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        Nicki Minaj Threatens To 'Slap The Sh*t' Out Of Reporter Who Leaked Her Surprise Met Gala Appearance
    

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By Peter KarlebyMay 04, 2022
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Peter Karleby is a writer, content producer and performer originally from Michigan. His writing has also appeared on YourTango, Delish and Medium, and he has produced content for NBC, The New York Times and The CW, among others. When not working, he can be found tripping over his own feet on a hiking trail while singing Madonna songs to ward off lurking bears.
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As always, last  night's Met Gala was full of iconic red carpet moments. And after having skipped the event last year, rapper Nicki Minaj clearly wanted to make a splash. 
But it wasn't just Minaj's instantly iconic gown that caught people's eye--the moment she chided a reporter who leaked the news of her surprise appearance got plenty of notice as well.
In an instantly viral moment, Minaj spotted the reporter in the press line and pointedly told him she was coming to "slap the sh*t out of' him as she made her way into the event. 
See the interaction below.
Chileeee! Nicki Minaj plays too much! She stopped to get a reporter together on them steps!  #MetGala2022 (: @anastasiaelysew)pic.twitter.com/0SQQ6GWJ1p
 — TheShadeRoom (@TheShadeRoom)
        1651543590
Minaj, who has been a fixture at the Met Gala throughout her career, missed last year's in order to keep her infant son safe from COVID-19 (and because of some fairly strange ideas about the event's vaccine mandate). So this year's gala was her moment to truly make a splash.
As always, Minaj delivered a  showstopper, walking in an intricate, all-black Burberry ensemble custom-made by the fashion house's Riccardo Tisci—and then turning even more head after spotting the reporter who leaked her news.
Stopping midway up the steps into the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Minaj pointedly called the man out and put him firmly in place.
"Hey, you. Are you the man that leaked that I was gonna be here?"Yes you. I'm about to come up to you and slap the sh*t out of you. Come here."In longer video cuts of the interaction, Minaj was seen laughing at the end and seemed to be just joking around with the reporter, so thankfully no journalists were harmed in the making of this red carpet moment.
She\u2019s such a menace. The giggle at the end  #MetGalapic.twitter.com/9TVnA76bsJ
 — bored (@bored)
        1651542088
Regardless, that reporter will probably think twice about leaking Minaj news in the future.
On social media, Minaj's quick dispatching of the reporter had fans cheering and laughing.
QUEEN SH** @NICKIMINAJ GET HER JADEpic.twitter.com/iIH7wwC22V
 — DeJa \u201cBIG BIRD\u201d Skye (@DeJa \u201cBIG BIRD\u201d Skye)
        1651601139
Let\u2019s all go slap him https://twitter.com/talkwithaa/status/1521458372326875138\u00a0\u2026
 — ShawnShawn\ud83c\udf2c (@ShawnShawn\ud83c\udf2c)
        1651588631
Mood https://twitter.com/Iconic_Onika/status/1521354843830505472\u00a0\u2026
 — \ud321\ud321 (@\ud321\ud321)
        1651560301
https://twitter.com/iconic_onika/status/1521354843830505472\u00a0\u2026
 — Champagne Sissy \ud83e\udd42 (@Champagne Sissy \ud83e\udd42)
        1651591807
Come Here https://twitter.com/talkwithaa/status/1521458372326875138\u00a0\u2026
 — _xaint_joemi (@_xaint_joemi)
        1651582760

Loving the Nicki look and the tude  she brings Queens, New York with herhttps://twitter.com/VideoMixtape_/status/1521324844373229570\u00a0\u2026
 — Franchesca_Speaks.blog (@Franchesca_Speaks.blog)
        1651547617

If \u201con sight\u201d was a person!https://twitter.com/videomixtape_/status/1521324844373229570\u00a0\u2026
 — E-TRAYDE (@E-TRAYDE)
        1651547195

I really didn\u2019t want to cover the #MetGala2022 but I jus had to repost this \u2026.. \n\n#NickiMinaj: I CHOOSE VIOLENCE   slaps \npic.twitter.com/eaLk9eYyUN
 — \ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc04\ud835\udc0a\ud835\udc11\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc12\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc04 \u2122\uf8ff\ud83d\udcab (@\ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc04\ud835\udc0a\ud835\udc11\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc12\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc04 \u2122\uf8ff\ud83d\udcab)
        1651542529

She\u2019s so funny
 — Shes Fishy \u2790 (@Shes Fishy \u2790)
        1651541419
\u201cIm about to come up to you and slap the sh*t out of you, Come Here\u201d  \nI love her @NICKIMINAJ  #MetGala2022 #MetGalapic.twitter.com/qOYy44m3xR
 — \ud83e\udd42 RIESLING PAPI \ud83e\udd42 (@\ud83e\udd42 RIESLING PAPI \ud83e\udd42)
        1651542667

one thing about a Sagittarius, they gon\u2019 Sagittarius https://twitter.com/theshaderoom/status/1521310197712523270\u00a0\u2026
 — Big Stepper \ud83d\udc63 (@Big Stepper \ud83d\udc63)
        1651557359
Nobody knows how to make a splash quite like Nicki Minaj.
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As always, last night's Met Gala was full of iconic red carpet moments. And after having skipped the event last year, rapper Nicki Minaj clearly wanted to make a splash.

But it wasn't just Minaj's instantly iconic gown that caught people's eye--the moment she chided a reporter who leaked the news of her surprise appearance got plenty of notice as well.

In an instantly viral moment, Minaj spotted the reporter in the press line and pointedly told him she was coming to "slap the sh*t out of' him as she made her way into the event.

See the interaction below.

Chileeee! Nicki Minaj plays too much! She stopped to get a reporter together on them steps! #MetGala2022 (: @anastasiaelysew)pic.twitter.com/0SQQ6GWJ1p
— TheShadeRoom (@TheShadeRoom) 1651543590

Minaj, who has been a fixture at the Met Gala throughout her career, missed last year's in order to keep her infant son safe from COVID-19 (and because of some fairly strange ideas about the event's vaccine mandate). So this year's gala was her moment to truly make a splash.

As always, Minaj delivered a showstopper, walking in an intricate, all-black Burberry ensemble custom-made by the fashion house's Riccardo Tisci—and then turning even more head after spotting the reporter who leaked her news.

Stopping midway up the steps into the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Minaj pointedly called the man out and put him firmly in place.

"Hey, you. Are you the man that leaked that I was gonna be here?

"Yes you. I'm about to come up to you and slap the sh*t out of you. Come here."

In longer video cuts of the interaction, Minaj was seen laughing at the end and seemed to be just joking around with the reporter, so thankfully no journalists were harmed in the making of this red carpet moment.

She\u2019s such a menace. The giggle at the end #MetGalapic.twitter.com/9TVnA76bsJ
— bored (@bored) 1651542088

Regardless, that reporter will probably think twice about leaking Minaj news in the future.

On social media, Minaj's quick dispatching of the reporter had fans cheering and laughing.

QUEEN SH** @NICKIMINAJ GET HER JADEpic.twitter.com/iIH7wwC22V
— DeJa \u201cBIG BIRD\u201d Skye (@DeJa \u201cBIG BIRD\u201d Skye) 1651601139

Let\u2019s all go slap him https://twitter.com/talkwithaa/status/1521458372326875138\u00a0\u2026
— ShawnShawn\ud83c\udf2c (@ShawnShawn\ud83c\udf2c) 1651588631

Mood https://twitter.com/Iconic_Onika/status/1521354843830505472\u00a0\u2026
— \ud321\ud321 (@\ud321\ud321) 1651560301

https://twitter.com/iconic_onika/status/1521354843830505472\u00a0\u2026
— Champagne Sissy \ud83e\udd42 (@Champagne Sissy \ud83e\udd42) 1651591807

Come Here https://twitter.com/talkwithaa/status/1521458372326875138\u00a0\u2026
— _xaint_joemi (@_xaint_joemi) 1651582760

Loving the Nicki look and the tude she brings Queens, New York with herhttps://twitter.com/VideoMixtape_/status/1521324844373229570\u00a0\u2026
— Franchesca_Speaks.blog (@Franchesca_Speaks.blog) 1651547617

If \u201con sight\u201d was a person!https://twitter.com/videomixtape_/status/1521324844373229570\u00a0\u2026
— E-TRAYDE (@E-TRAYDE) 1651547195

I really didn\u2019t want to cover the #MetGala2022 but I jus had to repost this \u2026.. \n\n#NickiMinaj: I CHOOSE VIOLENCE slaps \npic.twitter.com/eaLk9eYyUN
— \ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc04\ud835\udc0a\ud835\udc11\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc12\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc04 \u2122\uf8ff\ud83d\udcab (@\ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc04\ud835\udc0a\ud835\udc11\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc12\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc0b\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc04 \u2122\uf8ff\ud83d\udcab) 1651542529

She\u2019s so funny
— Shes Fishy \u2790 (@Shes Fishy \u2790) 1651541419

\u201cIm about to come up to you and slap the sh*t out of you, Come Here\u201d \nI love her @NICKIMINAJ #MetGala2022 #MetGalapic.twitter.com/qOYy44m3xR
— \ud83e\udd42 RIESLING PAPI \ud83e\udd42 (@\ud83e\udd42 RIESLING PAPI \ud83e\udd42) 1651542667

one thing about a Sagittarius, they gon\u2019 Sagittarius https://twitter.com/theshaderoom/status/1521310197712523270\u00a0\u2026
— Big Stepper \ud83d\udc63 (@Big Stepper \ud83d\udc63) 1651557359

Nobody knows how to make a splash quite like Nicki Minaj.

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