On Monday, TMZ wrote an article on the rap sheet of Nicki Minaj's apparent new boyfriend. That report states that her 40-year-old beau, Kenneth Petty, has a troubled past that includes manslaughter and first-degree attempted rape convictions. In addition toTMZ, many other media outlets reported on Petty's criminal history.
In 1995, Petty, then reportedly 16, was convicted of first-degree attempted rape of a 16-year-old victim. According to prosecutors he had used a sharp object to try and coerce the teen into having intercourse, and subsequently served four years in a New York state prison. The Blastalso reported that Petty is a registered sex offender in the state. After he was released from that sentence, Petty would later go on to serve another seven years for first-degree manslaughter. He was released in 2013.
TMZ adds that the Petty and Minaj were friends in Queens prior to them becoming a couple. After being informed of (or after reading through) the fallout from the media/fan background check, Minaj posted a message in response to an IG commenter that simply said:
Here is that message as captured by Baller Alert:
She also put up this not so subtle IG post:
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