Nicki Minaj has come via within the eleventh hour to cease her $20 million mansion from being bought 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., dwelling shall be bought to pay Thomas Weidenmüller, who was awarded the default judgment final yr after Nicki did not 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 pressured sale of the house. Weidenmüller’s lawyer, Paul Saso, confirmed the debt has been settled in a press convention exterior the courtroom.
“Right now, we knowledgeable the court docket that Nicki Minaj has glad the judgment,” Saso stated. “Due to this fact, 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 go well with. Consequently, 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 drive Nicki to promote her dwelling to get the cash. Decide Pánuco mulled over the choice for the previous few months.
“My tentative [ruling] is to grant this,” Decide Pánuco stated in November. “I simply need to ensure we’re getting it proper.”
The choose stated she was solely ready for a Financial institution of America assertion exhibiting 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 value $20 million.
Nicki has made a number of strikes just 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 latest feedback concerning the LGBTQ+ group.
Amid the drama, Nicki plans to launch a brand new album in March.
Watch the Video of Nicki’s Accusers’ Legal professional Revealing Nicki Lastly Paid the Judgment
