UPDATE: (Jan. 22):
Thomas Weidenmuller’s legal professional, Paul Saso, has launched the next assertion to XXL concerning Nicki Minaj lastly paying the $503,000 lawsuit judgment:
“After the vicious assault that my shopper suffered, he’s glad to place this behind him. We have been dissatisfied that Nicki Minaj and her husband tried to keep away from accountability for thus a few years, however the outcomes right here verify that irrespective of how wealthy and well-known you’re, the legislation nonetheless applies. We’re extraordinarily gratified that they’ve lastly been held accountable for his or her assault on my shopper.”
ORIGINAL STORY (Jan. 22):
Nicki Minaj has come via within the eleventh hour to cease her $20 million mansion from being offered to fulfill a $503,000 lawsuit judgment.
On Thursday (Jan. 22), a last listening to was held to deal with whether or not the rap star’s Hidden Hills, Calif., house will likely be offered to pay Thomas Weidenmüller, who was awarded the default judgment final 12 months after Nicki didn’t reply his 2022 lawsuit, which accused Nicki’s husband of assaulting him in 2019.
After months in limbo, Nicki lastly paid off the debt, avoiding the compelled sale of the house. Weidenmüller’s legal professional, Paul Saso, confirmed the debt has been settled in a press convention outdoors the courtroom.
“Right now, we knowledgeable the courtroom that Nicki Minaj has happy the judgment,” Saso mentioned. “Subsequently, there is no such thing as a have to proceed additional with our order authorizing the sale of her home.”
Thomas Weidenmuller, a former safety guard for Nicki, sued her and her husband, Kenneth Petty, in 2022. Weidenmuller claimed he was assaulted by Petty on the behest of Nicki after he allowed a fan to get on stage throughout a present in Germany in 2019. She by no means answered the swimsuit. In consequence, she was ordered to pay Weidenmuller $503,000 in 2024. Regardless of the judgment, Nicki by no means coughed up the money, resulting in Weidenmuller’s attorneys asking the choose to power Nicki to promote her house to get the cash. Decide Pánuco mulled over the choice for the previous few months.
“My tentative [ruling] is to grant this,” Decide Pánuco mentioned in November. “I simply wish to be certain we’re getting it proper.”
The choose mentioned she was solely ready for a Financial institution of America assertion displaying how a lot of the $13 million mortgage Nicki has already paid since shopping for the house in October of 2022. The mansion is now price $20 million.
Nicki has made a number of strikes lately which have left some followers scratching their heads and others denouncing the Queens, N.Y., rapper. Again in December, she appeared alongside Erika Kirk on the AmericaFest and praised President Trump and his regime. She’s additionally alienated a lot of her fanbase with current feedback concerning the LGBTQ+ neighborhood.
Amid the drama, Nicki plans to launch a brand new album in March.
Watch the Video of Nicki’s Accusers’ Lawyer Revealing Nicki Lastly Paid the Judgment
