UPDATE: Nicki Minaj Finally Responds To Jennifer Hough’s Witness-Intimidation Lawsuit
Just days after victim Jennifer Hough requested a $15 million default judgment in her witness intimidation case against Kenneth Petty and Nicki Minaj, new updates reveal that the rap star has finally responded.
According to a new report by the Daily Beast, Hough’s attorney, Tyrone Blackburn, says he received an email Thursday night from attorney Judd Burstein on Minaj’s behalf—in which he requested that Blackburn withdraw the petition and grant an extension to respond.
However, Blackburn reportedly told The Daily Beast in an email: “I said NO! I told him to prepare his opposition to my request for default judgment and explain to the court why his client and her husband believe they’re both above the law,” the news site quotes.
As we previously reported, Hough filed a lawsuit back in August, accusing Petty of “intimidating” her while claiming Minaj also “harassed” and “threatened” “Plaintiff [Hough] to recant her legitimate claim that Defendant Petty raped her.” To note, the incident happed back in 1994 and both Petty and Hough were 16 and living in Jamaica, Queens at the time. Petty was initially charged with first-degree rape. He denied the rape charges but subsequently pleaded guilty to attempted rape, and spent over four years in prison.
A recent report by ItsKenBarbie shows documents that confirmed the Petty’s were served on Sept. 13. The couple was given 21 days from that date to respond to the complaint or face default judgment. Although it appeared to be the route they were heading in, it looks like the couple is trying to avoid that.
Aside from this legal problem, Kenneth Petty is also expected to be sentenced on January 22, 2022, after pleading guilty to failing to register as a sex offender in the state of California.
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