Comedian D.L. Hughley is throwing shade at Nicki Minaj for criticizing California Governor Gavin Newsom's support for trans youth. He points to her husband Kenneth Petty's status as a registered sex offender. The online drama is heating up fast.
Oh honey, the tea is scalding this week! Nicki Minaj has been all in on her Trump glow-up, even hyping up VP JD Vance as 'smarter than a computer.' But then she turned her sights on California Governor Gavin Newsom, slamming his pro-trans legislation. In a tweet, she wrote, “Imagine being the guy running on wanting to see trans kids. Haha. Not even a trans ADULT would run on that.” She added, “Normal adults wake up & think they want to see HEALTHY, SAFE, HAPPY kids… GavOUT.” 🔥
Newsom didn't clap back directly at Nicki, but he did drop a shady compilation video of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein set to Megan Thee Stallion's 'HISS.' You know the line: “These hos don’t be mad at Megan, these hos mad at Megan’s law.” That's a direct nod to Nicki's hubby, Kenneth Petty, who's on the sex offender registry. Petty was convicted of attempted first-degree rape back in 1994—both he and the victim were 16 at the time. He pleaded guilty and served nearly four years of an 18-to-54-month sentence in New York.
Fast forward: He got arrested in March 2020 for not registering as a sex offender after moving from Miami to California. In July 2022, he was sentenced to a year of house arrest, three years of probation, and slapped with a $55,000 fine. Messy, right? 😩
Enter D.L. Hughley, defending Newsom with zero chill. On Threads, he posted, “Nicki Minaj shouldnt post anything about kids cuz her husband can’t be within 1000 ft of one!” He followed up, “It ain’t Gavin Newson it’s Chris Hanson she should be worried about.” Hughley even dropped a video explaining why Nicki has no business chatting kids' safety while backing Trump and standing by her man. Eyes emoji all around.
Nicki hasn't fired back at D.L. yet, but her Barbz are out here defending their queen. Is this feud fizzling or just getting started? Spill more in the comments, y'all.
