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Nicki Minaj Loses Longtime Lawyer as $10 Million Defamation Case Shifts to New York

Her new management has asked the court for 45 days to hire replacement counsel.

Overview

  • Attorney Judd Burstein withdrew after previously winning a New Jersey dismissal, saying his decision was not about the merits and calling the refiled complaint frivolous.
  • The Northstar Group told the court on November 3 that it was newly retained, learned of the case only recently, and requested a stay to allow Minaj to onboard new litigation counsel.
  • Former fan Tameer Peak alleges Minaj defamed him during an April 22, 2024 Stationhead broadcast and is seeking roughly $10 million after refiling in New York.
  • A separate creditor, Thomas Weidenmuller, holds a $500,000 default judgment and has asked a court to authorize the sale of Minaj’s Hidden Hills home.
  • One outlet reports the court denied Peak’s default judgment motion and paused the case, a development not yet broadly corroborated by other coverage.