Nicki Minaj is the sufferer of a swatting prank … one the Sheriff’s Dept. says concerned a caller falsely claiming Nicki’s baby was being abused, but additionally — that her home was up in flames.
Law enforcement sources inform TMZ … the tried swatting went down earlier this month when baby providers bought an nameless name alleging baby abuse at Nicki’s L.A.-area house.
We’re instructed sheriff’s deputies rolled as much as Nicki’s place round 6 PM Monday, however after talking together with her and her husband Kenneth Petty … and their virtually 3-year-old baby, decided there was no abuse and every little thing was kosher.
Our sources say deputies chalked it as much as a swatting name, and officers need everybody to know these types of calls are an enormous waste of time and assets.
BTW, that wasn’t the one factor being falsely reported about Nicki on this explicit evening — sources with direct information inform us one other name got here in round 3 AM to report that her house was on fireplace … one thing that was additionally discovered to be fully unfaithful. In different phrases, 2 bogus calls got here in a span of about 24 hours — which is fairly jarring on its face.
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For the uninitiated, swatting is a type of prank name the place the aim is to get an enormous police response at somebody’s house … and it is a rising downside for cops across the nation.
Nicki’s not the one celeb coping with swatting calls. As we first reported, it’s not too long ago occurred to YouTuber Adin Ross and influencer Madison Beer.
One very last thing … sources near Nicki inform us she’s not letting this little episode slide. We’re instructed she’s employed legal professionals to ensure the individuals behind this swatting are uncovered and held accountable — which might imply felony prices down the street.