Snopes: Yes, Nicki Minaj's husband is registered sex offender

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Kenneth Petty, the husband of rapper Nicki Minaj, is a registered sex offender.

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In late December 2025, the conservative non-profit group Turning Point USA (TPUSA) held its yearly conference in Phoenix, Arizona. During the event, TPSUA CEO Erika Kirk, the wife of the organization's slain co-founder, Charlie Kirk, brought a special guest on stage — the rapper Nicki Minaj.

The viral appearance sparked intense discussion on platforms like X, with some fans expressing surprise about Minaj's appearance at a pointedly political event. Some detractors, however, didn't seem surprised. They claimed that Minaj's husband was a registered sex offender and often compared those actions to long-standing accusations of sexual misconduct brought against U.S. President Donald Trump.

Link to tweet

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nicki-minaj-husband-registered-sex-offender/

[marble falls]

1. I'm much more concerned with her being on stage with Chalkie Birk's widow, what's her name, at a Turning Point ...

... USA function.

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3. Not unrelated

The theory is that this was a part of an effort to pay for a pardon.

I have no idea if she actually believes the crap she spouted there or if she's just saying it in hopes of getting her husband a pardon. But it's a possibility given how the criminal-in-chief operates.

[Diamond_Dog]

2. Seems like every conservative "celebrity" has some kind of skeleton in their closet.

Apparently TPUSA is OK with sex offenders in their organization.

[CatWoman]

4. and her brother is a child rapist

Nicki Minaj's brother sentenced to 25 years for child rape

Nicki Minaj's brother has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for raping an 11-year-old girl, US media reports.

Jelani Maraj was first convicted of predatory sexual assault and child endangerment in November 2017.

Maraj's victim had said in a 2015 trial that she was repeatedly raped by Maraj while her mother was at work.

The 41-year-old is the older brother of international rapper and singer Nicki Minaj.

He appealed his conviction but it was rejected by the judge.

Prosecutors said that DNA evidence linked to Maraj was found on the girl's pyjama bottoms.

The girl said that it happened up to four times a week and sometimes twice a day - her younger brother also spoke during the trial claiming that he witnessed one of the assaults.

https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-51280576

[RockRaven]

7. She and her child rapist brother are both immigrants. Didn't the Repugs have a

loud opinion about what they wanted to do to such people?

[marble falls]

9. This.

[chowder66]

5. And he went to prison for murdering a man.

from the snopes article.

[milestogo]

6. Nicki Manaj has always given me the creeps.

[The Third Doctor]

8. Honestly ive always thought there was something off

About Minaj.

[Iggo]

10. Two places for rapists to run to.

Church and the Republican Party.