Are the rumors true? Nicki Minaj is seemingly dating Kenneth “Zoo” Petty, who is a registered sex offender in the state of New York. The “Barbie Dreams” rapper, 36, made her rumored new romance Instagram official on Sunday, December 9, when she posted a photo of herself cozying up to Petty, 40, while celebrating her birthday. She also shared a solo snap of her possible new beau. “Did you ever make it out of that town where nothing ever happens?… it’s no secret… that the both of us… are running out of time,” Minaj captioned the post, referencing lyrics from Adele’s song “Hello.” The Grammy nominee disabled comments on her Instagram post hours after fans started pointing out Petty’s checkered past. According to online records from the New York Division of Criminal Justice Services, Petty was convicted in April 1995 of attempted rape in the first degree over an incident that occurred the previous September with a 16-year-old girl. He was sentenced to 18 to 54 months in state prison, but it is unclear how much time he served. Many fans expressed concern for Minaj, whose brother Jelani Maraj was found guilty in November 2017 of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl. She has also publicly supported rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, who was sentenced to probation in October for his involvement in a sexually explicit video of a 13-year-old girl. The “Good Form” MC previously dated rappers Safaree Samuels, Meek Mill and Nas. Us Weekly has reached out to Minaj’s rep for comment.<doc-sep>Happy Monday! Were you hoping this week would be drama-free and full of cute news about the royal family? Lol, sorry. So far there's only side-eye inducing news about the royal family, and also Meek Mill is out here causing drama with Nicki Minaj. But first, a little background. Nicki recently revealed that she's dating a new guy named Kenneth Petty, and there's been huge backlash on social media because of reports that he's a registered sex offender who spent time in prison for first-degree attempted rape when he was 16. Oh, and later in his life, he was reportedly convicted of first-degree manslaughter and went to prison for that as well. Which brings us to Nicki's ex-boyfriend Meek Mill, who, when asked what he thinks about her new dude, said he has no opinions because Nicki blocked him on social. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. I don’t feel nothing ... and I don’t know that man to judge him ... I went to check him out on her page and found out I was blocked 🥴🥴🥴 https://t.co/oFXE5wVtPX — Meek Mill (@MeekMill) December 16, 2018 It's not that shocking that Nicki blocked Meek considering she semi-recently told Ellen that their relationship "was a very toxic something." Plus, Meek went ahead and posed with Nicki's rival Cardi B at a party in September, so...understandable! This content is imported from {embed-name}. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Mehera Bonner Mehera Bonner is a news writer who focuses on celebrities and royals. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>
Kenneth Petty proved his devotion to Nicki Minaj by kissing her feet in a hot tub. Watch them play in the hot tub together here! Nicki Minaj and Kenneth Petty are taking their relationship to a whole ‘nother level. The rapper just shared a video of the two of them enjoying a hot tub together and showing some… interesting PDA. Before he carries her in his arm, Nicki’s boyfriend takes her feet in his hands and kisses them. The whole thing was recorded by another person in the hot tub, so thanks to this third wheel, you can watch Nicki and Kenneth’s PDA below. Nicki recently showed her love for Kenneth in a very public message on her Instagram. Taking to Instagram, Nicki shared pictures of her and Kenneth’s names written in the sand inside hearts, along with Nicki’s not-so-subtle message that Onika “hearts” Zoo. And judging from this latest hot tub video, these two are still going strong in 2019. We reported earlier how not only is Nicki ready to settle down and have kids, she might do so with Kenneth. “Nicki has had babies on the brain for a while now,” a source close to Nicki told HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY. “She does want kids and she’s getting to that place where she’s really ready. She’s clearly falling very hard and fast for Kenneth so he may be the lucky man to father her child.” We’ll keep you posted with all of the latest news about Kenneth and Nicki. In the meantime, check out all of their most recent photos together in our gallery above.