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A security guard who worked a 2019 Nicki Minaj concert in Germany claims the rapper’s husband, Kenneth Petty, sucker punched him in the jaw.
The guard, Thomas Weidenmuller, is now suing the couple, saying in court documents obtained by TMZ Thursday that he has had to undergo multiple surgeries since the alleged assault.
Weidenmuller claims the incident occurred after Minaj, now 39, berated a female security guard for allowing a male fan to get onstage during her March 2019 show.
Minaj allegedly yelled at the guard, calling her a “f–king bitch” while recording the belittling exchange, the report said.
As head of security for the evening, Weidenmuller says he stepped up to console the guard, who was in tears, before approaching Minaj to discuss the alleged incident.
“Who do you think you are?” he claims she yelled before allegedly throwing her shoe at him.
While she missed him with her shoe, Weidenmuller claims he was called back to her room for another verbal lashing from the Queens-born performer before Petty, now 43, punched him out of the blue, breaking his jaw.
Weidenmuller alleges the hit resulted in him undergoing eight surgeries to repair the damage to his jaw, which involved inserting five plates into his face. He also claims six more surgeries are required to completely repair the damage.
Weidenmuller claims in his suit that Minaj provoked the assault, which is why he is suing both her and Petty for damages including his medical bills, TMZ reported.
This isn’t the first time Petty has been involved in litigation, as he and his superstar wife were sued by his alleged rape victim, Jennifer Hough, in August 2021 for harassment and attempting to get her to recant her account of the 1994 assault, for which he served four years in prison under a plea deal.
Hough has since dismissed her suit against Minaj, but her case against Petty is ongoing, People reported earlier this month.
The couple, who wed in October 2019, welcomed a son in September 2020. They’ve yet to reveal his name but call him “Papa Bear” on social media.
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