{"id":35849,"date":"2026-01-20T20:57:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T18:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/?p=35849"},"modified":"2026-01-20T20:57:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T18:57:43","slug":"nicki-minaj-under-fire-over-derogatory-remarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2026\/01\/20\/nicki-minaj-under-fire-over-derogatory-remarks\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicki Minaj under fire over derogatory remarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_35852\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35852\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35852\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-20-at-17.54.11-770x759.jpeg\" alt=\"Image credit: Thenickiminajelegacy, Instagram\" width=\"770\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-20-at-17.54.11-770x759.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-20-at-17.54.11-768x757.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-20-at-17.54.11-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-20-at-17.54.11.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35852\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image credit: Thenickiminajelegacy, Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"511\" data-end=\"634\">Rapper Nicki Minaj is facing criticism after using a homophobic slur to attack former CNN anchor, Don Lemon, on social media over his coverage of a protest in Minnesota that disrupted a church service.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"776\" data-end=\"940\">Last Sunday, Lemon posted a video showing him interviewing protesters shortly before they interrupted the service, chanting &#8220;ICE out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"942\" data-end=\"1141\">The protest, reportedly led by civil rights lawyer Nekima Levy Armstrong, sought to expose one of the church\u2019s leaders, who is alleged to be an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, while also drawing attention to his dual role.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1143\" data-end=\"1254\">The demonstration came just weeks after Renee Good was shot and killed by ICE.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@resisterisback\/video\/7593076678277025079\" data-video-id=\"7593076678277025079\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@resisterisback\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@resisterisback?refer=embed\">@resisterisback<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a title=\"riprenee\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/riprenee%F0%9F%95%8A%EF%B8%8F?refer=embed\">#riprenee\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f<\/a> <a title=\"reneegood\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/reneegood?refer=embed\">#Reneegood<\/a> <a title=\"rip\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/rip?refer=embed\">#rip<\/a> <a title=\"justiceforrenee\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/justiceforrenee?refer=embed\">#justiceforrenee<\/a> <a title=\"everybodyhurts\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/everybodyhurts?refer=embed\">#everybodyhurts<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c Everybody Hurts - R.E.M.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Everybody-Hurts-5000000000199997870?refer=embed\">\u266c Everybody Hurts &#8211; R.E.M.<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1270\" data-end=\"1413\">Lemon, who is openly gay, has defended his decision to livestream and interview the protesters, using the moment to respond to Minaj\u2019s remarks.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1415\" data-end=\"1518\">&#8220;This is clearly out of her depth. She doesn\u2019t understand politics. She doesn\u2019t understand journalism\u2026&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Don Lemon responds to Nicki Minaj&#8217;s post calling for his arrest. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r0RkcQXeC9\">pic.twitter.com\/r0RkcQXeC9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop Crave (@PopCrave) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopCrave\/status\/2013494283102494778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1532\" data-end=\"1708\">The incident has further divided Minaj\u2019s fan base, as she becomes increasingly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2025\/11\/19\/nicki-minaj-accused-of-spreading-fake-news-about-nigeria\/\">vocal about politics<\/a>, particularly her conservative views and support for President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nicki Minaj is now openly Homophobic, I\u2019d love to see the \u201cBarbz\u201d explain this one away. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f8raqGbTTV\">https:\/\/t.co\/f8raqGbTTV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83e\udd0d\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udfb8\ud83c\udf08 (@KeshaFanForevr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeshaFanForevr\/status\/2013645359952679230?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<section>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Now that entire media leg posting that \u201cslur\u201d lie lol \ud83d\ude02 mannnn Nicki can tear these ppl up ,these be full blown smear campaigns ,these media outlets are careless and tacky .<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud835\udcdd\ud835\udcf2\ud835\udcf4\ud835\udcf4\ud835\udcf2 \u1d3a\u1d39 (@TaTa_Onika) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TaTa_Onika\/status\/2013317316511936633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">i\u2019m watching these people dog pile on Nicki Minaj, but those same people haven\u2019t said anything about a very rich and powerful and popular pastor that supports a certain movement and the very popular\/wealthy people that support those pastors <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hypocrisy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hypocrisy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Qweets (@Quetts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Quetts\/status\/2013633927290753286?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@soulanii_the_dream\/video\/7597202455817981239?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7537779893658387974<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itsdwightthomas\/video\/7597135557277322526\" data-video-id=\"7597135557277322526\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@itsdwightthomas\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itsdwightthomas?refer=embed\">@itsdwightthomas<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a title=\"nickiminaj\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/nickiminaj?refer=embed\">#nickiminaj<\/a> is upset again. But this time at <a title=\"donlemon\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/donlemon?refer=embed\">#donlemon<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - itsdwightthomas\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7597139682337524510?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; itsdwightthomas<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rapper Nicki Minaj is facing criticism after using a homophobic slur to attack former CNN anchor, Don Lemon, on social media over his coverage of a protest in Minnesota that disrupted a church service. 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