A federal judge has granted summary judgment to ABC, CBS, The New York Times, Gannett and Rolling Stone, rejecting libel claims by former high school student Nick Sandmann over an incident at the Lincoln Memorial that went viral in 2019.
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Kenneth Petty has been sentenced for failing to register as a sex offender. Nicki Minaj's husband, who pleaded guilty to the charges against him in September, has been sentenced to a mix of in-home confinement, probation and fines, ET confirms.«Kenneth Petty pleaded guilty in September 2021 to one count of failure to register as a sex offender,» a public information officer for the U.S. Attorney's office in Los Angeles told ET.
«Yesterday afternoon, U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald sentenced Mr.
Petty to three years of probation, one year of home confinement, and ordered him to pay a fine of $55,000.»Petty's sex offender registration is a result of a 1994 incident. When Jennifer Hough was 16, she reported that Petty raped her at knifepoint. Petty, who was also 16 at the time, was charged with first-degree rape.
He initially denied the accusations, before pleading guilty to attempted rape. He served more than four years in prison and was ordered to register as a sex offender.In November 2019, during a traffic stop, law enforcement discovered that Petty had yet to register as a sex offender in California after he moved to the state from New York, according to his booking sheet, which ET previously obtained.He was indicted for failing to register as a sex offender in California in March 2020, after which time he self-surrendered, U.S. Marshalls previously confirmed on social media.
At the time, Petty was released on a $20,000 bond.Minaj, who has defended her husband against social media criticism, married Petty in Oct. 2019. They share a 1-year-old son.
A federal judge has granted summary judgment to ABC, CBS, The New York Times, Gannett and Rolling Stone, rejecting libel claims by former high school student Nick Sandmann over an incident at the Lincoln Memorial that went viral in 2019.
Naman Ramachandran Broadcast news channels will be able to air judges’ sentencing remarks from the U.K. Crown Court for the first time from July 28, following a landmark change in the law. The move will allow the public to see and hear judges explain the reasoning behind their sentences, and will open up some of the best-known courts across the U.K., including the Central Criminal Court, which is more commonly known as the Old Bailey.
Kanye West thought Nicki Minaj “killed him” on her verse in his song ‘Monster’, according to Amber Rose.The rapper’s ex-girlfriend recalled West telling her how impressed he was by Minaj, after Rose had recommended her for the job.“I put Nicki on ‘Monster,’” Rose said in a recent interview on The Ringer‘s Higher Learning of West’s introduction to Minaj.“He didn’t know who Nicki was back then. I had Nicki pull up to the studio and I put her on ‘Monster.’ She was still coming up and I saw her in the studio and I was like, ‘Oh my god this bitch is fucking talented as hell,’ and then I went back to Kanye and I was like, ‘You need to get this girl Nicki on ‘Monster,’ and he was like, ‘Who? What? No.’”Rose claimed West wanted Minaj’s verse to be removed from the song at one point, because it was too good.
Fugitive sex offender Nicholas Rossi is to be interviewed in prison by detectives over an allegation of rape in Essex.
Issa Rae is ready for fans to check out her new comedy series, , a love letter to the women making their mark in the male-dominated rap world. The HBOMax Original series follows two estranged high school friends from Miami, Shawna (Aida Osman) and Mia (KaMillion), who reunite to form a rap group. The concept was developed from Rae’s original script and aims to highlight the challenges women face trying to break into the male-dominated hip-hop industry.’s Syreeta Singleton serves as showrunner and executive producer with Rae and Singleton executive producing alongside Hoorae's Montrel McKay of , Jonathan Berry of and 3 Arts' Dave Becky of . Hip-hop duo Yung Miami and JT of the City Girls also serve as co-executive producers, which is fitting since Rae shared that their real-life journey is part of the inspiration behind the series.«Besides being a fan of the female rap world, I wanted to center a show just around that come up,» Rae explained to ET.
EXCLUSIVE: We’ll be seeing more of Tracy McLusky in the upcoming second season of Mayor Of Kingstown. Nishi Munshi, who recurred as the character in Season 1, has been promoted to series regular for Season 2 in the Jeremy Renner-fronted drama series from Yellowstone’s Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon.
Kenneth Petty, the husband of rap superstar Nicki Minaj, was sentenced on Wednesday to a year of home confinement and three years’ probation for failing to register as a sex offender in California.
Nicki Minaj’s husband, Kenneth Petty, to one year of home detention and three years of probation after he failed to register as a sex offender.Californian law states that Petty – who was convicted of first-degree attempted rape in 1995 – would have been required to register as a sex offender within five business days of moving to the state.According to federal court documents, Petty moved from New York to California in July of 2019 but failed to update his status. New York’s sex offender registry demands that a convicted offender must notify authorities within 10 days of changing their address.Petty was subsequently arrested in November 2019.
Nicki Minaj subtly showed support for her husband just hours after his probation sentence.
Kenneth Petty, who is married to Nicki Minaj, was sentenced on Wednesday, July 6, to one year of home confinement for failing to register as a sex offender.
Nicki Minaj‘s husband Kenneth Petty has been officially sentenced during a hearing this week in Los Angeles.
So, are Nicki Minaj and Kanye West officially beefing, or what?!
Nicki Minaj has seemingly taken aim at Kanye West during her performance at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans over the weekend.The performance, which took place on Friday night (July 1), was Minaj’s first in-person live performance in around three years. A portion of the set was dedicated to a medley of Minaj’s early guest verses that originally saw the rise in her profile – including Young Money’s ‘Bedrock’ and Drake‘s ‘Make Me Proud’.
Nicki Minaj appeared to take a swipe at Kanye West as she performed at the 2022 Essence Festival on Friday.
Nicki Minaj fans are not happy with the 2022 Essence Festival.