Overview
- The Source reports a judge denied Tameer Peak’s motion for a default judgment and paused proceedings, allowing Nicki Minaj time to respond.
- Minaj’s longtime attorney Judd Burstein withdrew after winning a dismissal in New Jersey, saying his decision not to take the New York case was unrelated to the merits and calling the complaint frivolous.
- Her new management, The Northstar Group, told the court she needed time to retain and onboard litigation counsel and requested a 45‑day stay.
- Peak, a former fan, refiled his defamation suit in New York alleging Minaj defamed him during an April 22, 2024 Stationhead broadcast and is seeking roughly $10 million.
- Separately, creditor Thomas Weidenmuller, holding a $500,000 default judgment tied to a 2019 incident involving Minaj’s husband, sought authorization to sell Minaj’s Hidden Hills home.