Bravery comes in many forms, and Jennifer Hough presumably mustered up all her courage when she sat down with The Real earlier this week for her first on-camera interview.
At 16, Hough says she was sexually assaulted by Kenneth Petty, Nicki Minaj’s now-husband. Petty was convicted of attempted first-degree rape in New York as a result and served time in prison for the alleged crime.
Speaking with The Real‘s co-hosts, Hough detailed what she described as a harrowing incident while claiming the multi-platinum rapper both bribed and threatened her to get her to keep quiet. Hough, who’s suing the couple for witness intimidation and harassment, said up until this point she’d been too scared to come forward.
But Hough is learning the hard way just how brash Nicki Minaj’s fanbase really is. Collectively known as the Barbz, her diehard fans fiercely protect Nicki at any cost. Hough’s attorney, Tyrone Blackburn, tells TMZ they’ve set their sights on Hough with countless threats online and even shared her private contact information.
“Hope you die bitch,” one message reads. “Clout chaser leave Nicki alone.” Hough replied, “That’s an awful thing to say to someone you don’t know. I’m gonna pray for you. And FYI I am not bothering anyone, just speaking facts.”
They continue, “You mad he’s married to a millionaire now you want money. your clown ass will be exposed. Don’t come for my queen and lying on her name.”
On the flipside, Blackburn says Hough has also received over 30 messages from different woman thanking her for putting on her brave face and telling her story, as difficult as it was for her.
Hough filed her lawsuit against Nicki Minaj and Kenneth Petty in August. The court documents reportedly state Nicki offered to fly Hough and her family to Los Angeles in exchange for recanting her rape claims. The offer came shortly after Petty was arrested in March 2020 for failing to register as a sex offender in the state of California.
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After Hough declined, she says she and her family “suffered an onslaught of harassing calls and unsolicited visits.”
The allegations are similar to what Hough discussed with The Real.
“The last incident was when one of their associates put $20,000 on my lap and I still kept saying no,” she said. “The last message I received was that I should have taken the money ’cause they’re going to take that money to put on my head.”
Watch the full interview below.
Damn, her fans are rabid and shitty. All celebrities have some psycho fans lol.
And they always think the other person is the guilty one, no matter what.
This is a new low even for the barbz. They are insane putting this woman safety at risk like that.
These “fans” are all teenagers and losers that live on the internet. They arent going to do shit and should not be taken seriously. Why even give them an article ? I call on this site to stop classifying twitter comments as news. Opinions are not news. Unless one. Of these losers puts down their Iphone and picks up a gun and does something, dont even report it. Nobody cares.
I disagree. I think they should be called out for their abhorrent and psychotic behavior. Some of these things actually classify as crimes. They should be exposed for being the delusional little cunts they are.
nicki always scowls at the camera. i think inside she would go as far as killing her. this is about reputation. reputation is everything when you are riding high. i just hope this can be resolved how it should be but not trial by media.
Online death threats are really a non story. Just some little kids or mentally I’ll adults hiding behind the keyboard tryna say the worst they can think of. They will never run up. If they do, that’s when you have a story.
This rapper is pretty lame for sitting back and basking in this immature shit tho too. Shes pretty sick
You’d think Nicki would instruct her fans not to attack a woman that was sexually assaulted. But no. It was her creepy, weirdo, rapist husband so all bets are off. Most women would want to know the truth, and, if true, would leave the scumbag…. This shows she’s as scummy and shitty as him.
I agree with all of you. Most are stupid immature kids. Others are lames. And the others are weirdos
from the LGBT Community. But how
are you going to marry and have a
baby by a rapist? All her excuses makes her sound like she looks…saf!
Blaming LGBT community when majority of Nicki’s fans are BLACK WOMAN.
Being homophobic is what you are.
Bruh there are actually people who worship these celebrities and harass people for them??
Yes, they are called “losers”.
Nicki loves rapists and paedos. And her dumbass fans want to defend that shit? Nah, FOH
Her psycho fans just speak volumes about that Minaj trash, hopefully this rapist and pedo supporter finally vanishes.
Psycho Exposé
Nicki married a rapist,Got her brother the most expense lawyers to defend him after raping her little cousen and then she did a song with known Pedo Takasi69 and defended him .Nicki is seriously messed up.