Nicki Minaj‘s husband Kenneth “Zoo” Petty is facing legal repercussions for threatening Offset on social media, which a judge has found in violation of his probation.
According to court documents shared on Twitter by reporter Meghann Cuniff on Wednesday (September 20), Petty has been sentenced to 120 days of house arrest after calling out the former Migos rapper on Instagram Live.
The 45-year-old was given three years’ probation and one year house detention in July 2022 after failing to register as a sex offender in California, where he and Nicki moved in 2019 shortly before getting married.
His sex offender status stems from a 1995 conviction for the first-degree attempted rape of a 16-year-old girl, for which he spent four years in prison.
The victim, Jennifer Hough, sued both Petty and Nicki Minaj in August 2021 for alleged harassment and intimidation, although the Queen rapper was later dropped from the suit.
“Mr. Petty was recorded on video making threatening remarks towards a specific individual while in the company of someone with a criminal record,” reads the order, which was signed off by Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald. “This recent violation conduct raises concerns over Mr. Petty’s willingness to comply with the Court’s orders.
“As such, the Probation Officer believes placement in the Location Monitoring Program will effectively allow for closer monitoring of Mr. Petty’s activities, limit his movements, provide a sanction for his non-compliance, and hopefully encourage him to reflect upon and reevaluate his current status in the community.”
The document also notes that “the supervisee and defense counsel consent to modification and waive a personal appearance before the Court,” meaning Petty didn’t even try to fight the order.
Last week, footage surfaced of Kenneth Petty threatening Offset while stood in an empty New York Street late at night with a few of his associates. The video was allegedly filmed outside of the hotel where the rapper and his wife, Cardi B, were staying.
“Sturdy, n-gga. What’s poppin?” Petty asks menacingly in the video. “Where n-ggas is at, man? Huh? Plan that vacation but we’re planning your funeral, pussy.”
Offset seemingly responded in a video posted to his social media accounts, in which he laughed off Petty’s threat while stepping off a private jet.
“I’m getting off a jet, he’s funny,” Offset chuckled. “Fuck these n-ggas talmbout? … These n-ggas broke! We hoppin’ off jets. Y’all n-ggas standing outside talmbout ‘outside.’ Extremely broke!”
Rumors suggest that the back-and-forth was sparked by Kenneth Petty and his crew threatening Cardi B at the 2023 MTV VMAs earlier this month, which Cardi seemingly addressed on Twitter by writing: “I ain’t even flinch.”
One of Petty’s associates also shared Instagram DMs that Offset had allegedly sent him after the awards show.
“Where you located,” the Atlanta native wrote in the messages. “You n-ggas old [as hell] in female business with no money for war. Don’t post me either since you a GanGsta right. U live in CHARLOTTE too.”
Dumb Ass
Nicki shld just devorce this clown. She is too fine to be with this lame.
Nicki shld just devorce this clown. She is too fine to be with this lame.
Please shoot each other and get it over with
No she shouldn’t. Yall just lames don’t like.hyoer masculine men. Haters. Introverts
Naw he 45 standing outside the hotel on IG, that ain’t masculine behavior, you and him just gone and put them thongs and shirts on, real men don’t do IG ish, that’s female behavior and Nicki gone always duck the fade, him and his crew nothing but a bunch of tranny’s SMH
No she shouldn’t. Yall just lames don’t like.hyoer masculine men. Haters. Introverts
Locked inside for claiming to be outside. The irony 😂😂😂
Good to know that you would support a person who married a convicted rapist. Not to mention all these “threats” are just to get views. People who commit violence don’t talk online about it; they just do it. Rappers today are cowards. Bring back Ice Cube and his baseball bat. Bring back DMX and his dogs.
that’s not true… they stay talking online. its a new era
This B.A.N. doesn’t know how good he has it. He can live comfortably milking off Nicki for all it’s worth, and all he LITERALLY has to do is stay out of trouble and keep the wife happy. Let Nicki fight her own battles. I’m certain she knows people, who knows people that can do her dirty work.
I don’ think house arrest is too much of a hardship 4 this pos. Im sure Nicki has a kick ass mansion that most people would not want 2 leave anyway. He is,among everything else,a fucking coward.