In what seems like a whirlwind of Tweets about the vaccine and national outrage, Nicki Minaj has revealed that she is now temporarily suspended from Twitter.
This all started with what Yahoo is calling a bizarre tweet from rapper Nicki Minaj linking the COVID-19 vaccine with erectile dysfunction.
In the tweet, Minaj said a cousin of hers wouldn’t get the vaccine because a friend of his “became impotent” after getting a shot.
“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,” Minaj said.
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
Since then the claims in her tweets have been refuted by many including the Govt of Trinidad.
There is no evidence to link the COVID-19 vaccine with fertility problems in men or women, doctors and health professionals told Insider in February.
Prior to her being suspended Twitter shared that it did not consider Minaj’s Tweets to be a violation.
According to Yahoo:
Twitter has a specific policy about what qualifies as COVID-19 misinformation. If tweets are found to violate that policy, Twitter either labels or removes them.
Twitter doesn’t consider Minaj’s tweet to violate its “misleading information policy,” and so has not taken any action against it.
Twitter’s policy says: “In order for content related to COVID-19 to be considered violative under this policy, it must advance a claim of fact, expressed in definitive terms.”
Today things are different.
She shared with her audience that she has been invited to the White House to Address her ignorance around the vaccine, sharing:
The White House has invited me & I think it’s a step in the right direction. Yes, I’m going. I’ll be dressed in all pink like Legally Blonde so they know I mean business.
I’ll ask questions on behalf of the ppl who have been made fun of for simply being human. #BallGate day 3
The White House has invited me & I think it’s a step in the right direction. Yes, I’m going. I’ll be dressed in all pink like Legally Blonde so they know I mean business. I’ll ask questions on behalf of the ppl who have been made fun of for simply being human. #BallGate day 3 https://t.co/PSa3WcEjH3
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 15, 2021
In addition to her invitation, Nicki has not let up on her opinion on how she feels about “researching’ and allowing people to make their own decisions around their health.
She has been defending her words consistently for three days, including clapping back at Joy-Ann Reid for calling her out on being ‘irresponsible”
Tomiana purposely chose to ignore these tweets & others. I wonder why pic.twitter.com/TRY7ti2nlc
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 14, 2021
She also shared:
And that’s where they keep missing the mark. It’ll scare ppl even more. Can’t “joke” their way out of it, can’t try & make ppl look stupid, can’t say they’ve tested everyone in their country & this never happened. They #DothProtestTooMuch just say everything has side effects& GO https://t.co/RiywJS6Ulv
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 15, 2021
and defended herself here:
I never cited that as a reason I didn’t get vaccinated. The lie is so funny/entertaining tho. I’d say smthng mean to this lady but I rlly like Stephen Colbert. ? #SuperBalls https://t.co/DyvAXq40Mc
— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 15, 2021
There are many more Tweets just like the one above, which is why we suspect Twitter pulled her account.
Nicki went live to address the entire thing, sharing she will never go back on Twitter. Swipe right on each clip below:
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What do you think about this entire situation? Do you think a visit to the White House will clear the air?
Comment below!
Update:
Protesters are now gathered outside of the CDC with megaphones and signs shouting “Nicki Minaj told the truth to me! Fauci lied to me!
sigh
