The TROLLZ singer was trolled.
Nicki Minaj was reportedly “swatted” last week when someone called the police falsely claiming someone was abusing a baby.
The anonymous caller had notified child services that Minaj’s 2-year-old son was being abused which led to sheriff’s deputies showing up on the rapper’s L.A. house, a law enforcement source told TMZ.
Law enforcement officials spoke with Minaj and her husband, Kenneth Petty, on the scene, and after examining the kid, who showed no signs of abuse, determined it was only a “swatting” prank.
Hours later, one other caller phoned into 911 dispatch and alerted that Minaj’s house was on fire, TMZ also reported.
The fireplace was quickly realized as one other swatting attempt, leading Minaj to reportedly hiring a lawyer to carry responsible the people behind the pranks.
“Swatting” is the act of calling law enforcement or reporting against the law or emergency so a big police response, or perhaps a S.W.A.T. team, shows up at a particular location.
Officials have repeatedly warned people to not “swat” because it wastes time and resources that may very well be used for higher purposes.
Politicians, celebrities and influencers have all been victims of “swatting” pranks, which have sometimes turned deadly, as within the death of a father, after a serial prankster called the cops after a fight over a bet while playing the video game “Call of Duty.”
Former White House advisor Steve Bannon, and US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene have each been “swatted” multiple times prior to now 12 months, with the Republican congresswoman having been a victim of the prank a minimum of six times.
