Nicki Minaj’s husband granted tour clearance despite probation

Nicki Minaj’s husband, Kenneth Petty, has been granted permission to accompany her on tour overseas while he is still on probation.

The Super Bass singer is out on the road on her Pink Friday World Tour and on Tuesday, District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald lifted a restriction that will allow Kenneth Petty to travel internationally from now until July 14 while still on probation for failing to register as a sex offender.

Documents obtained by People magazine stated: “[Petty] shall keep his probation officer updated with the details of his travel itinerary as needed. At the conclusion of the travel, [Petty] must return to Los Angeles and must check in with his probation officer upon returning. Mr Petty must also provide an itinerary to his probation officer prior to travel and follow all directives of the probation officer.”

His lawyer added in a statement: “The order granted by the court speaks for itself.”

Kenneth, who has a three-year-old son with his wife, had requested the exception on Monday in order to “travel out of the country with his family for his wife’s tour and her professional purposes.”

The filing added: “[Petty] and [Minaj] believe [Petty] is necessary to accompany the family on the tour for various purposes, including childcare”, noting the schedule included stops in Canada, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Austria, Ireland, Switzerland and Romania.

According to the documents, the government took “no position” after being notified of the request and his probation officer had “no objections”.

In April 1995, Kenneth was sentenced to four years in jail and registered as a level two sex offender in New York. This followed his conviction for attempted rape in the first degree, stemming from an assault on a then-16-year-old girl the previous year.

In March 2020, he was arrested again after failing to register as a sex offender when he moved to California from Miami, to which he pleaded guilty and posted $100,000 bail.

In July 2022, he was sentenced to a year of house arrest and three years of probation, as well as given a $55,000 fine.