A little too close to home for Nicki Minaj and her husband, Kenneth Petty, trouble is looming.
The power couple's neighbors in the opulent Los Angeles neighborhood of Hidden Hills want them to leave.
The campaign, led by angry neighbor Beverly Bardan, argues that Petty's presence in the area is risky because of his 1995 conviction for attempted rape.
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“Kenneth Petty is a level 3 sex offender, convicted for the attempted rape of a 16-year-old girl, and has a high likelihood to re-offend,” Bardan argues in the lengthy petition.
Petty, a resident of Queens, New York, was 16 years old when he was charged with raping Jennifer Hough, who was also 16 at the time.
For the offense, he spent more than four years in prison.
“He is currently under house arrest for failing to register as a sex offender in California as the law demands it,” the petition reads.
The conviction of Petty for rape is not the only issue that worries Bardan and the people of Hidden Hills.
The petition also refers to the manslaughter accusation against the father of one. Petty was sentenced to seven years in jail after entering a guilty plea to the 2002 murder of Lamont Robinson, according to People.
“The Petty couple moving in would lead to the appraisal value of our homes going DOWN due to safety concerns. It would make children and women a target,” the complaint adds.
“We, the residents of Hidden Hills, must put our resident’s safety first. Don’t wait to receive a letter from the government saying a predator has moved in near you. DO NOT allow this dangerous sex offender to live near you, SHOW that you are against sex offenders in our Hidden Hills neighborhood!“
Bardan’s petition doesn’t appear to be new. Residents of the Hidden Hills community have been fighting to get the Petty family out of the neighborhood since December 2022. The campaign has received over 700 signatures and is just shy of its 1,000 goal.
As MADAMENOIRE previously reported, in 2022, Minaj’s husband was sentenced to one year of house arrest for failing to register as a sex offender in California. He is also required to do three years of probation and pay a whopping fine of $55,000.
This is the latest bout of bad news to hit Minaj. Earlier this month, the “Pink Friday” rapper and her husband were victims of a swatting prank.
According to Bossip, Los Angeles deputies received a call from child services alleging that there was abuse happening inside the couple’s home.
When deputies arrived to look into the situation, they found no evidence of abuse at the hip-hop star's opulent home. Fortunately, nobody was hurt.
