{"id":45937,"date":"2025-12-26T11:54:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T11:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=45937"},"modified":"2025-12-26T11:54:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T11:54:51","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignnicki-minaj-reportedly-banned-from-2026-met-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/26\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignnicki-minaj-reportedly-banned-from-2026-met-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicki Minaj reportedly banned from 2026 Met Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_188213\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-188213\" class=\"wp-image-188213 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nicki-Minaj-reportedly-banned-from-2026-Met-Gala.jpg?resize=600%2C382&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nicki-Minaj-reportedly-banned-from-2026-Met-Gala.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Nicki-Minaj-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-188213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nicki Minaj<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trinidadian singer and rapper Nicki Minaj is once again at the centre of online controversy after reports claimed she has been uninvited from the 2026 Met Gala.<\/p>\n<p>The drama reportedly unfolded on Christmas Day, when Roc Nation is said to have issued Minaj with a cease-and-desist order.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports citing California court filings, the notice allegedly bars the rapper from mentioning Jay-Z, Beyonc\u00e9 or Roc Nation, warning that any violation could result in financial legal action.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after the news surfaced, claims began circulating online that Minaj would no longer be welcome at the prestigious fashion event scheduled to take place in May 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The Met Gala, one of the world\u2019s most high-profile fashion gatherings, is expected to be co-chaired by Beyonc\u00e9, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams and long-time Vogue editor Anna Wintour.<\/p>\n<p>A post shared online alleged: \u201cNicki Minaj has officially been uninvited to the 2026 Met Gala co-chaired by Beyonc\u00e9, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams and Anna Wintour on Monday, May 4, following the newly granted cease and desist courtesy of Roc Nation this Christmas. She is banned from attending the ceremony.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The reports suggest that the alleged ban is linked to Minaj\u2019s ongoing feud with Roc Nation boss Jay-Z, who is also Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s husband.<\/p>\n<p>While no official confirmation has been issued by Met Gala organisers, the claims have sparked widespread reactions on social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nicki Minaj has officially been uninvited to the 2026 Met Gala cochaired by Beyonc\u00e9, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour on Monday, May 4, following the newly granted cease and desist courtesy of Roc Nation this Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>She is banned from attending the ceremony. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ehfxM0aKzU\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/ehfxM0aKzU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 EM (@EXECUTIVEXMEDIA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EXECUTIVEXMEDIA\/status\/2004002305671368769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 25, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Nicki #Minaj #reportedly #banned #Met #Gala<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Nicki Minaj Trinidadian singer and rapper Nicki Minaj is once again at the centre of online controversy after reports&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45938,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45937"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45939,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45937\/revisions\/45939"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}