Popular rapper, Nicki Minaj’s husband Kenneth Petty has been sentenced after pleading guilty to failing to register as a sex offender in the state of California in 2020.

CBS News recently reported that 44-year-old Petty was sentenced hours ago, and fans have been reacting.

During the hearing in Los Angeles, Petty was sentenced to three years probation and a year of in-home detention, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and he was also ordered to pay a $55,000 fine.

Prosecutors said, “Having previously been convicted of attempted rape, defendant knowingly failed to register as a sex offender upon moving to California.”

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Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (born December 8, 1982), better known as Nicki Minaj, is a Trinidadian-born rapper, singer, songwriter, actress, and model.

Born in Saint James district of Port of Spain and raised in the Queens borough of New York City, she gained public recognition after releasing the mixtapes Playtime Is Over (2007), Sucka Free (2008), and Beam Me Up Scotty (2009).

Early in her career, Minaj was known for her colorful costumes and wigs. Her rapping is distinctive for its fast flow and the use of alter egos and accents, primarily British cockney.[4] After signing with Young Money Entertainment in 2009, Minaj released her first studio album, Pink Friday (2010), which peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Her second album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, was released in 2012 and debuted atop the charts in several countries. Minaj made her film debut in the 2012 animated film Ice Age: Continental Drift. In 2013, she was a judge on the twelfth season of American Idol. Minaj’s third studio album, The Pinkprint, was released in 2014. She subsequently played supporting roles in the films The Other Woman (2014) and Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016). Her fourth studio album, Queen, was released in 2018.