How did we get here with Nicki Minaj? Some believe that Nicki is doing all of this anti-vaxxer crap as an obvious deflection from her husband Kenneth Petty taking a plea deal for failing to register as a sex offender, not to mention a deflection from the massive civil suit against both Minaj and Petty for targeted harassment of the woman he raped. I do think all of Minaj’s crap in the past week probably started out as deflection, but it’s taken over as its own terrible thing.
To recap, Minaj is unvaccinated and she lied about her cousin’s friend’s vaccine-induced swoleballs as an excuse for why she was vaccine-hesitant. Instead of apologizing for lying and spreading vaccine misinformation, Nicki has doubled-down to a crazy degree. She’s retweeting white supremacists and being applauded by Candace Owens. She’s claiming she’s being censored (while she’s actively promoting vaccine misinformation). And she’s weaponizing the Barbz to attack her enemies:
Nicki Minaj sicced her fans, the Barbz, on reporters Friday and threatened them herself. The rapper posted the phone numbers of two reporters to her Instagram Story, inviting spam calls and threats. The journalists had been trying to contact her cousin’s friend with the swollen balls, the man she cited in now-infamous tweets as one of the main reasons for her decision not to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Minaj wrote on Instagram, “Sharlene Rampersad BITCH YOUR DAYS ARE F–KING NUMBERED YOU DIRTY HOE.” Minaj posted screenshots of Rampersad reaching out to someone in Minaj’s family on behalf of The Guardian about the pop star’s claims, calling the texts harassment. Minaj ’grammed the business card of a reporter for the Daily Mail as well, James Fielding. Guardian Media Limited released a statement denouncing the “intimidation of journalists” after a CNC3 reporter was “subjected to a range of attacks via social media, including death threats.”
Minaj also claimed that she was the one being harassed, and that her family members were being harassed, which… a phone call from a journalist is not harassment. Trinidad’s health minister said they lost hours trying to track down Nicki’s cousin’s friend with swoleballs, only to learn that no such swoleballed person exists. Attempting to doxx journalists for doing their f–king jobs is not productive.
Also not productive? A large group of unhinged Barbz marched on the g–damn Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. They screamed “Nicki told the truth to me! Fauci lied to me!” People keep screaming “I stand with Nicki” on social media too. All of this because Nicki Minaj is a liar and an idiot who married a rapist.
@NICKIMINAJ told the truth to me, Fauci lied to me” Protesters are approaching cars leaving the @CDCgov in ATL.Claiming the CDC is lying about the vaccine& @NICKIMINAJ is telling the truth. More on COVID-19 misinformation & locals protesting the vaccine. @cbs46 pic.twitter.com/6DwNo6ffbn
— Tori Cooper (@toricoooper) September 15, 2021
CNC3’s news gathering editor Khamal Georges reads official statement on the Nicki Minaj fiasco during the station’s 7 pm newscast.
“It is unacceptable.” pic.twitter.com/GQ5A2tIWfB
— Narissa Fraser (@rhopico) September 17, 2021
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Backgrid.
The world is nuts at the moment. This is yet another example.
Word. There are so many valid, horrible, life-threatening issues to protest right now. It’s absolutely a travesty that people waste their time and energy, spread life-threatening misinformation, and malign a public servant and respected medical professional all at the whim of a petty liar.
No pun intended?
“Swoleballs” has me giggling like a teenager.
I don’t think it is “for the moment”. There is no coming back from this insanity. I may have to join the Preppers. LOL
At this point, if we really are in the End Times I wouldn’t be super shocked?
I’m tired, guys.
The world has always been nuts, but geography insulated us. In a way, social media creates “nations without borders,” like-minded people who become a bloc. We have to find a new way of insulation.
Yeah. I feel like I’m in the upside down atm.
Nah, it’s always been like this. We didn’t know or hear about everyone’s opinions on everything or watch things publicly unfold in real time. If we were flies on the walls of millions of homes, we’d know how truly f@cked up people are and how far their f@cked-uppery goes past, present and future. Thank you social media.
all of this is a big yikes
I can’t get past the yikes of those terribly rendered Chinese characters on her arm. Barely legible, so ugly.
Also, Nikki is a drama queen. As a child, this woman was the most annoying middle schooler in the entire school. No question.
She’s gross
I agree. I’ve always gotten bad vibes from her. She is a violent criminal all on her own. Her affection for child molesters and rapists is disturbing.
How her fans can support her when she does this, just repulses me on so many levels.
Nicki has been losing the plot for sure, but i saw the journos text messages,she did seem like she was trying to instill fear in the person. I have not read the ethics books on journalist though so i dont know if thats the standard approach.
That story she made up about her cousin’s friend with the swollen testicles was funny for a minute because it was so ridiculous but she became unhinged.
I never knew we had so many stupid people until this pandemic. Htf can you believe Nikki over Dr Fauci?
Having a White Supremacist as President was the tip off.
I knew there were stupid people, but not so many sociopathic ones. The orange menace was a symptom not a cause too. It’s truly depressing.
I know it’s concerning. It also brings me fear that they have rights to vote, drive and own a GUN. I feel like these people should have their rights taken away as they are a danger to other Americans. They don’t deserve any rights due to their behaviour. You have misused your rights, let’s strip them. That includes everyone that was involved in the January 6th insurrection!! You lose your right to vote, forever!!
I’ve been thinking about that a lot lately, not with regard to Minaj’s fans but in general. I don’t think these people sit down and ponder, ‘which one of these people is telling me factual information’ and then they base their responses off that. I think every single issue in their lives is related to loyalty- they are Minaj fans (or Trump fans or whatever) first. So these stupid conflicts are not about who’s right but instead an attack on that identity, a question of their loyalty, a demonstration of ‘us’ vs ‘them’. The act of fighting matters more than the issue being fought over.
Still, you’d think lying about swollen testicles would be the line in the sand for pretty much anyone when it comes to going to bat for a celebrity. And yet here we are.
Wow @ A! Excellently put.
It’s been obvious, for years, that Nicki is pretty fkn terrible. She’s the kind of woman who openly does not like other women so good luck to her. It seems a terrible way to flush your career.
If posting people’s contact information on the internet and encouraging people to harass them isn’t illegal, it should be. She better be careful. If her fans start swatting, that is illegal.
The only way to fix this is to stop buying her crappy music. I wouldn’t spend a dime on her music. She and her sex offender husband are thugs. Recognize it and hit them in the pocket book. Boycott her music and donate 5 cents to help her get surgery for those ugly fake tatas. Ugliest ones I’ve seen in a long time. Niki is ugly outside and inside. I’ll stick with Bey who makes very good music and does good things.
What an awful woman.
And her fans marching on the CDC? In Atlanta, a city that has been ravaged by Covid. I have no empathy for whatever comes their way regarding this virus. Want to risk your life over fandom? Have at it.
There is a site that tracks antivaxxers who have died. So many children left without a parent. So many parents who have had to see themselves outlive their children.
I’m beginning to think that posting fake stories about Covid and the vaccinations should be made illegal, especially when it leads to people putting their lives, and those of others, at risk. Doesn’t this equate to yelling “fire” in a crowded building?
@ Giddy, that’s an excellent idea!! It’s taking too long for the online platforms to remove the lies. There should be an algorithm that immediately deletes the lies that are posted. And everyone that posts lies, are immediately denied access to post on their accounts for an indefinite time period, make it a period of one year. Hopefully we will be out of the woods by then. We have been living with this for too long!! And we have millions of people around the world that are begging for vaccinations and we have stupid Americans turning their noses up at it. And NO exemption for religion either, as there have been priest and preachers handing the forms out to any one.
Wow, I cannot wrap my head around those idiots who will believe an ignorant blowup, instead of epidemiologists.
She’s just evil. It’s the truth. And of course Rose McGowan decided to jump on the anti-vax bandwagon by calling everyone criticizing Nicki a lying cult. Her shift to conservatism has only realigned her with the same anti-woman, anti-lgbt cult she ran from, but she’s too incapable of admitting she’s wrong to see it. These people.
Now this is someone who really needs to be cancelled! Yikes!
Nicki has always been trash. And so has Stan culture. I cannot stand any of these obsessive, psychotic super fan clubs, be it the Barbz, the Beyhive, Monsters, Beliebers, or any other looney fans that accept nothing but blind praise and cultish adoration for their favorite before they go off on you.. And most celebs never bother to check them or put them in their place which empowers them.
Nicki has taken it to the next level. But it’s expected of the woman who defended her pedo brother and married a rapist who’s victim she actively helps harass
How is she allowed to say and do this sort of stuff on social media? Shouldn’t she be banned or at least have those posts that threaten the lives of the reporter while calling her a ho taken down? She literally said “your days are numbered” and posted the name and contact information for this reporter. How is that allowed? Donald Trump became so much less dangerous once his social media was taken away. Why is Nikki allowed to keep hers?
She 100% should be banned for doxing the journalist. I hope she press charges against her.
@ Angel, yes. They should press charges immediately and NM must be banned for at least a year. And NM had better not respond with her freedom of speech BS, because she is placing harm onto others.
“Weaponized” is right. She has repeatedly shown that she’s willing to sic her army of lunatics on anyone she perceives as a threat, which make her even more dangerous. I don’t get the whole Stan thing but in terms of negative behavior, Beyonce and Rihanna’s stans seem to go after anyone criticizing their faves, whether they’re right or wrong but I don’t remember them siccing their fans on people either. Nicki’s rabid fan base appear to be willing to do her bidding, express or implied. They’re even going after Joy Reid of MSNBC, whose criticism was mild and Joy said she’s a fan. Fact is, Nicki is very irresponsible. And immature. She can calm them down and/or call them off, but she repeatedly refuses to do so. Reminds me of Trump/Cult45.
Wow, who does she think this is helping? Here we have community leaders and churches getting together with state and local government, with local celebrities and sports figures, sponsoring “vaccination days” and such, all trying to encourage and inform underserved communities – and Nicki with her powerful voice is undermining all that. I’m not saying she should be responsible to help others, just try not to harm them.
Everyone’s true selfish colours have/are coming out and it’s truly eye opening how ignorant and straight up stupid ppl are meanwhile ppl like me are working their asses off in healthcare then there’s stupid ppl out there it’s mind boggling
@ Mimi, I am terribly sorry for you. You guys are the best!! We are all so fortunate to have all of you because working in HC is an act of compassion and empathy. You do it because you love it and want to help people. I am sorry that you guys are getting destroyed by the ignorant, selfish and abusive assholes in this country.
I haven’t seen it first hand, but I have heard about it first hand. My husband is a retina specialist and we are in Texas, with a predominantly repugnant base. The attacks on the staff have been abysmal. He didn’t shut the office down for one day during this entire time, due to the potential of complete loss of vision, but his patients have been disgusting. They refuse to follow protocol, refuse to abide by our protocols when they test positive, and hurl abuse at everyone, except the physicians of course.
Thank you for all you have done!! I hope that we can turn this country around sooner rather than later too!!
I don’t see it on her IG today – if she did it her stories it could have expired or it it was a post, someone took it down. Her last post was three days ago.
She’s awful for spreading that kind of hate and misinformation.
What a garbage person she is!
Supporting rapists and pedophiles, intimidating victims and now proudly spouting dangerous antivaxx spiel.
Just when you think her idiocy couldn’t get any worse, she goes and outdoes herself.
Also, the real “swole balls” of this story are her terrible implants.
@ Cerise, yes!!! That’s brilliant!!! Please, someone cancel her already!!
I hate that she has legions of fans that will follow her every word and spread her poison. So tired of the dangerous nonsense people like her and Doutzen put out there.
Nicki has been trash especially to other Black women and we were like don’t support her, well African-American women said this…and as usual we were told to have a seat and she was defended.
Now, the one time I actually agree with her about CERTAIN things now people want to have an issue with her. Lol. It’s the hypocrisy for me.
I am here for her karma though. Married a rapist and harassed his victim? What an evil crone.
Called Black American women, Nappy Headed Hoes? Nasty and ignorant.
Her Barbs are also insane.
I’d like to see more stories opening up her closet and letting the skeletons fall where they may.
She’s awful.
I don’t think it is a deflection. Most people aren’t that strategic. The more likely scenario is that she is an idiot. We have ample evidence of her insensitivity and stupidity over the years. Also, her anti-vax idiocy (do you think she will publish her “research” findings?) has put more attention on her and her husband, so I think we can safely say that she’s simply a gross person who holds gross and stupid views.
Nicki sabotaging her career and has a boyfriend to help her do it too. Too bad all her success has gone to her head, so much she thinks she can do and say all she wants. I hope she enjoys the rest of her last year as entertainer cuz she’s being cancelled in 3.2.1…
……and she is about to become a parent. What a stellar role model.
She’s awful and has always been awful. Why is anyone surprised by this?
Nicki is a dumb POS and a raging bully. She doesn’t have “balls” so she shouldn’t be worried about getting vaccine swoleballs.
I actually don’t think her doxxing journalists is surprising. She’s harassing them & threatening them just like she harassed & threatened the woman her husband raped. Her playbook is just to perceive anyone who doesn’t support/worship her family unquestioningly as a threat that must be eliminated. It’s nuts, but it’s consistent.
Also, swoleballs gets me every time lol.
Not surprised seeing as she also goes after victims of her pedo husbands.
Another diversion tactic to distract from her rapist husband and pedophile brother
It’s the fanbase & $$ that makes Nikki’s powerful. Without that she would be a commoner with little power whom would have meltdowns in places like Walmart.
What label is she under? Maybe it’s time they got harrassed by phone calls.
Nicki is a parent already. I hope her rapist/murderer husband gets swoleballs just for the hell of it and because they both deserve it. Maybe she’ll divorce him, since obviously swoleballs is more of a problem than rape and murder. Values, people.
She’s vile.
It’s terrible she is anti vaccine and spreading misinformation but I’m really disappointed in the Emmys for their blatant disregard to the pandemic. Even vaccinated people need to be careful of spreading the disease to those that can’t vaccinate (minors and ill people). The vaccine is not a silver bullet to go out into a super spreader event. They make waiters wear masks and everyone else is kissing, taking selfies, etc?? It sends a horrible message. The help needs to wear masks even if they are vaccinated (it was required) but I don’t because I’m rich. We are not out of this yet. Less preaching from Hollywood and more action.
100 %
Yup. We doctors know nothing. Rappers and models are the new go to people for medical advice.