Nicki Minaj Skips Met Gala Over Vaccine Mandate, Gets Into Twitter Fight With MSNBC’s Joy Reid

Rapper Nicki Minaj revealed Monday that she didn’t attend Monday night’s Met Gala because she didn’t want to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.

When asked why she wouldn’t be attending the event this year, the 38-year-old tweeted, “They want you to get vaccinated for the Met. If I get vaccinated it won’t for the Met. It’ll be once I feel I’ve done enough research. I’m working on that now. In the meantime my loves, be safe. Wear the mask with 2 strings that grips your head & face. Not that loose one.”