Nicki Minaj has managed to avoid the sale of her $20 million Los Angeles mansion by satisfying a $500,000 judgment.
The 43-year-old music artist was previously ordered to pay about $503,000 after losing a lawsuit, jeopardizing ownership of her Hidden Hills home if she hadn’t issued the payment.
The half-million-dollar judgment was awarded to Thomas Weidenmuller, Minaj’s former bodyguard who argued in court that that he was assaulted by her husband Kenneth Petty in March 2019 in Germany.
Ahead of a court appearance on Thursday, Weidenmuller’s lawyer Paul Saso told TMZ the judgment had been satisfied the night before.
The outlet reported that it’s unknown if Minaj paid the full amount or just a portion.
The Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for Minaj for comment but has yet to hear back.
Nicki Minaj has managed to avoid the sale of her $20 million Hidden Hills mansion by satisfying a $500,000 judgment; pictured in May 2025
The 43-year-old music artist was previously ordered to pay about $503,000 after losing a lawsuit, jeopardizing ownership of her home if she hadn’t issued the payment, according to documents obtained by Daily Mail
Saso also sent a direct message to the rapper in the wake of the update.
‘I’m happy that this case has helped her transition – transition from a person who avoids responsibility to someone who is being forced to take responsibility. My hope is that it helps her transition from a person of violence to a person of peace,’ the attorney said.
It comes after the hitmaker sparked outrage over her social media attack against Don Lemon after he reported on an anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protest at a Minnesota church.
On Sunday, she erupted on X after Lemon, 59, livestreamed a confrontation at Cities Church in St. Paul, where protesters stormed a service to condemn the alleged presence of ICE leadership within the church.
Minaj wrote: ‘DON ‘C**K SUCKIN’ LEMON IS DISGUSTING.’
Lemon, who is openly gay and married to real estate agent Tim Malone, was the target of further attacks as Minaj continued her tirade.
‘HOW DARE YOU? I WANT THAT THUG IN JAIL!!!!! HE WOULD NEVER DO THAT TO ANY OTHER RELIGION. LOCK HIM UP!!!!!’ she added.
In response to Minaj’s social media attack, Lemon told TMZ: ‘I’m not surprised Nicki Minaj does not understand journalism and is weighing in on matters that are above her capacity.’
Lemon further addressed her remarks while appearing on Monday’s episode of the I’ve Had It podcast, stating, ‘Nicki Minaj is not a Christian. She knows nothing about a Christian. What she is – is a grifter.’
Weeks ago Minaj raised eyebrows following an appearance at the Turning Point USA AmericaFest convention in Arizona
One month ago Minaj raised eyebrows following her appearance at the Turning Point USA AmericaFest convention in Arizona.
While there, she made clear that her politics have shifted, proclaiming she is a fan of both President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance and their direct styles of communication.
‘This administration is full of people with heart and soul, and they make me proud of them,’ the mom of one said. ‘Our vice president, he makes me … well, I love both of them.
‘Both of them have a very uncanny ability to be someone that you relate to.’
During her conversation with slain Charlie Kirk widower Erika Kirk, the New York-bred star colloquially described Vance as an ‘assassin’ before immediately acknowledging her insensitive use of the word.
However, Kirk graciously excused the faux pas and said, ‘If the internet wants to clip it, who cares? I love this woman.’
