Nicki Minaj has discovered herself in additional authorized bother alongside her husband, Kenneth Petty, after a safety guard filed a default judgment in opposition to her.
Court paperwork obtained by Radar Online on Friday (April 28) reveal that Thomas Weidenmuller — a safety guard who first sued the couple in 2022 for an assault that allegedly occurred throughout a Nicki Wrld Tour present in Frankfurt, Germany, again in 2019 — has made a movement for the courtroom to grant a default judgment in his favor, because the Pettys have failed to answer the go well with.
Weidenmuller, who’s suing the couple for $753,000, has already been granted a default judgment in opposition to the “Super Freaky Girl” rapper. However, he has not but obtained a default judgment in opposition to Minaj’s husband.
According to Weidenmuller, the alleged skirmish occurred when a fan breached the safety barricade and bought onstage whereas the Pink Friday rapper was placing on her present. Though Minaj’s private safety workforce managed to escort the fan offstage lower than 15 seconds later, Minaj and Petty allegedly confronted Weidenmuller and his workforce concerning the incident after the present.
Nicki Minaj then allegedly known as a feminine safety guard on Weidenmuller’s workforce a “fucking bitch” and started blasting her reside on social media. That’s when Weidenmuller stepped in and escorted the feminine safety guard away from the state of affairs. He claims he then went to Minaj’s dressing room to handle the difficulty and Petty allegedly punched him within the face as Minaj started cursing.
Weidenmuller additionally alleged that Minaj directed Petty to assault him, thus prompting the go well with for “battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligence,” per the outlet.
This isn’t the primary time that Kenneth Petty has landed Nicki Minaj in sizzling water by affiliation. Back in December 2022, Petty was ordered to settle his ongoing lawsuit with Jennifer Hough, who accused him of harassing her in an try and curtail her rape allegation in opposition to him.
Hough initially sued Nicki Minaj as nicely, claiming the rapper took half in making an attempt to intimidate her, though these expenses have been finally dropped.
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Judge James R. Cho referred the case to mediation in December and mentioned if each events couldn’t come to an settlement, the case would proceed to trial.
“The case is referred to Court-annexed mediation,” the courtroom famous in paperwork obtained by AllHipHop. “Parties to select a mediator by 12/20/2022 and complete mediation by 3/6/2023. Parties may participate in the mediation remotely.”
It added: “Parties shall file a joint status report two weeks after completing the mediation, but no later than 3/20/2023, whichever date is earlier.”
Both sides will interact in “limited written discovery that would facilitate settlement discussions.”
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