Rapper Nicki Minaj and her husband, Kenneth “Zoo” Petty, are dealing with escalating authorized bother after refusing to pay a $500,000 judgment awarded to a German safety guard who claims Petty assaulted him backstage at one among Minaj’s live shows. The incident, which occurred in 2019 throughout Minaj’s present in Frankfurt, Germany, has now led the sufferer, Thomas Weidenmuller, to take authorized steps to implement the cost.
In accordance with courtroom paperwork obtained by PEOPLE, Weidenmuller filed a memo of prices after judgment and a writ of execution in opposition to Minaj and Petty earlier this month. The writ, submitted on September 6 and 13, calls for $526,110.74, which incorporates the unique judgment plus curiosity and authorized charges.
Weidenmuller, who was allegedly sucker-punched by Petty backstage, is searching for to implement the judgment by the writ of execution, which might enable regulation enforcement to grab and promote Minaj and Petty’s non-exempt property with a purpose to cowl the debt. This authorized measure is often used when defendants fail to pay a court-ordered sum, giving plaintiffs the suitable to get well the owed quantity by the sale of property.
The altercation in query dates again to March when a courtroom ordered Minaj and Petty to pay $500,000 in damages after the assault. Regardless of the ruling, the couple has reportedly refused to pay, prompting Weidenmuller’s newest authorized actions.
As of now, Minaj’s authorized staff has not responded to requests for remark, and it stays unclear how the couple plans to deal with the enforcement of the judgment. In the event that they proceed to refuse cost, the courtroom may authorize regulation enforcement to maneuver ahead with asset seizure to fulfill the debt.
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