Nicki Minaj's husband Kenneth Petty is a registered sex offender convicted of attempted rape in 1994. Petty's victim Jennifer Hough filed a civil lawsuit in 2021 alleging that Nicki Minaj and Petty harassed and intimidated her to prevent her from speaking out. Nicki was removed as a defendant in 2022. Petty was also separately convicted in 2021 for failing to register as a sex offender.