Nicki Minaj Satisfies $500,000 Judgment, Avoids Sale of Hidden Hills Home

Nicki Minaj speaks with attendees during AmericaFest 2025 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix on Dec. 21, 2025. Minaj recently satisfied a court judgment tied to a civil lawsuit, avoiding the forced sale of her Hidden Hills, California, home. (Photo by Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Nicki Minaj has avoided the forced sale of her Hidden Hills, California, home after satisfying a court judgment tied to a long-running civil lawsuit involving her husband, Kenneth Petty.

Court records show the rapper paid roughly $500,000 to resolve a judgment awarded to Thomas Weidenmuller, a former member of her security team. The payment was made ahead of a scheduled court appearance this week, closing out a financial dispute that had placed Minaj’s estimated $20 million Los Angeles-area mansion at risk.

The judgment stemmed from a lawsuit filed by Weidenmuller, who alleged he was assaulted by Petty during a 2019 incident while working for Minaj overseas. A court ultimately ruled in Weidenmuller’s favor, ordering Minaj to pay approximately $503,000. Failure to satisfy the judgment could have triggered enforcement actions, including the potential sale of the property.

Weidenmuller’s attorney confirmed the judgment was satisfied the night before the scheduled hearing. It remains unclear whether the full amount was paid in a single transaction or resolved through a negotiated settlement.

The lawsuit — and its resolution — arrives within a broader public context that has increasingly surrounded Minaj in recent years. Petty’s criminal history has long been part of that conversation. He was convicted in 1995 of attempted rape in New York, served prison time and is required to register as a sex offender. He was later convicted of manslaughter in 2006 and served additional time in prison. While Petty was not a named party in the civil judgment, the allegations at the center of the case stemmed from conduct attributed to him while employed as part of Minaj’s security detail.

The legal resolution also comes amid renewed scrutiny of Minaj’s public conduct, particularly on social media. In recent days, the rapper has drawn criticism for confrontational posts aimed at journalists and public figures, including Don Lemon, following his reporting on protests at a Minnesota church. Lemon responded by questioning Minaj’s understanding of journalism, a rebuttal that further fueled discussion around her increasingly adversarial relationship with the media.

Minaj, 43, has not publicly commented on the payment or the conclusion of the case.