Nicki Minaj hasn’t exactly kept the best business the last few months. The Queen rapper recently emerged on Dummy Boy, the newest album from Tekashi 6ix9ine, who’s now confronting 32 years in prison for armed robbery, conspiracy to commit murder, and medication supply. It appears Minaj is dating Kenneth “Zoo” Petty”, a convicted sexual offender and murderer.

Both were spotted cozying up soon after Thanksgiving. Minaj published a pair of Instagram pictures of them hanging out, among which features exactly what fans speculate is a engagement ring. Yesterday, Minaj all but confirmed the dating rumors by posting two pictures.

In accordance with public documents , Petty was detained in 1995 of first-degree attempted rape of a 16-year-old; TMZ notes he employed “a sharp object” during said incident. Petty, who was 16 at the moment, ended up serving four years in prison. In the mid-2000s, Petty was convicted, that the time of first-degree manslaughter. He served a seven-year sentence and was released in 2013.

It’therefore thought the Minaj and father-of-five Petty know each other from Queens, where the “Chun-Li” rapper was raised. In the latest photo of the bunch, Minaj included a caption quoting Adele’& s & “Hello”, and that seems to reference their shared hometown: “Did you ever make it out of that city where nothing ever happens? ”

BET reports that just a week before linking up using Minaj, Petty was seen dating another girl. Back in September, Minaj had been rumored to be involved using Lewis Hamilton, a 33-year-old Brit and Formula One driver.

Kenneth Petty mugshot

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