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
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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