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Nicki Minaj is facing a new legal battle, this time with a fan who claimed she relentlessly defamed him online.
According to exhibitionsNicki Minaj is being sued by a former fan who claims the rap star humiliated him by repeatedly defaming him despite his staunch support for her. The lawsuit was filed in a Los Angeles, California court by Tameer Peak. Peak sued for $5 million in damages for reputational damage, financial loss and emotional distress. In the lawsuit documents, Peak states that he has been one of Nicki Minaj's biggest fans for more than 15 years and was instrumental in promoting her on social media Pink Friday 2which was a boost to her career.
Peak says the relationship changed amid the “Nicki Hate Train,” which took place in 2017, where the rapper accused several of her fans of being moles tasked with sabotaging her. He also claims that Minaj berated him in an Instagram live stream that had over 100,000 viewers after inviting him to her hotel room for filming, and that her husband, Kenneth Petty, assaulted him during a fan event at the 2020 Super Bowl. in Tampa, Florida. The lawsuit also alleges that Peak received messages from other fans earlier this year to “stop talking shit” and would find him in online fan meetings, which included: “It's clear that it's not necessarily, you know, a full basket at the picnic.” She also claimed the Newark, New Jersey, resident was on welfare and was a “stalker” posing as members of her group.
Peak has gained some notoriety in the past for being a super fan, having gained some notoriety for appearing on Beyonce Renaissance tour in Philadelphia last year in an alien costume. “Mr. Peak has been harassing Nicki on social media for years to no avail,” said Nicki Minaj's attorney Judd Bernstein. “Now he has graduated and is trying to shake her down financially with patently false allegations and legally frivolous claims. She will regret taking this dishonorable path when she is forced to pay her legal fees as required by California law.”
