DL Hughley is firing back at Nicki Minaj after she criticized California Governor Gavin Newsom for his support of transgender youth.
The comedian didn’t hold back when responding to the rapper’s recent attacks on Newsom. Hughley posted on social media that Minaj had no right to comment on the safety of her children given her husband’s criminal history.
“Nicki Minaj absolutely needs to stay away from posting anything about children, transgender or otherwise. She’s supporting a guy who’s been on Epstein’s list 1,000 times,” DL Hughley said. “She was actually married to a registered sex offender, a pedophile.”
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The comedian referenced Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen in his pointed response to Minaj’s criticism of the governor.
Nicki Minaj attacked Newsom for his recent comments supporting transgender youth. The rapper posted on
“Imagine someone wanting to see a trans kid. Haha. Not even trans adults would do that,” Minaj wrote. “The average adult wakes up and thinks they want to see healthy, safe, happy kids…GavOUT.”
Newsom responded by releasing a video compilation of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein set to Megan Thee Stallion’s “Sizzle.” There’s a line in the song, “These mansions don’t be mad at Megan, these mansions are mad at Megan’s law,” referring to Kenneth Petty’s status on the sex offender registry.
Hughley expanded on his criticism in an Instagram video, questioning Minaj’s credibility on child safety issues. He pointed to the contradiction between her support for Trump and her marriage to a registered sex offender.
“She shouldn’t be watching Jason Kidd or listening to ‘Kid-N-Play’ or ‘New Kids on the Block. Hell, she has to walk up and down the aisle with ‘Cabbage Patch Kids’ and she should definitely stay away from ‘Sour Patch Kids.’ And this isn’t Governor Newsom, it’s Chris Hanson that Nikki needs to worry about,” the comedian snapped.
Kenneth Petty was convicted of attempted first-degree rape in 1995 for an incident that occurred in 1994 when he and the victim were both 16 years old.
He served nearly four years in prison and had to register as a sex offender every time he moved.
Petty was arrested in March 2020 for failing to register as a sex offender after moving to California from Miami. In July 2022, he was sentenced to one year of house arrest, three years of probation and a $55,000 fine for registration violations.
Nicki Minaj and Gavin Newsom strengthened their alliance with the Trump administration, praising Vice President J.D. Vance as “smarter than a computer,” with Vance reciprocating Nicki’s feud with Cardi B before her feud with Gavin Newsom escalated.
