Nicki Minaj may be on tour but that’s not stopping her from doing what she needs to do in the court room.
According to The Source her ongoing legal dispute with blogger Marley Green, known as “Nosey Heaux,” over defamatory accusations was filed in 2022.
The rapper alleges that she was falsely labeled a “cokehead” in a video posted on Twitter.
Minaj said the blogger:
“falsely and maliciously” claimed Minaj is a “cokehead” who is “shoving all this c—– up her nose.”
She suggested Nicki enroll her child in therapy because, “Your baby is going to be a rapist, too.”
Despite initial efforts to address the issue, the case has seen new developments as Minaj seeks to protect her reputation and seek damages for the alleged defamation.
In a recent update reported by AllHipHop, Minaj sent a letter to the judge in March to provide a status update on the case and propose a way forward.
However, Green requested an extension to reply but ultimately failed to do so.
In response, Minaj argues that Green’s failure to comply constitutes a waiver of objections to the relief sought by Minaj.
Minaj has also accused Green of non-compliance with multiple discovery requests, further complicating the legal proceedings.
In light of these challenges, Minaj is seeking various remedies, including precluding the defendants from seeking further discovery, preventing them from offering evidence in opposition to Minaj’s anticipated motion for summary judgment, and banning them from interposing any objections to the discovery requests.
Minaj is pushing for access to documents related to Green’s alleged statements about her drug use, as well as the viewership and engagement metrics of the video in question.
These documents are crucial for Minaj to quantify the tangible damages to her reputation and pursue appropriate legal recourse.
Details about the lawsuit
In Minaj’s lawsuit, she called the blogger a “nobody” as we reported last year.
Her lawsuit read:
“In just the day following Green’s September 12, 2022 publication of her lie that [Minaj] is a “cokehead” on her Twitter page, almost 2,000 people had “liked” it. More importantly, more than 260 people had retweeted it, which led to a firestorm of social media attention that was undoubtedly caused by multiple levels of subsequent retweets. While social media is an extraordinarily effective vehicle for spreading lies, it does not confer a license to do so.”
In response at that time Green said:
“The complained-of-acts of these answering Defendants were justified and privileged under the circumstances, including but not limited to truth, fair comment, and opinion.”
Further, Greene said any damages “suffered by [Minaj] was a direct and proximate result of her own misconduct and actions.”
In addition, she said she didn’t publish any “defamatory statements” concerning Minaj.
Greene has asked for the entire lawsuit to be dismissed and for Minaj not to be awarded a dime in the case.
