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Secretly Married? Nicki Minaj Changes Her Name To Mrs. Petty On Twitter
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Aug. 19 2019, Updated 5:22 p.m. ET
Nicki Minaj sparked speculation that she secretly wed fiancé Kenneth Petty by changing her name to Mrs. Petty on Twitter on Friday, August 16.
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Nicki, 36, revealed on her Queen Radio show on Monday that she and her beau obtained a marriage license.
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"We filed for the marriage license and we still had to pick it up and I was traveling, By the time I came back, we had to renew it again," she explained.
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She continued, "From that time, you have 90 days to get married. That was about a week ago, so now I have about 80 days."
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The "Pink Friday" songstress will make her marriage legal and then wait to have a larger ceremony, as she's currently got her hands full with her upcoming album.
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"I’ll be married before my album comes out, but will have my wedding after the album comes out. Before the 90 days is over, yes, I will be married," she revealed.
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Nicki and Kenneth met in high school. He is a convicted sex offender and spent seven years in jail for first degree manslaughter.
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