Nicki Minaj’s childhood sweetheart turned husband, Kenneth Petty has a troubled background. In 2019, after being stopped for a traffic violation in Los Angeles, authorities learned that Kenneth had not registered as a s*x offender in California while residing there with Nicki. In September 2021, Kenneth previously entered a guilty plea to the charges. After many extensions on his part, he was also told to pay a fine of USD 5000.
He was accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl in 1994, and as a result, he was forced by law to register as a sex offender in New York before beginning a relationship with Nicki Minaj. Petty failed to register as a s*x offender in California in November 2019, leading to his arrest in March 2020. Petty went out of the state after being married to Minaj in October 2019, therefore he was unable to fulfil his obligation.
According to the reports, Beverly Hills police pulled Kenneth over in November 2019 and discovered that Patty was a registered sex offender in New York but had neglected to fulfil his obligation to do the same in California. He was immediately taken into custody and later released on a USD 20,000 bond. Previously, Petty had already been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the suspected shooting of Lamant Robinson in 2006.
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He received a 7-year prison term but was later granted parole in 2016. Rapper Nick Minaj has supported her spouse the entire time they have been together. She once shared a post on Instagram about the incident in 2018. “He was 15, she was 16 … in a relationship. But go awf, [sic] internet, y’all can’t run my life. y’all can’t even run y’all own life,” she said. Kenneth and Nicki are high school sweethearts who began dating when Nicki was 16 years old. They were head over heels in love.
Nicki has previously stated that Kenneth was one of her “first loves.” The two lost touch throughout the years but reignited their flame as adults. Nicki startled her followers on Instagram when she disclosed that Kenneth and she had secretly wed in October 2019. Nicki shared a sweet video on Instagram showcasing their wedding memorabilia, which included “Mr. & Mrs.” coffee cups and “bride and groom” snapbacks.