Nicki Minaj had an unwelcome visitor at her Los Angeles mansion on Wednesday morning when law enforcement responded to a trespassing call.
Deputies arrived at the Hidden Hills estate after receiving reports of a suspicious individual on the grounds, and the situation was resolved quickly with an arrest made at the scene.
The suspect, described as a white male with a distinctive red beard and long hair, wearing a gray tracksuit, was taken into custody after being spotted on security cameras moving through the backyard.
The rapper wasn’t home at the time of the incident, so she avoided direct confrontation with the intruder.
According to TMZ, law enforcement sources confirmed the arrest happened immediately after deputies arrived on the property.
This incident comes at a particularly sensitive time for the artist, who’s been dealing with serious legal and financial pressures surrounding her real estate holdings.
Just months ago, Minaj narrowly avoided losing her $20 million mansion after a judge threatened to force its sale to satisfy a $500,000 judgment.
The case stemmed from an alleged assault involving her husband, Kenneth Petty and a bodyguard named Thomas Weidenmuller, who sued over the incident.
She managed to settle the debt before the court could order the forced sale, keeping her property intact and avoiding a public auction of her home.
The timing of this trespassing incident comes on the heels of a harrowing incident in which Rihanna’s Beverly Hills mansion was targeted in a shooting when a woman fired multiple rounds from an AR-15-style rifle at the property while the singer was inside with A$AP Rocky and their three children.
The suspect, Ivana Lisette Ortiz, was arrested and held on a $10 million bail facing attempted murder charges, highlighting how vulnerable even the most secure celebrity homes can be.
These consecutive incidents have raised serious questions about celebrity home security protocols and whether current measures are sufficient to protect residents and their families in Los Angeles.