Nicki Minaj Sparks Divorce Rumors After Removing Husband Kenneth Petty's Name From Social Media
By Ryan Naumann on April 14, 2020 at 11:55 AM EDT
[UPDATE] - Sources close to Nicki tell The Blast the singer is very much still married and in love.
Nicki Minaj scrubbed her husband Kenneth Petty’s name from her social media accounts amid rumors the two broke up.
Bossip pointed out Nicki has changed her name from “Mrs. Petty” to “Yikes”, which is the name of her single that came out weeks ago.
The name change comes as Twitter has been blowing up with speculation the two are over. Nicki has been MIA on social media for over a month which is only adding to the talk something is going on.
The last time Nicki and Kenneth were seen together was back in February. They were living it up while partying in Trinidad. Nicki had to apologize for her man’s behavior towards another artist at Carnivale.
Soon after they arrived back home, Kenneth was arrested after being indicted for failing to register as a sex offender in California. He was convicted of first-degree attempted rape in 1995 and ordered to register whenever he moved. He moved from New York to California with Nicki in July 2019. The feds became aware of him failing to register and hit him with criminal charges.
Kenneth entered a plea of not guilty and was released after paying a $100,000 bond. He is facing 10 years in prison if convicted.
As The Blast previously reported, Nicki married Kenneth on October 21, 2019. She revealed her marriage in an Instagram post captioned, “10•21•19" with a string of wedding-themed emojis. They first meet each other while growing up in New York. They first kept their romance secret but confirmed it publicly in 2018.
Nicki flaunted her romance with Kenneth on various red carpets and during Paris Fashion Week. She even used him as her love interest in the music video for “Megatron.”
The 37-year-old rapper has yet to comment on the speculation her marriage is headed for divorce.
