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Nicki Minaj Averts Forced Sale of $20 Million Home After Judgment Is Paid

The eleventh-hour payment resolved a 2024 default judgment stemming from a guard’s assault claim tied to a 2019 concert.

Overview

  • Plaintiff’s attorney Paul Saso said the judgment was satisfied just before Thursday’s hearing, where the judge had a tentative ruling that would have required a sale.
  • The plaintiff withdrew the motion to force the sale after informing the court the debt was cleared.
  • The case involved a $503,318 default judgment entered in 2024 after Minaj and Kenneth Petty did not respond to a lawsuit by security guard Thomas Weidenmuller.
  • Before the payment, the court sought Bank of America mortgage records and weighed Minaj’s homestead exemption to confirm a sale could cover liens and the judgment.
  • Coverage notes uncertainty over whether the resolution was full payment or a last‑minute settlement with different terms.