{"id":1067,"date":"2025-03-28T12:37:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T12:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/03\/28\/kenneth-petty-accuser-targeted-nicki-minaj-for-headlines-allhiphop\/"},"modified":"2025-03-28T12:37:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T12:37:00","slug":"kenneth-petty-accuser-targeted-nicki-minaj-for-headlines-allhiphop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/03\/28\/kenneth-petty-accuser-targeted-nicki-minaj-for-headlines-allhiphop\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenneth Petty Accuser Targeted Nicki Minaj For Headlines- AllHipHop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-video-placeholder-1\" class=\"ezoic-videopicker-video\"\/>Kenneth Petty said Jennifer Hough\u2019s harassment lawsuit seeks to embarrass him and argued Nicki Minaj\u2019s financials should remain sealed.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div id=\"allhiphop-subscribe2\" style=\"margin-bottom:20px\">\n<form target=\"_blank\" action=\"https:\/\/read.letterhead.email\/all-hip-hop\/subscribe\" method=\"post\">\n<div class=\"form__group\" bis_skin_checked=\"1\" style=\"padding:30px;background:#f5f5f5\"><label for=\"email\" class=\"form__label form__label--required\"><strong>AllHipHop.com<\/strong><\/label><\/p>\n<p>Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now!<\/p>\n<p><input id=\"email\" maxlength=\"\" required=\"\" type=\"email\" name=\"email\" class=\"form__input\"\/><br \/>\n<button class=\"form__group__field__submit-button items-center button button--secondary\" style=\"color:#fff;background-color:#c50000;font-family:Cantarell,helvetica neue,sans-serif;border:0 solid #2962ff;border-radius:3px;padding:3px 23px\"> Subscribe<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\u200c\" href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/kenneth-petty\/\">Kenneth Petty<\/a> has rejected a demand to hand over tax records in a civil case tied to his 1994 rape conviction.<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Hough filed suit in 2021, claiming Petty and <a title=\"\u200c\" href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/nicki-minaj\/\">Nicki Minaj<\/a> tried to intimidate her into recanting her statements so Petty could get off a Sex Offender Registry list.<\/p>\n<p>Petty served four years after pleading guilty to attempted rape. <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AtIwbsWQL_4\">Hough says the couple\u2019s harassment <\/a>caused emotional distress and personal safety concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Nicki Minaj was dismissed from the lawsuit in 2022. Hough is now seeking punitive damages from Kenneth Petty, the remaining defendant.<\/p>\n<p>In a reply filed Thursday (March 27), Petty\u2019s legal team contends that Hough\u2019s discovery request was late and improperly aimed at Nicki Minaj\u2019s personal and financial information.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Petty] has not earned any income in tax years 2022\u20132023,\u201d attorney Steven Isser explained. The reply noted that Petty and Minaj had filed joint tax returns. Petty has not yet submitted a 2024 return.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><d class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><d class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Part I: Jennifer Hough: Speaks Out Against Nicki Minaj &amp; Kenneth Petty: \u2018I\u2019m Tired of Being Afraid\u2019\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AtIwbsWQL_4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/d><\/d><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no basis for [Hough] to obtain [Nicki\u2019s] tax returns. Plaintiff\u2019s counsel has made no such showing,\u201d the filing stated.<\/p>\n<p>Petty\u2019s team said Hough\u2019s attorneys missed multiple discovery deadlines while trying to expand the case beyond its legal scope.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Hough] did not seek [Petty\u2019s] tax returns or employment history until after the cut-off for discovery had passed,\u201d Isser wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The filing also attacked Hough\u2019s theory that Petty worked in a paid role for Minaj as a manager, bodyguard, or nanny.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlaintiff\u2019s unsupported speculation that [Petty] was Ms. Manaj\u2019s manager entitled to 20% of her gross earnings and\/or was a paid security guard for his wife is absurd and is not supported by [Petty\u2019s} testimony at his deposition or any other evidence,\u201d the document said.<\/p>\n<p>Petty acknowledged receiving \u201callotments\u201d from Minaj\u2019s company but claimed those weren\u2019t professional wages or subject to income reporting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI offered to provide [Hough] with a certified list of such payments (an Affidavit), in lieu of production of the joint tax returns,\u201d Isser stated.<\/p>\n<p>Isser blasted Hough\u2019s lawyer, Tyrone Blackburn, who he claimed was<a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/news\/exclusive-lil-rods-lawyer-riles-up-federal-judge-with-unsettling-filings-in-diddy-lawsuit\/\"> once again<\/a> chasing headlines as opposed to seriously trying to carry out legal discovery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Hough\u2019s] motion papers also are littered with inaccurate statements, in an attempt <a title=\"\u200c\" href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/news\/kenneth-petty-nicki-minaj-income-nanny\/\">to garner media attention<\/a> and to attempt to embarrass [Petty] and his wife,\u201d the reply stated.<\/p>\n<p>A judge has yet to rule.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<aside class=\"article-footer-text\">\n<h2>What do you think about this article?<\/h2>\n<p><span>Share your thoughts in the comments below and join the discussion!<\/span><\/aside>\n<aside\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/news\/lawyer-tyrone-blackburn-stunt-embarrass-kenneth-petty-nicki-minaj\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kenneth Petty said Jennifer Hough\u2019s harassment lawsuit seeks to embarrass him and argued Nicki Minaj\u2019s financials should remain sealed. 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