A Los Angeles judge says she is ready to approve the sale of Nicki Minaj’s 20 million dollar Hidden Hills mansion so a security guard can collect a 500,000 dollar judgment linked to an alleged backstage assault in 2019.
During Tuesday’s hearing, Judge Cindy Pánuco said her “tentative is to grant this,” but she needs one last document before giving the final approval. The missing file is a Bank of America statement showing Minaj’s mortgage payments on the 13.3 million dollar loan and how much interest has been added.
“I just want to make sure we are getting it right,” the judge said. She explained that the mortgage details will help the court decide what to do if the mansion does not sell for its full value. A follow-up hearing is set for January 22.
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The judgment belongs to Thomas Weidenmuller, a security guard who says Minaj’s husband Kenneth Petty punched him backstage during a concert in Frankfurt after he stepped in during a dispute. He says the attack left him with severe jaw injuries that required several surgeries.
Court filings show Minaj’s mansion has a 13.25 million dollar mortgage and qualifies for a 722,151 dollar homestead exemption. With the property valued at 20 million dollars, a sale is expected to produce around 6 million dollars after debts and exemptions, which would fully cover the judgment.
Weidenmuller’s lawyers said the forced sale became necessary because Minaj did not respond to payment requests and attempts to collect from other sources were unsuccessful.
Judge Pánuco awarded 503,318 dollars after Minaj and Petty did not reply to the lawsuit, even after notices were mailed, a process server visited their gated home, and the summons was published in a newspaper.
Minaj and Petty have not commented on the case.