Nicki Minaj refused to get Covid vaccine to attend 2021 Met Gala

Nicki Minaj snubbed an invite to the Met Gala to avoid getting the Covid jab, before revealing a bizarre story about her “cousin’s friend’s” side-effects.

US rapper Nicki Minaj says she refused to get the Covid-19 vaccine in order to attend today’s Met Gala.

The coveted fashion event, which was established in 1948, is currently underway in New York at the prestigious Metropolitan Museum of Art, with the creme de la creme of showbiz on the ultra-exclusive guest list.

But Minaj has taken to Twitter to declare she won’t be attending despite receiving an invitation, revealing guests were required to get the jab.

They want you to get vaccinated for the Met. if I get vaccinated it won’t for the Met. It’ll be once I feel I’ve done enough research. I’m working on that now. In the meantime my loves, be safe. Wear the mask with 2 strings that grips your head & face. Not that loose one 🙏♥️

— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 13, 2021

In a flurry of further tweets, the 38-year-old Super Bass singer also revealed her “cousin’s friend” got the vaccine and “his testicles became swollen”.

She said the man was weeks away from getting married and his soon-to-be wife cancelled the wedding as a result of the claimed side-effect.

“My cousin in Trinidad won’t get the vaccine cuz his friend got it & became impotent. His testicles became swollen. His friend was weeks away from getting married, now the girl called off the wedding. So just pray on it & make sure you’re comfortable with ur decision, not bullied,” Minaj added.

As expected, Minaj’s stance has been brutally mocked on social media.

Nicki Minaj’s publicist right now pic.twitter.com/uKpULworNG

— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) September 13, 2021

Anti-vaxxers reading Nick Minaj’s timeline. pic.twitter.com/2QEJYYe6kc

— Kristan Heneage (@KHeneage) September 13, 2021

Nicki Minaj's cousin's friend tripping over his swollen balls at the Met Gala pic.twitter.com/uR7gH4nv6i

— Keith (@ShrillockHolmes) September 13, 2021

To confirm, I am Nicki Minaj's cousin's friend.

— Rhys James (@rhysjamesy) September 13, 2021

one eye on the met gala, one eye on nicki minaj’s timeline because we’re witnessing two car crashes at the same time

— jess white (@jessf_white) September 13, 2021

Minaj finished by asking her 23 million Twitter followers “which vaccine would you recommend?”.

The singer conceded she would likely get the vaccine eventually so she could go on tour, but only after she’d done more research.

“A lot of countries won’t let ppl work w/o (without) the vaccine. I’d def recommend they get the vaccine,” Minaj added in a separate tweet. “They have to feed their families. I’m sure I’ll b vaccinated as well cuz I have to go on tour, etc.”

Nicki Minaj at the 2019 Met Gala. Picture: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue

Celebrities are just beginning to arrive on the Met red carpet, with US actress Keke Palmer hosting coverage via Vogue’s exclusive live stream.

The costume gala, which is celebrating an all-American theme this year, was cancelled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Met Gala is an annual fundraising event which raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, and is one of the leading sources of funding with contributions anticipated to have surpassed $270 million in total after the 2019 event.

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