlash he was facing regarding comments about Ice Spice. More recently, she and athlete Travis Kelce have been fueling dating rumours with their antics. Read all about that at the link below, and check back later for more hip-hop/pop culture news updates.
For those who didn’t know, Taylor Swift is gearing up to drop 1989 (Taylor’s Version) as her next re-recording in October. Like her previous releases, she has included vault tracks to encourage fans to stream the ones she owns.
To tease the mystery tracklist reveal of the new songs that will be on 1989 (Taylor’s Version), Swift is using Google for a puzzle that pops up when you search her name. While fans are currently unscrambling the words that connect to Swift’s past, one caught people’s attention: “Sagittarius.”
While this is Swift’s star sign, it also might be a clue for a collaboration with Nicki Minaj being included on the album. The two performers have been friends for a while. However, recently, they’ve seemed to be dropping a lot of references to the fact that they’re both fire signs.
Back in August, Minaj reacted to her and Swift being the only female artists to have over 100 Billboard Hot 100 entries. “Fighting the urge to say Sagittarius ting right now so bad,” she tweeted.
Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj could be teasing a collaboration as the latest ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ puzzle on Google spells “Sagittarius.” pic.twitter.com/vCdNZPGxCe
Even Queens aren’t above sending subliminals on Twitter. For most of this month, Nicki Minaj and Cardi B’s famous feud has been resurfacing in the headlines. Things between the lyricists are heating up again after the annual MTV Video Music Awards. The latter hosted and the former performed at this year’s event. Of course, nothing actually transpired between them, though we now know Minaj’s husband, Kenneth Petty, was posted up waiting for Bardi’s other half, Offset, to act out of turn toward him.
This past weekend the two men traded shots in a series of social media posts. As a TikToker has pointed out, it seems the Hustlers actress and the Trinidadian had some indirect messages for each other too. “Y’all, the girls are subbing each other on Instagram and Twitter right now,” they teased before spilling the tea. “Nicki posted this photo of Michael Jackson,” he began, reminding viewers that Cardi recently spoke about coming face to face with the “Thriller” singer while getting intimate with her man due to his tribute tattoo in an interview.
Following that, Minaj sent out another tweet saying, “When I Told You Don’t Take The Bait That’s What I Meant.” Before long, the mother of two posted “I don’t speak dog, h*e,” on her own Twitter profile. Of course, no mention of her “MotorSport” collaborator’s name was made. From there, things only became more personal when Minaj posted a photo of a dollar bill on her IG Story. This seems to be a reference to lyrics from Cardi’s new single. “B**ch I look like money, you could print my face on a dollar,” the Grammy Award winner raps. Apparently, she caught wind of that pretty quickly, as another tweet reading “I got a real-life Helga Pataki” landed on the former stripper’s page this week, referencing the infamous antagonist in Hey Arnold.
Cardi B is clearly trying to keep her energy positive while preparing her sophomore album and promoting “Bongos.” Unfortunately, it hasn’t been easy for the 30-year-old. This is partially due to the ongoing situation with Nicki Minaj, but also because of cheating allegations surrounding her husband, Offset. Read how Bardi reacted to that gossip at the link below, and let us know if you’re most looking forward to her or the Queen of Rap’s upcoming LP in the comments.
Offset and Cardi B recently found themselves in the middle of a heated online feud with Nicki Minaj’s husband, Kenneth Petty. The clash began when the former Migos member messaged one of Petty’s friends. Backstage Antics On Saturday, September 16, a social media war between Offset, Cardi B, and Nicki Minaj’s husband, Kenneth Petty, sparked […]
Taylor Swift & Nicki Minaj appear to be teasing a collaboration on ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ following Google vault puzzle clue: Sagittarius.