President Donald Trump is stretching the “politics make strange bedfellows” saw to the breaking point.
Celebrity Nation leans aggressively to the Left, and anyone defying that groupthink puts their career at risk. Actor Zachary Levi said it out loud after he praised President Trump last year, calling the move <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/zachary-levi-endorsing-trump-lifeline-career-1236026923/">“career suicide.”</a>
That wasn’t the case in 2009, however, when celebrities flocked to President Barack Obama following his historic 2008 election. They pledged <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/celebrities-pledge-oath-obama/">to do whatever he told them to do</a>.
Different party, of course.
This past week, President Trump had recording artist Nicki Minaj indirectly singing his praises for drawing attention to a humanitarian crisis. The rapper took Trump’s side after the president called out the shocking slaughter of Christians in Nigeria.
Minaj, in connection with the administration, spoke before a UN event about the shocking headlines coming from the African nation.
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&#8220;In Nigeria, Christians are being targeted … Churches have been burned, families have been torn apart &#8230; simply because of how they pray.&#8221;
She also <a href="https://apnews.com/article/nicki-minaj-nigeria-christians-trump-be7b03a3f1d4e43747fa26e600be5d3f">thanked the president</a> for leading the way on the matter to “combat extremism and to bring a stop to violence against those who simply want to exercise their natural right to freedom of religion or belief.”
Trump critics contend that multiple religions have been targeted during the violence spree, and that the nation has sadly been the source of extreme violence for some time.
Minaj’s appearance understandably rocked pop culture, but it wasn’t the first time.
For starters, Trump’s second term features former Democrats like Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., his Director of National Intelligence and Secretary of Health and Human Services, respectively.
Journalist Megyn Kelly, who Trump once blistered during an early Q&amp;A, stumped for his presidency in the waning days of the 2024 campaign.
It’s Trump’s pop culture connections, though, that raise eyebrows the highest. Think Snoop Dogg, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Bill Maher, and others who famously linked arms with the president in the past.
It started during the President’s first White House foray. Rapper Kanye West hopped aboard the Trump Train, meeting with the world leader at Trump Tower in 2016 following an extended concert speech praising the real estate mogul.
Two years later, West wore a <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/snl-kanye-west-gave-pro-trump-speech-maga-hat-1148092/">red MAGA</a> hat on “Saturday Night Live” and praised Trump, but the artist’s string of antisemitic rants and emotional meltdowns caused his fame to curdle into its current, sorry state.
West’s former wife, Kim Kardashian, has arguably had a more productive relationship with Trump. The reality show starlet teamed with Trump on prison reform measures. Kardashian, ignoring a celebrity culture that raged against all things Trump, made the trek to the White House to personally push for her pet cause.
The wannabe lawyer and Trump <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51744918">discussed reform measures</a> aimed at first-time offenders and those she felt were treated unfairly. That public relations coup led to the 2018 release of three young mothers — Crystal Munoz, Judith Negron, and Tynice Hall, all tied to drug-related charges.
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She also played a role in the <a href="https://time.com/5486560/prison-reform-jared-kushner-kim-kardashian-west/">2018 bill</a> that expanded the criminal reform initiative, allowing prisoners to earn credits for early release among its measures. Kardashian wasn’t the only player who made that happen, but she became its public face via her social media empire.
Trump’s second term has seen more of the same, right from the jump.
Rapper Snoop Dogg infamously starred in a 2017 music video in which he <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/trump-hits-back-at-snoop-dogg-assassination-video-idUSKBN16O04V/">“shot” a clownish Trump stand-in</a>.
Future Secretary of State Marco Rubio <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39268735">blasted the clip</a>, telling TMZ at the time that, &#8220;If the wrong person sees that and gets the wrong idea, you could have a real problem.&#8221;
It was part of Hollywood’s collective wish for the real estate mogul to <a href="https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/celebrities-wished-trump-dead/">leave this mortal coil</a> during his first term.
The rapper/actor/pitchman apparently had a change of heart over time. By 2025, <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/01/20/g-s1-43733/snoop-dogg-trump-perform-inauguration">Snoop Dogg performed</a> at a pre-inauguration gala dubbed the Crypto Ball alongside Rick Ross and Soulja Boy. That’s despite previously calling anyone who performed for Trump during his first term “<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BPGvbw4jnvn/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again">Uncle Toms,” in a stereotypical, Stepin Fetchit-style voice</a>.
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The rapper even stood up to social media critics who trashed him for his about-face.
“Y’all can’t hate enough for me, I love too much,” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BdjP-n8rIs">he told his critics</a>, via Entertainment Tonight. “We gotta pick each other up instead of putting each other down.”
Earlier this year, longtime Trump critic Bill Maher made the trek to the White House to break bread with his ideological foe. Maher got roasted for his trouble, including a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/opinion/larry-david-hitler-dinner.html">seething New York Times op-ed</a> from Larry David of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” fame.
Maher even suggested recently he’d like a second dinner with Trump while continuing to roast his leadership.
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How did the initial Maher-Trump dinner happen in the first place? Singer Kid Rock, a repeat guest on Maher’s “Club Random” podcast, arranged for the unlikely meetup.
The wildest part of the dinner? Maher had <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EwqzHsSEZY">Trump sign a list</a> of all the insults the president had thrown the comedian’s way over the years. Maher considers it a prized possession, one he has shown to his “Club Random” guests.
It took courage for stars to align with Trump during his first term.
Now, with a few more celebrities bucking conventional wisdom, the president’s “bedfellows” are looking a little less strange.
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Rapper Nicki Minaj spoke at a United Nations event on Tuesday to bring attention to the persecution of Christians in Nigeria.
The Trinidadian pop star thanked President Donald Trump for prioritizing the issue and urged people “to defend Christians in Nigeria, to combat extremism and to bring a stop to violence against those who simply want to exercise their natural right to freedom of religion or belief.” Minaj was part of a panel that included U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz and faith leaders. 
“Today, faith is under attack in way too many places. In Nigeria, Christians are being targeted, driven from their homes and killed. Churches have been burned. Families have been torn apart and entire communities live in fear constantly, simply because of how they pray,” the 42-year-old celeb <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jcssdZvTK8">said</a> during her speech.
“Sadly, this problem is not only a growing problem in Nigeria, but also in so many other countries across the world, and it demands urgent action,” Minaj said. “And I want to be clear, protecting Christians in Nigeria is not about taking sides or dividing people. It is about uniting humanity.”
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The “Super Bass” singer isn’t politically active, but many of her fans have been melting down, accusing her of “going MAGA.” Minaj, who calls her fans “Barbz,” attempted to soothe their ruffled feathers by explaining that this issue transcended politics.
“Barbz, I know you&#8217;re somewhere listening. I love you so very much. You have been the ultimate light in my life and career for so long. I appreciate you, and I want to make it very clear, once again, that this isn&#8217;t about taking sides. This is about standing up in the face of injustice. It&#8217;s about what I&#8217;ve always stood for my entire career. And I will continue to stand for that for the rest of my life. I will care if anyone, anywhere, is being persecuted for their beliefs,” Minaj said.
In late October, Trump said the State Department would add Nigeria to its list of “Countries of Particular Concern.”
“Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed,” Trump said. “Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter. I am hereby making Nigeria a ‘COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN’ — But that is the least of it. When Christians, or any such group, is slaughtered like is happening in Nigeria (3,100 versus 4,476 Worldwide), something must be done!”
Trump said he would send troops into Nigeria “guns a-blazing” if its government “continues to allow the killing of Christians.”
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu disputed Trump’s assertions, saying they did not reflect the facts.
“The characterisation of Nigeria as religiously intolerant does not reflect our national reality, nor does it take into consideration the consistent and sincere efforts of the government to safeguard freedom of religion and beliefs for all Nigerians,” he <a href="https://x.com/officialABAT/status/1984640117361840491">said</a>.
“Religious freedom and tolerance have been a core tenet of our collective identity and shall always remain so. Nigeria opposes religious persecution and does not encourage it.”

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Nicki Minaj’s music introduced a new generation of female rappers. But now she’s lending her voice to a more important cause — stopping the killing of Christians in Nigeria.
Minaj is set to speak at the United Nations this week alongside United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz. They will discuss what President Donald Trump and his administration are doing to stop the persecution of Christians in Nigeria. According to the International Society of Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, 7,000 Christians have been killed in 2025 alone.
“[Minaj] is not only arguably the greatest female recording artist, but also a principled individual who refuses to remain silent in the face of injustice,” Waltz wrote on X on Sunday. “I’m grateful she’s leveraging her massive platform to spotlight the atrocities against Christians in Nigeria, and I look forward to standing with her as we discuss the steps the President and his administration are taking to end the persecution of our Christian brothers and sisters.”
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NICKIMINAJ</a> is not only arguably the greatest female recording artist, but also a principled individual who refuses to remain silent in the face of injustice.
I&#8217;m grateful she&#8217;s leveraging her massive platform to spotlight the atrocities against Christians in Nigeria, and I… <a href="https://t.co/LOLrU1PZye">https://t.co/LOLrU1PZye</a>
— Ambassador Mike Waltz (@michaelgwaltz) <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelgwaltz/status/1990189618172432615?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Minaj was flattered. She responded to the ambassador’s remarks, writing, “Ambassador, I am so grateful to be entrusted with an opportunity of this magnitude. I do not take it for granted… I will never stand down in the face of injustice. We’ve been given our influence by God. There must be a bigger purpose.”
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Ambassador, I am so grateful to be entrusted with an opportunity of this magnitude. I do not take it for granted. It means more than you know.
The Barbz &amp; I will never stand down in the face of injustice. We’ve been given our influence by God. There must be a bigger purpose. 🎀 <a href="https://t.co/Mdh0nBWwm1">https://t.co/Mdh0nBWwm1</a>
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1990212305783836689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 17, 2025</a></blockquote>
The collaboration came together over social media earlier this month when Waltz invited Minaj to talk with him at the U.S. Embassy to the United Nations after the Grammy-nominated rapper publicly thanked Trump for bringing attention to the slaughtering of Christians. Trump advisor Alex Bruesewitz coordinated the Waltz-Minaj meeting, <a href="https://x.com/EricCortellessa/status/1990097775858417714?s=20">set</a> to take place Tuesday, according to TIME Senior Political Correspondent Eric Cortellessa, who first broke the news of the meetup.
On Halloween, Trump <a href="https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/115470116607441456">said</a> the State Department would add Nigeria to its list of “Countries of Particular Concern.”
“Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed,” Trump said. “Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter. I am hereby making Nigeria a ‘COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN’ — But that is the least of it. When Christians, or any such group, is slaughtered like is happening in Nigeria (3,100 versus 4,476 Worldwide), something must be done!”
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Minaj <a href="https://x.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1984566555460485280?s=20">thanked</a> the Trump administration “for taking this seriously,” adding, “God bless every persecuted Christian. Let’s remember to lift them up in prayer.”
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/nigerias-tuggar-trump-state-backed-religious-persecution-impossible-under-2025-11-04/">argued</a> that the government was not supporting the persecution of Christians “in any way.”
“This is what shows that it’s impossible for there to be a religious persecution that can be supported in any way, shape or form by the government of Nigeria at any level, be it federal, be it regional, be it local, it&#8217;s impossible,” Tuggar said November 4 during a press briefing in Berlin.
The Daily Wire has reached out to Bruesewitz for more details.

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The Nicki Minaj and Donald Trump friendship that nobody saw coming got another boost on Monday night, when the president dropped a video on TikTok featuring her song that was immediately called &#8220;pretty incredible&#8221; by the rapper.
Trump and First Lady Melania bring back their iconic dance to Nicki Minaj’s 2012 hit “Beez in the Trap,” a song that’s once again blowing up on social media.
Under the TikTok video, a mashup of Minaj and &#8220;What&#8217;s up&#8221; by 4 Blondes, is Minaj herself, commenting: &#8220;This is pretty incredible. Thank you.&#8221;
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<section><a title="@whitehouse" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@whitehouse?refer=embed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@whitehouse</a>The best to ever do it 🇺🇸<a title="♬ original sound - The White House" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7568669763774909197?refer=embed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">♬ original sound &#8211; The White House</a></section>
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Users quickly noticed the Minaj praise, and called it &#8220;the Nicki and Trump collab we didn&#8217;t know we needed.&#8221;
&#8220;Nicki Minaj and President Trump teaming up was not on my 2025 bingo card,&#8221; another said.
The White House posted the video with Minaj&#8217;s music days after she praised Trump for condemning the killing of Christians in Nigeria. On Saturday, Minaj <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-deep-sense-of-gratitude-nicki-minaj-praises-trump-for-action-on-persecuted-christians">said</a> she had a &#8220;deep sense of gratitude&#8221; seeing Trump pledge to stand up for the persecuted.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">No group should ever be persecuted for practicing their religion. We don’t have to share the same beliefs in order for us to respect each other.
Numerous countries all… <a href="https://t.co/2M5sPiviQu">pic.twitter.com/2M5sPiviQu</a>
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1984566555460485280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
&#8220;Reading this made me feel a deep sense of gratitude,&#8221; Minaj said. &#8220;We live in a country where we can freely worship God. Thank you to the President and his team for taking this seriously. God bless every persecuted Christian. Let&#8217;s remember to lift them up in prayer.&#8221;
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, praised Minaj for using her platform to stand up for the Christians in Nigeria, inviting her to visit with him at the embassy in New York.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NICKIMINAJ</a>, thank you for using your platform to speak out in defense of the Christians being persecuted in Nigeria.
We cannot allow this to continue. Every brother and sister of Christ must band together and say, “Enough!”
If you ever find yourself in New York, come by the… <a href="https://t.co/UwRmZ4cATd">https://t.co/UwRmZ4cATd</a>
— Ambassador Mike Waltz (@michaelgwaltz) <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelgwaltz/status/1984609886626308236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
Trump&#8217;s initial comment that won praise from Minaj said that Christianity was &#8220;facing an existential threat in Nigeria.”
“Thousands of Christians are being killed,” he wrote. “Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter.”
“When Christians, or any such group, is slaughtered like is happening in Nigeria (3,100 versus 4,476 Worldwide), something must be done!” the president continued. “The United States cannot stand by while such atrocities are happening in Nigeria, and numerous other Countries. We stand ready, willing, and able to save our Great Christian population around the World!”
Trump has threatened to take military action in Nigeria and pull all U.S. aid from the country.
&#8220;They&#8217;re killing record numbers of Christians in Nigeria&#8230; and killing them in very large numbers,&#8221; Trump said on Air Force One Sunday. &#8220;We aren&#8217;t going to allow that to happen.&#8221;

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Rapper <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/al-sharptons-group-nicki-minaj-uninformed-spread-false-information" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nicki Minaj</a> praised President Donald Trump on Saturday morning for taking action to help persecuted Christians in Nigeria.
Trump announced on Friday that he&#8217;s designating Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern due to relentless persecution of Christians by radical Islamist terrorists.
&#8220;Reading this made me feel a deep sense of gratitude,&#8221; Minaj, whose real name is Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, posted to X. &#8220;We live in a country where we can freely worship God. No group should ever be persecuted for practicing their religion.&#8221;
&#8220;We don’t have to share the same beliefs in order for us to respect each other,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;Numerous countries all around the world are being affected by this horror &amp; it’s dangerous to pretend we don’t notice.&#8221;
&#8220;Thank you to The President &amp; his team for taking this seriously,&#8221; the rapper added. &#8220;God bless every persecuted Christian. Let’s remember to lift them up in prayer.&#8221;
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Reading this made me feel a deep sense of gratitude. We live in a country where we can freely worship God.
No group should ever be persecuted for practicing their religion. We don’t have to share the same beliefs in order for us to respect each other.
Numerous countries all… <a href="https://t.co/2M5sPiviQu">pic.twitter.com/2M5sPiviQu</a>
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1984566555460485280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
In a follow-up post, Minaj, who was raised Christian, stressed that people of all faiths must be allowed to worship freely. &#8220;[T]here are &#8216;extremists&#8217; in every religion,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Sending love to our Muslim Barbz. Every single one of us should be able to worship in peace.&#8221; (Minaj fans call themselves &#8220;barbz.&#8221;)
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Exactly &amp; there are “extremists” in every religion. 
Sending love to our Muslim Barbz. 
Every single one of us should be able to worship in peace. <a href="https://t.co/F25K2V6r8q">https://t.co/F25K2V6r8q</a>
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1984569771300458789?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz thanked Minaj for using her platform to draw attention to the persecution of Christians and invited her to speak with him &#8220;in more depth&#8221; about what the Trump administration is doing &#8220;to protect Christians’ freedoms all over the world.&#8221;
&#8220;[Nicki Minaj], thank you for using your platform to speak out in defense of the Christians being persecuted in Nigeria,&#8221; Waltz posted to X Saturday morning. &#8220;We cannot allow this to continue. Every brother and sister of Christ must band together and say, &#8216;Enough!'&#8221;
&#8220;If you ever find yourself in New York, come by the US Embassy to the United Nations,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I would love to speak with you in more depth about what our administration is doing to protect Christians’ freedoms all over the world.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NICKIMINAJ</a>, thank you for using your platform to speak out in defense of the Christians being persecuted in Nigeria.
We cannot allow this to continue. Every brother and sister of Christ must band together and say, “Enough!”
If you ever find yourself in New York, come by the… <a href="https://t.co/UwRmZ4cATd">https://t.co/UwRmZ4cATd</a>
— Ambassador Mike Waltz (@michaelgwaltz) <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelgwaltz/status/1984609886626308236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2025</a></blockquote>
Trump&#8217;s Truth Social post said that &#8220;Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria.&#8221;
&#8220;Thousands of Christians are being killed,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter.&#8221;
&#8220;When Christians, or any such group, is slaughtered like is happening in Nigeria (3,100 versus 4,476 Worldwide), something must be done!&#8221; POTUS continued. &#8220;I am asking Congressman Riley Moore, together with Chairman Tom Cole and the House Appropriations Committee, to immediately look into this matter, and report back to me.&#8221;
&#8220;The United States cannot stand by while such atrocities are happening in Nigeria, and numerous other Countries,&#8221; he added. &#8220;We stand ready, willing, and able to save our Great Christian population around the World!&#8221;
As highlighted by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-designates-nigeria-a-country-of-particular-concern-after-untold-slaughter-of-christians">The Daily Wire</a>, Nigeria was designated as a CPC during Trump&#8217;s first term in the White House, but that was reversed by the Biden administration.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/not-bad-nicki-minaj-congratulates-ben-shapiro-on-chart-topping-rap-debut">‘Not Bad’: Nicki Minaj Congratulates Ben Shapiro On Chart-Topping Rap Debut</a>

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Rapper <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nicki-minaj">Nicki Minaj</a> apologized to fans about her last-minute <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music">concert</a> cancellation on Saturday after authorities in Amsterdam arrested her for drug possession. She was heading to Manchester at the time.
The 41-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">performer</a> addressed the incident on <a href="https://x.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1794523265978798587">X</a>. 
“Thank you to everyone who prayed for me today. May God cover you &amp; all that is connected to you. May you be blessed beyond your imagination,” Minaj began in the post, saying she was at a hotel in Manchester after “sitting in a jail cell for 5-6 hours.”
“My plane still didn’t take off for another 20 mins once I boarded. The flight was 50 mins. 50 mins,” she added. “That’s why they had to do the big song &amp; dance b/c they knew I’d still find a way to perform even if it came down to my last 90 mins in the building which would have been until 1130pm. The building was willing to go past 11pm. So grateful to them for that.”
She went on to insinuate that the whole thing was a setup.
“So they succeeded at their plan to not let me get on that stage tonight. I succeeded @ getting to the root of it all by recording them &amp; posting everything in real time. I have sooooooooo much video evidence. You wouldn’t believe it if I told you,” Minaj continued. “I’ll have the lawyers &amp; GOD take it from here tho. Please please please accept my deepest &amp; most sincere apologies.”
She added, “They sure did know exactly how to hurt me today but this too, shall pass.”
Minaj concluded by promising to reschedule the show for a later date and confirmed she would be performing at the second Manchester performance. She went on to play in Birmingham, U.K., on Sunday night. 
The rapper recorded an Instagram Live of her arrest on Saturday, during which a Dutch official is heard saying Minaj is being detained for &#8220;carrying drugs.&#8221;
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The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee shared a <a href="https://x.com/Marechaussee/status/1794454957564776879">post</a> on X around the same time, saying, &#8220;We have just released a 41-year-old American woman who we arrested this afternoon at Schiphol on suspicion of exporting soft drugs. After consultation with the Public Prosecution Service, the suspect was fined and can continue her journey.&#8221;
Later, Minaj shared another video on Instagram depicting an official telling the performer that they did a &#8220;random, quick check&#8221; before her luggage boarded her private plane. 
Minaj posted about the situation on X, saying, &#8220;Now they said they found weed &amp; that another group of ppl have to come here to weigh the pre-rolls.”
“Keep in mind they took my bags without consent. My security has already advised them those pre-rolls belong to him. Oh yea, &amp; the pilot wants me to take my ig post down,&#8221; she continued.

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Singer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nicki-minaj" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nicki Minaj’s</a> neighbors aren’t thrilled about her husband Kevin Petty, who is a convicted <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sex-offender" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sex offender</a>, living in their midst.
The 40-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rapper</a>, whose real name is Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, currently resides in a $19.5 million estate in the upscale Hidden Hills neighborhood in the western part of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/los-angeles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Los Angeles</a> County. 
Minaj’s husband registered his new address with the Megan’s Law website as he was required to do. That&#8217;s when neighbors took notice and started circulating a petition called “SAY NO TO SEX OFFENDERS IN HIDDEN HILLS,” per <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/06/23/nicki-minaj-neighbors-want-her-gone-concerns-husband-kenneth-petty-hidden-hills-petition/">TMZ</a>. 
The petition by resident Beverly Bardan started soon after Petty moved there in December 2022, but it is gaining steam and earned more than 100 signatures in the third week of June, the outlet noted. As of June 23, it had 912 signatures with a goal of 1,000.
“The Petty couple moving in would lead to appraisal value of our homes to go DOWN due to safety concerns. It would lead to children and women being a target,” the change.org <a href="https://www.change.org/p/say-no-to-sex-offenders-in-hidden-hills" target="_blank" rel="noopener">petition</a> says in part. “DO NOT allow this dangerous sex offender to live near you, SHOW that you are against sex offenders in our Hidden Hills neighborhood!”
The backlash stems from an alleged <a href="https://www.okayplayer.com/news/what-to-know-about-the-sexual-assault-case-against-nicki-minajs-husband-kenneth-petty.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">incident</a> which happened between Petty and Jennifer Hough. Then 16-year-old Hough said Petty, then 15, came up behind her while she was walking to school, then forced her back into his house and raped her at knifepoint. Hough said she went to school and then went home and immediately reported the alleged crime to her adoptive mother. 
Petty denied the allegations and said the two were dating at the time. 
Petty was later convicted of attempted rape in the first degree, assault in the second degree, unlawful imprisonment in the second degree, and criminal possession of a weapon. He was sentenced to 18-to-54 months in prison, serving almost four years before being released in January 1999.
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Minaj denounced fan backlash after they questioned her for dating a convicted sex offender. “He was 15, she was 16… in a relationship. But go awf, Internet,” she wrote on social media comments in 2018.
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The casual observer could be forgiven for assuming that, even as ten thousand illegal immigrants amassed under a Texas bridge and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs stood credibly accused of treason, one of the most significant news stories last month concerned something Nicki Minaj said on Twitter.
For revealing that she declined to attend the Met Gala because organizers had implemented a Covid vaccine mandate, the rapper and social media raconteur was the subject of late-night roasts, internet memes, and tabloid puns. And that was all to be expected — a professional hazard of being an internationally famous pop star. Less axiomatic was the focus ostensibly serious journalists and government officials turned her way.
Suddenly, the most august publications in the U.S. were talking about Nicki. Pundit panels on cable news shows were talking about Nicki. Heads of state across the Western world were talking about Nicki.
It was an awful lot of high-minded chatter for a woman whose red-carpet accessories have included a fried-chicken necklace and a pope impersonator.
<h4>The Media Vs. Minaj</h4>
Looking at their reactions in detail, it’s hard to reconcile the alarmist tone with what Minaj actually said — both the<a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1437532566945341441?s=20"> silly</a> (that after getting the vax, her cousin’s friend experienced “cantaloupe cajones,” to quote the New York Post’s<a href="https://nypost.com/2021/09/17/nicki-minaj-exposes-how-anti-vaxxers-arent-always-who-liberal-media-says/"> Kyle Smith</a>) and the<a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1437526877808128000?s=20"> sage</a> (that she would never inject a pharmaceutical just to gain access to a fancy party.)
For this,<a href="https://www.vox.com/22673528/nicki-minaj-vaccine-tweets-cousins-friend-met-gala"> Vox</a> devoted more than 1600 words to dissecting three of her tweets.
“[Minaj’s response] reflects a strain of distrust in public policy, health, and science experts because it presents a cautionary mindset regarding vaccines as a sort of reasonable ‘middle ground’ in the fight between science and anti-vax ideology,” the outlet fretted. A few paragraphs down, it added, “The subtext [of Minaj’s tweets] seems to be a reluctant acceptance that workers can’t always [choose] to go unvaccinated, rather than Minaj enthusiastically supporting vaccination itself.”
So, while admitting Minaj’s comments were mostly reasonable and couldn’t credibly be characterized as anti-vax, Vox still dinged her for failing to show enough enthusiasm over the vaccine. Huh.
And it was hardly the only outlet hand-wringing over the supposed irresponsibility of a singer who once got in a shoe-throwing brawl at New York Fashion Week.
The evening after Minaj’s posts, MSNBC host Joy Reid devoted a sizeable portion of her show to expressing disappointment that Minaj used her “platform” to “encourage our community to not protect themselves and save their lives.”
Again, at no point did Minaj discourage anyone from getting the vaccine. She only opined that no one should make a personal medical decision based on bullying.
For perhaps the first time in her life, the notoriously impulsive star also found herself being criticized for being overly cautious, with CNN’s Brian Stelter calling her stated intention of doing more research, “four little words that are hurting America&#8217;s pandemic response.&#8221;
&#8220;This ‘go at it alone,’ ‘doing your own research.’ It seems so innocent,” he said, “but it can have serious consequences.”
Got that? Reading up a little before blindly obeying government edicts is now harmful.
Another CNN contributor, Dr. Peggy Drexler,<a href="https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/09/16/opinions/nicki-minaj-covid-drexler/index.html"> contrasted</a> the truculent Minaj with a higher order of celeb, the sort who “embrace responsibility.” Her example of positive influence? That paragon of conscientiousness, Howard Stern — a man whose devotion to the common good runs so deep, earlier this month he<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/f-your-freedom-howard-stern-latest-celeb-to-blast-unvaccinated-say-hospitals-shouldnt-treat-them"> argued</a>, “f*** your freedom,” on behalf of vaccine mandates and urged hospitals to refuse treatment to the unvaccinated.
The list of publications discussing Minaj’s handful of off-hand comments — from<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/17/nicki-minaj-vaccine-tweet-covid-infertility-misinformation/"> The Washington Post</a> saying it’s “extra critical” celebrities “talk about the vaccines responsibly” to<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/13/fashion/met-gala-nicki-minaj-covid-vaccination.html"> The New York Times</a> stressing the obligation of the famous to serve as vaccine ambassadors — seems endless.
But the media’s overreaction was nothing to that of various governments.
<h4>Nicki-Gate</h4>
The Health Minister of Minaj’s birth country, Trinidad and Tobago, held a<a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/trinidad-tobago-health-minister-shuts-down-nicki-minaj-vaccine-claims-3046698"> press conference</a> to announce his department tried to track down the unfortunate cousin’s friend, but failed. “We take all these claims seriously,” he said. “Whether it’s on social media or mainstream media. Unfortunately, we wasted so much time yesterday running down this false claim.”
Except, who asked his office to waste that time? Not Minaj, who by that time had moved on to a new fight with the Biden administration. Was the general public outcry over this unnamed person’s testicular affliction really so great it necessitated the expense of an investigation?
Certainly, there was little reason for our erstwhile motherland to insert its nose into the business.
Across the Atlantic, at a separate<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-58571353"> coronavirus briefing</a> in Downing Street, England&#8217;s chief medical officer barked that Minaj “should be ashamed” for sharing the swollen scrotal region anecdote. Not to be outdone, the U.K. health secretary also sternly lectured that she and other celebrities, “should be very careful with their language and certainly shouldn&#8217;t be spreading untruths.” (Which assumes, perhaps wrongly, that Minaj knew the story of the engorged gonads to be a lie).
All of which brings us home to the one government that might have made some positive, if minor use of Minaj’s off-the-cuff posts but bungled it.
In fact, the Biden team’s first instinct was an appropriate and healthy one, grounded in the American ideals of free and open debate — inviting Minaj to publicly ask questions of senior members of Biden’s healthcare team. One could easily imagine how she might have brought up issues that vaccine hesitant young music lovers have been puzzling over.
The next day, however, Nicki Summit broke down, with a White House official<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/nicki-minaj-biden-white-house-phone-call-vaccine"> telling</a> the press it had only proposed a private phone call and Minaj insisting she’d received an in-person offer.
The media immediately jumped to the mean-spirited speculation that Biden’s staff didn’t consider the 10-time Grammy nominee significant enough for a face-to-face invite, despite the fact that she has more than enough Instagram followers alone (158 million) to wipe out the nation’s vaccination deficit.
Given that this is the same administration that produced a vaccine promotion video featuring a cross-dressing TikTok influencer<a href="https://nypost.com/2021/08/10/tiktok-star-parades-around-white-house-to-boost-vaccines/"> flouncing</a> around the White House in dragon-lady nails, it’s a bit hard to believe concern for credibility would keep it from welcoming Nicki Minaj. More likely, there were second thoughts that the famously unpredictable artist wouldn’t stick to a script and, unlike pop starlet Olivia Rodrigo, planned on being more than a P.R. prop.
<h4>Miss Independent</h4>
The real issue revealed in the Nicki Minaj drama is the degree to which the bureaucracy now expects every public figure to serve its aims. Consider the excessive, overwrought alarm bells the press set off because one singer declined to act as a docile cog in the propaganda machine. As Minaj herself said, it carries faint echoes of China where no one with any degree of fame or following can be allowed to express ideas or priorities out of line with the State’s agenda.
Minaj isn’t the first in her rowdy, rebellious genre to experience this. Kanye, Ice Cube, and 50 Cent discovered before her that the same media and political party claiming they want to “prioritize black voices” will silence and mock them the moment they stray off message.
If 43 percent of the black population is still wary of the vaccine, it isn’t because of dangerous narratives coming from Minaj or any other rapper. After all, nearly every major celebrity has made a show of being proudly pro-vax, including black stars like Samuel L. Jackson, Tyler Perry, John Legend, Juvenile, Lupe Fiasco, Chris Rock, and Kerry Washington, to name just a few. It’s because our institutions have proven themselves untrustworthy. It’s because our leaders on the Left have squandered public trust in the pursuit of control.
The same politicos assuring us that vaccines are effective demand we cover our faces even after we’ve had the shot. They tell us inoculation will protect us, but then ask us to rage at our neighbors who, for whatever reason, are still biding their time. All of which smacks of an agenda that goes far beyond health. 
Many, like Minaj, could be persuaded. But Democrats of today (with an assist from middle-road Republicans) don’t want dialogue. They want dominance. They want a citizenry that is perpetually looking to Washington for permission to live our lives and pursue happiness.
And Minaj, vulgar and outlandish as she can at times be, represents something that authority can’t abide — a person willing to question it.  
The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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On her MSNBC program, &#8220;The Reid Out&#8221; Thursday, host Joy Reid fired back at rap artist Nicki Minaj over her COVID-19 vaccine-related tweet, but this time, she tried to snare Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro, accusing Shapiro and other &#8220;right-wing bomb-throwers&#8221; of adopting Minajs as an &#8220;anti-vax&#8221; heroine in order to lure unsuspecting Americans into refusing the vaccine.
As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nicki-minaj-skips-met-gala-over-vaccine-mandate-gets-into-twitter-fight-with-msnbcs-joy-reid">The Daily Wire reported</a>, Minaj and Reid have tangled off and on since Monday night when Minaj suggested she did not accept an invitation to the Met Gala because it would involve getting the COVID-19 vaccination &#8212; the Met Gala required attendees to provide proof of vaccination &#8212; and, while she has not closed the door on the possibility of getting inoculated against COVID-19, Minaj deemed the event&#8217;s requirement unconvincing.
Minaj then claimed that an acquaintance of her family member suffered a bizarre side effect of the vaccine: enlarged testicles.
Reid said, on her program, that she was &#8220;sad&#8221; Minaj was promoting an anti-vaccination message.
“For you to use your platform to encourage our community to not protect themselves and save their lives,” commented Reid, “As a fan, I am so sad that you did that.”
Minaj responded by promoting <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/left-melts-down-after-nicki-minaj-defends-posting-tucker-carlson-clip">a clip from Fox News&#8217;s Tucker Carlson</a>, praising the rap artist for &#8220;enraging the political class&#8221; who &#8220;couldn’t let [Minaj&#8217;s decision] stand.&#8221;
Thursday night, Reid tried to suggest that, somehow, Minaj was joining &#8220;right-wing bomb-throwers&#8221; in an effort to de-legitimize the vaccine.
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Joy Reid falsely claims <a href="https://twitter.com/benshapiro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BenShapiro</a> is anti-vaxxer and white nationalist who&#39;s one of many &quot;right-wing bomb throwers&quot; who&#39;ve embraced <a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NickiMinaj</a> to &quot;drag as many of her fans into their anti-vax camp as they can. She adds folks like Ben &quot;look down on&quot; Black people and culture. <a href="https://t.co/vtI7kucXfR">pic.twitter.com/vtI7kucXfR</a>
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After excoriating &#8220;white nationalist-curious&#8221; and &#8220;no friend of non-white people, period&#8221; Tucker Carlson, she laid into &#8220;people like&#8230;the Ben Shapiros,&#8221; who, she claims, don&#8217;t &#8220;want Nicki Minaj to have free speech&#8230;what they want is a vehicle to drag as many of her fans into their anti-vax camp as they can.&#8221;
&#8220;They need and crave authentic members of the culture, hip hop culture,&#8221; Reid raved.
&#8220;Let&#8217;s just be clear,&#8221; Reid went on, &#8220;they look down on that culture and hate that culture and would never, ever, ever support someone like Nicki Minaj other than to pull her on to their team.&#8221;
It&#8217;s not clear what &#8220;team&#8221; Reid is referring to, but presumably, she believes Ben Shapiro and Tucker Carlson are &#8220;anti-vax&#8221; or in the &#8220;anti-vax&#8221; camp.
Shapiro, however, has been a proponent of vaccination &#8212; a fact recognized even by left-leaning outlets.
<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/07/fox-news-conservatives-vaccines-sean-hannity/619510/">The Atlantic noted, in July</a>, that Shapiro &#8220;has been a vocal proponent of vaccination all along&#8221; and that Shapiro tweeted, in early summer, urging his followers to “[g]et vaxxed. I did. My wife did. My parents did.”
Just days ago, <a href="https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/1437480034760077313">Shapiro noted on Twitter</a>, responding to Vice President Kamala Harris, that the vaccine &#8220;is EXTREMELY protective against hospitalization and death.&#8221;
Conservatives, of course, are not the only ones responding to Minaj&#8217;s vaccine claims. Trinidad and Tobago&#8217;s health minister noted, late Wednesday, that the government had not been informed of anyone with Minaj&#8217;s acquaintance&#8217;s particular side effect. Dr. Anthony Fauci countered Minaj&#8217;s claims in interviews earlier this week, and according to Minaj, the White House has reached out with an offer to assist her in her vaccine research.

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The activist group started by Al Sharpton lashed out at rapper Nicki Minaj on Thursday evening, accusing the hip-hop superstar of spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine on social media and “denigrating” the “superior journalism” of MSNBC host Joy Reid.
“In the wake of a week where information was reduced to memes and false information by a popular female rapper and the GOP, there needs to be a reality check on the information superhighway,” said the National Action Network in a statement that Sharpton <a href="https://twitter.com/thereval/status/1438616059305734152">shared</a> on Twitter Thursday evening. “It’s imperative that credible information resonates and we not validate false narratives spread by uninformed individuals in the name of click bait.”
“Though we respect Nicki Minaj as an artist and a woman of color breaking barriers in entertainment and leading in her field,” NAN said, “we would hope that she would seek dialogue with Joy-Ann rather than denigrate her.”
But it was Reid who began the fracas by denigrating Minaj over her <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nicki-minaj-skips-met-gala-over-vaccine-mandate-gets-into-twitter-fight-with-msnbcs-joy-reid">viral tweet</a> on a vaccine side effect rumor she heard about a cousin in Trinidad.
“People like Nikki Minaj — I have to say this — you have a platform, sister, that is 22 million followers,” said Reid during a panel discussion on MSNBC with Charlie Sykes and Dr. Joseph Allen. “For you to use your platform to encourage our community to not protect themselves and save their lives — my God, sister — you could do better than that.”
Minaj replied that Reid had decided to “spread a false narrative about a black woman” and cited Reid’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-msnbc-host-doubles-down-on-vaccine-criticism-i-wouldnt-trust-anything-coming-from-psychopath-trump">long and recent history of vaccine skepticism</a>, as well as the host’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-surprising-story-of-how-sean-hannity-saved-an-msnbc-hosts-job">discredited claims</a> that hackers had posted anti-gay comments on her defunct blog before <a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1437623825181511686">calling</a> her a “lying homophobic [expletive].”
“Black women can have discussions on vaccinations, but to call Joy-Ann Reid names — who has stood for and symbolized [b]lack excellence — is unfair and unwarranted,” NAN chided Minaj. “Joy-Ann has done superior journalism and advocacy with integrity and should be protected and supported.”
Minaj’s tweets have touched off a cultural conversation about the COVID-19 vaccination and the growing advocacy of coercion to assure its acceptance, uniting millions of Americans across the political divide. After top-rated Fox News host Tucker Carlson defended Minaj in a segment on his show, the rapper <a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1438248319650656256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1438248319650656256%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fleft-melts-down-after-nicki-minaj-defends-posting-tucker-carlson-clip">tweeted</a> a clip of the monologue with a “bullseye” emoji. “Suddenly, her mentions were full of individuals warning Minaj that she was tweeting a ‘white supremacist’ and that she should refuse to trust Republicans,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/left-melts-down-after-nicki-minaj-defends-posting-tucker-carlson-clip">reported</a> Daily Wire’s Emily Zanotti. Carlson went on to defend Minaj on Wednesday evening as well.
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Reid’s show piled on Minaj again on Wednesday night, as Morgan State University professor Jason Johnson dragged the performer for “sitting here, cozying up with Tucker Carlson. This is why she lost to the people’s champ, Cardi B., because nobody who actually cares about their fans, supporters, or COVID would want to align themselves with Tucker Carlson.”
Reid then suggested Carlson go to Trinidad to do “a deep investigative report on the cajones” of Minaj’s acquaintance, whose testicles allegedly swelled after his vaccination, rendering him impotent. The island&#8217;s health minister has said he could find no such case.
“I want him to go down there like he went to Viktor Orban, and I want him talk with that gentleman and find out … just how large these melons were,” Reid said. “It’s an investigative report that we need. Go and do it, Tucker. I know you want to. You really, really want to,” said Reid.
“We critically need Joy-Ann’s continued journalism and her platform to amplify the conscious voice of [b]lack women and push the issues to keep them relevant and vocal in prime time media,” said NAN in its press release.
The <a href="https://twitter.com/thereval/status/1438616059305734152">entrance</a> into the debate of NAN, which Sharpton founded in 1991, represents a strong defense by Sharpton of his MSNBC colleague. Reid is part of MSNBC’s primetime line-up as host of “The ReidOut” weeknights at 7 p.m. Eastern; Sharpton hosts “PoliticsNation” on Saturdays and Sundays.
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A STATEMENT FROM NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK (NAN): WOMEN LEADERS SUPPORT JOY-ANN REID (<a href="https://twitter.com/JoyAnnReid?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JoyAnnReid</a>)
Cc: <a href="https://twitter.com/ebonie__riley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ebonie__riley</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MSSharpton2u?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MSSharpton2u</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/bouvier01?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bouvier01</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/KatrinaJeffers3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KatrinaJeffers3</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MadameAshLee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MadameAshLee</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NationalAction?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NationalAction</a> <a href="https://t.co/iBnWEU4EnR">pic.twitter.com/iBnWEU4EnR</a>
&mdash; Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRevAl/status/1438616059305734152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 16, 2021</a></blockquote>
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The group’s statement reads in full:
<blockquote>STATEMENT FROM NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK (NAN): WOMEN LEADERS SUPPORT JOY-ANN REID
Black women can have discussions on vaccinations, but to call Joy-Ann Reid names — who has stood for and symbolized [b]lack excellence — is unfair and unwarranted. Joy-Ann has done superior journalism and advocacy with integrity and should be protected and supported.
Though we respect Nicki Minaj as an artist and a woman of color breaking barriers in entertainment and leading in her field, we would hope that she would seek dialogue with Joy-Ann rather than denigrate her. We need her art and we critically need Joy-Ann’s continued journalism and her platform to amplify the conscious voice of [b]lack women and push the issues to keep them relevant and vocal in prime time media.
The COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately impacting [b]lack and [b]rown communities worldwide and vaccine education is crucial to saving lives. In the wake of a week where information was reduced to memes and false information perpetuated by a popular female rapper and the GOP, there needs to be a reality check on the information superhighway. In fact, according to scientists there is no credible evidence demonstrating that any of the COVID-19 vaccines available in the U.S. negatively impact male fertility. Furthermore, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, there is no established link between COVID-19 vaccines and lower sperm counts.
According to research as of late July 2021, [b]lack and Hispanic people remain less likely than their [w]hite counterparts to have received a vaccine, leaving them at increased risk, particularly as the variant spreads. Therefore, it’s imperative that credible information resonates and we not validate false narratives spread by uninformed individuals in the name of click bait.
Let us be reminded the Tuskegee experiments often cited as a reason for not taking the vaccine is a historically twisted narrative. Those who were experimented on and forced to suffer didn’t get sick because of the vaccine but due to a lack of treatment. We must dispel misinformation to keep moving forward. Wear your masks, wash your hands, and spread factual vaccine information so Americans are properly informed when making the choice to get vaccinated.
National Action Network has been diligently working in communities across the country to spread vaccine awareness. Visit <a href="http://www.nationalactionnetwork.net/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.nationalactionnetwork.net&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631919127084000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEYJ-bl_mbAKPhlwc0mo0kx8I0HWA">www.nationalactionnetwork.net</a> for more information[.]</blockquote>
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Al Sharpton’s Group: Nicki Minaj ‘Uninformed,’ Spread ‘False Information’

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Nicki Minaj is now fully embroiled in controversy over the COVID-19 vaccine and her reported hesitancy on the subject, which has earned her attention from several authorities on the matter, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, earned her a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nicki-minaj-says-shes-locked-out-of-twitter-invited-to-white-house-twitter-and-white-house-respond">reported invitation from the White House</a> &#8212; which the White House says was phone-only &#8212; and, according to Minaj, censorship on Twitter.
The incident began with Minaj complaining about the Met Gala&#8217;s vaccine requirement, suggesting that the event, which required vaccination to attend, was not worth considering a COVID-19 vaccine. She followed up her complaint with an anecdotal, unverified story about an acquaintance with a particularly odd vaccine side effect.
“My cousin in Trinidad won’t get the vaccine cuz his friend got it &amp; became impotent. His testicles became swollen. His friend was weeks away from getting married, now the girl called off the wedding. So just pray on it &amp; make sure you’re comfortable with ur decision, not bullied,” she wrote.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson weighed in on Minaj&#8217;s vaccine hesitancy, suggesting that the rap artist was drawing attention not because of the anecdote or even her apparent vaccine hesitancy but because she was suggesting that individuals make the decision for themselves, rather than feel bullied by politicians, specifically President Joe Biden.
Tucker noted that Minaj&#8217;s statement, “just pray on it and make sure ur comfortable with ur decision, not bullied,&#8221; was likely the trigger and that media and political leaders felt threatened: “They couldn’t let it stand.”
Minaj agreed and posted a clip of Tucker&#8217;s segment with a &#8220;bullseye&#8221; emoji.
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&mdash; Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1438248319650656256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 15, 2021</a></blockquote>
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That&#8217;s when the leftists truly lost their minds, according to Minaj&#8217;s replies. Suddenly, her mentions were full of individuals warning Minaj that she was tweeting a &#8220;white supremacist&#8221; and that she should refuse to trust Republicans.
&#8220;No no no she did not just post a video of tucker Carlson like this holy s*** this is the bad place,&#8221; one user responded.
&#8220;Not F***** Carlson! This is Not the look babes you are making things soooo much worse lmao,&#8221; added another.
Some just pleaded with her to return to making music: &#8220;Nicki plzzz we dont care we not politicians plzzz release some music or do a film.&#8221;
Conservative commentators quickly noticed the meltdown.
&#8220;Someone crossed the streams,&#8221; noted author Kurt Schlicter
&#8220;I did NOT see the Tucker Carlson-Nicki Minaj alliance coming&#8230;&#8221; noted radio host Vince Coglianese.
Others suggested they were &#8220;grabbing the popcorn.&#8221;
Minaj did not need conservative backup, however, or the occasional commenter who suggested that someone could agree with Tucker Carlson&#8217;s message of self-reliance without becoming a vaccine skeptic. She simply fired back.
&#8216;Right. I can’t speak to, agree with, even look at someone from a particular political party. Ppl aren’t human any more. If you’re black &amp; a Democrat tells u to shove marbles up ur ass, you simply have to. If another party tells u to look out for that bus, stand there &amp; get hit,&#8221; she snapped.
The White House has reportedly reached out to Minaj to help &#8220;connect&#8221; her with an appropriate resource on vaccine side effects in order to allay her fears. The government of Trinidad &amp; Tobago also noted late Wednesday, <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/572430-trinidad-health-minister-shoots-down-minaj-claims-about-vaccines">per The Hill</a>, that they have sought information about Minaj&#8217;s acquaintance&#8217;s bizarre side effect and have found no individuals on the island who reported swollen testicles after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
&#8220;One of the reasons we could not respond yesterday in real-time to miss Minaj is that we had to check and make sure that what she was claiming was either true or false,&#8221; the island nation&#8217;s health minister said. &#8220;Unfortunately, we wasted so much time yesterday running down this false claim.&#8221;
As far as the government knows, he added, &#8220;there have been no such reported either side effect or adverse event.&#8221;

Celebrity Sightings in New York City – February 12, 2020

Left Melts Down After Nicki Minaj Defends Posting Tucker Carlson Clip

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Nicki Minaj has posted on social media that Twitter locked her account and that the Biden administration invited her for a personal meeting in the White House after she initiated a viral discussion about COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Both outlets have responded to her claims.
The culture-wide conversation began when she posted a story about a friend of her cousin’s allegedly suffering an unusual side effect from the vaccine. Figures as diverse as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Dr. Anthony Fauci have also gotten drawn into the controversy over Minaj’s tweet.
“I’m in Twitter jail y’all. They didn’t like what I was saying over there on that block, I guess,” Minaj posted on her Instagram account. She said she had planned to post a poll asking whether it is okay to ask questions. “Then boom. Can’t tweet.”
That came on Wednesday afternoon, shortly after Minaj <a href="//24561851-02DA-4E8C-AC67-66E68526986D/I%E2%80%99m%20in%20Twitter%20jail%20y%E2%80%99all.%20They%20didn%E2%80%99t%20like%20what%20I%20was%20saying%20over%20there%20on%20that%20block,%20I%20guess">tweeted</a>, “The White House has invited me” to a meeting at an unspecified time in the future. “Yes, I’m going. I’ll be dressed in all pink like Legally Blonde so they know I mean business,” she added.
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The White House has invited me &amp; I think it’s a step in the right direction. Yes, I’m going. I’ll be dressed in all pink like Legally Blonde so they know I mean business. I’ll ask questions on behalf of the ppl who have been made fun of for simply being human. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BallGate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BallGate</a> day 3 <a href="https://t.co/PSa3WcEjH3">https://t.co/PSa3WcEjH3</a>
&mdash; Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1438249396571807744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 15, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Both Twitter and the White House have denied portions of her account.
The White House has confirmed that it actually offered to connect with the “Anaconda” singer by phone.
“As we have with others, we offered a call with Nicki Minaj and one of our doctors to answer questions she has about the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine,” an anonymous White House official <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/twitter-denies-suspending-nicki-minaj-over-covid-vaccine-tweets-white-house-denies-inviting-her-for-a-visit">told</a> The Daily Beast.
Twitter also stated that the social media platform did not freeze her account. “Twitter did not take any enforcement action on the account referenced,” the company said in a statement.
The online fracas began when Minaj <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nicki-minaj-skips-met-gala-over-vaccine-mandate-gets-into-twitter-fight-with-msnbcs-joy-reid">tweeted</a> that she would not get vaccinated to attend the Met Gala. In the process, she <a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1437532566945341441">claimed</a> that her cousin’s friend in Trinidad “became impotent” after receiving the COVID-19 vaccination, suffering from severely enlarged testicles.
That assertion also met with an official denial from the Health Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Terrence Deyalsingh. The doctor <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/572430-trinidad-health-minister-shoots-down-minaj-claims-about-vaccines">said</a> that he did not respond to Minaj “in real time” because his ministry had been scouring the island in an attempt to locate the man.
“We had to check and make sure that what she was claiming was either true or false,” he said. “At this time, there has been no such reported either side effect or adverse event.”
Minaj’s tweet touched off waves of questions among her more than 22 million followers — and led to a televised dressing down from MSNBC host Joy Reid on Monday night. Reid chided Minaj for allegedly choosing “to use your platform to put people in the position of dying from a disease they don’t have to die from.”
Reid noted that Minaj’s audience was at least 11-times larger than her own audience. (It is, in fact, more than 22-times as large as Reid’s viewing audience on &#8220;The ReidOut.&#8221;)
Minaj <a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1437572694937989123">fired back</a> on Twitter. “This is what happens when you’re so thirsty to down another black woman (by the request of the white man), that you didn’t bother to read all my tweets,” Minaj tweeted. “Imagine getting ur dumb a** on tv a min after a tweet to spread a false narrative about a black woman.” (The original tweet was not censored.)
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This is what happens when you’re so thirsty to down another black woman (by the request of the white man), that you didn’t bother to read all my tweets. “My God SISTER do better” imagine getting ur dumb ass on tv a min after a tweet to spread a false narrative about a black woman <a href="https://t.co/4UviONyTHy">https://t.co/4UviONyTHy</a>
&mdash; Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/1437572694937989123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 14, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Reid kept the controversy going on Tuesday night, saying she “spontaneously” decided to address Minaj.
Reid also took the opportunity to triple-down on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-msnbc-host-doubles-down-on-vaccine-criticism-i-wouldnt-trust-anything-coming-from-psychopath-trump">her previous vaccine hesitancy</a>. Multiple times during the Trump administration, Reid warned that the president would rush through a potentially harmful vaccine in order to get re-elected. “I wouldn’t go near anything that Trump or his politicized FDA had anything to do with,” she tweeted. On Tuesday, she said she had been right all along:
<blockquote>When we had a sociopath president in office, who was manipulating the CDC and the FDA, pushing for a quickie vaccine by election day so that he could assure his own re-election, you could count me among the hesitant. Trump nearly broke the once-trusted CDC and the FDA to the point where you couldn’t be sure that you were hearing from scientists and not just the political hacks when either agency spoke. So yeah, people like me were real hesitant. But luckily, there have been doctors and scientists who could reassure those of us who were willing to be reassured that the vaccines, once they came out, months later, were indeed safe.</blockquote>
Earlier on Tuesday, Minaj <a href="https://twitter.com/onikamajestyy/status/1437800618765307914">retweeted</a> a video clip of radio host Charlamagne Tha God telling Reid, “That’s why you’ve gotta have more grace, ‘cause just some months ago, that’s how [Reid] felt, and there’s still some people who feel like that. So why not use these moments to teach instead of [bashing]?”
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THANK YOU, this was really needed <a href="https://twitter.com/cthagod?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cthagod</a> 🙏 <a href="https://t.co/OcxCvnhyCa">https://t.co/OcxCvnhyCa</a>
&mdash; Fabio 🇮🇹 (@onikamajestyy) <a href="https://twitter.com/onikamajestyy/status/1437800618765307914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 14, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Tucker Carlson on Tuesday night played a clip from last September of “the crazed race lady” hailing “wise skepticism” about the COVID-19 vaccine.
Candace Owens told Carlson on Wednesday that the backlash proved “Nicki Minaj accidentally stumbled upon the Ministry of Truth … If you say something that they don’t want you to say, they will make a concerted effort to take you down.”
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Nicki Minaj Says She’s Locked Out Of Twitter, Invited To White House; Twitter And White House Respond

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