As previously reported, Nicki Minaj was met with harsh criticism and backlash for comments she made on Twitter about the Covid-19 vaccine, in which the rapper stated that a family member was hesitant to get vaccinated because a friend of theirs had severe allergic reactions after being vaccinated.
My cousin in Trinidad won’t get the vaccine cuz his friend got it & became impotent. His testicles became swollen. His friend was weeks away from getting married, now the girl called off the wedding. So just pray on it & make sure you’re comfortable with ur decision, not bullied
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 13, 2021
Following her tweet, several reporters from around the world called her actions reckless and ill-advised, implying that the ‘Trollz’ rapper has a responsibility to verify any such claims or statements before sharing them with her 22 million Twitter followers.
Taking to Twitter today, Sept. 17th, Nicki responded to one of such criticisms from a reporter, whom the femcee claims is harassing her family over her tweets.
In the since-deleted tweet, Nicki wrote: “You are the one harassing my family???!!?!???! SPEAK UP B4 I BEGIN. I KNOW YOU SEE THIS!!!!!!”
The series of posts from the woman which sparked Minaj’s tweet also read:
What @NICKIMINAJ either does not know or does not care about is Trinidad and Tobago is currently under a State of Emergency.
Many business sectors are closed and have been for months on end.
Vaccination is our way out.— Sharlene D Rampersad (@TriniReporter) September 16, 2021
But 60 per cent of our population is unvaccinated. Vaccine hesitancy is high. People are dying and their livelihoods are suffering because of misinformation.
Our COVID infection rate remains high— Sharlene D Rampersad (@TriniReporter) September 16, 2021
If our vaccination rates increase in September, we can expect to see some sectors reopened (bars, cinemas etc)
If the numbers remain low, people remain out of jobs, out of an income…— Sharlene D Rampersad (@TriniReporter) September 16, 2021
When you use your international platform to spread lies, you hurt us. We aren't some island fantasy you get to bring up if you're bored.
1,391 people have died from COVID-19 here.
Leave us alone now.— Sharlene D Rampersad (@TriniReporter) September 16, 2021
Minaj would, however, go on to Instagram to share alleged messages her family had received from said Trinidadian reporter, who said she was with “Guardian Media.”
One of the disturbing messages claimed to have been sent to Nicki’s family member read:
“I know you are hesitant to speak with us, but just so you know, CNN is in the country looking for you. And when they find you, they won’t hesitate to reveal where you live or where your gf lives…anything and anyone who is tied to you.”
See the rest of the messages below.
Nicki Minaj shares text messages from reporters in Trinidad pic.twitter.com/wINuJge3MR
— BallerAlert (@balleralert) September 17, 2021
Nick went on to release a series of IG story posts, revealing more details of the claimed harassment on her family.
In one post, Nicki wrote: “They’re forcing my family to have to hide out. This is what speaking up looks like. Millions of poor people are treated this way by the ppl you think are the ‘good guys.’ This is unconscionable,”
Nicki Minaj exposes the reporter who harassed her cousin in Trinidad pic.twitter.com/3uk2VHaF3d
— urbannews___ (@urbannews___) September 17, 2021
Elsewhere, in this case, Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh issued a statement to combat Nicki Minaj’s claims about her cousin’s friend having severe reactions following the administering of the Covi9-19 vaccine.
“We had to check and make sure that what she was claiming was either true or false,” Deyalsingh said in a news conference. “Unfortunately, we wasted so much time yesterday running down this false claim. As far as we know at this point in time, there has been no such reported either side effect or adverse event.”
To reiterate his previous statement, Dr. Anthony Fauci who is the Director of the National Institue of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said in response to a question from a news reporter:
“There’s no evidence that it happens, nor is there any mechanistic reason to imagine that it would happen. So the answer to your question is ‘no.’”
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