Nicki Minaj Was Reportedly Targeted in Another Swatting Attack

Nicki Minaj was reportedly the target of a random swatting attack by someone who told police there had been a shooting at her Hidden Hills home.

According to a report from the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department received a report of an assault with a deadly weapon on Wednesday (April 9). The person calling claimed a friend had fired shots at a Black adult female at 7:05 p.m., and that two suspects were at the location wearing all black. The incident was later deemed a swatting call, a when a fake 911 report is made in order to activate police response. The Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station watch commander informed the Times no crime had taken place at the residence.

While a spokesperson for the Sheriff’s department did not confirm whether or not it was Nicki’s residence, a neighbor told the Times police had approached Nicki’s home. The call also reportedly came in via the business line, making it harder to trace, which is usually a sign of swatting.

Billboard has reached out to the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department for more information.

This isn’t the first time police have responded to swatting calls at Nicki’s home. In June of 2023, police approached her residence after receiving a false tip about child abuse. A month later, they also responded to another false report of a shooting. Nicki eventually confronted the woman who arranged the 2023 attacks.

“To the woman who made those swatting calls to my home… #WasItWorthItDumbo,” she tweeted out in August of that year. “Stephanie Bell. A warrant is in the system. Great detective work. So grateful. The DA filed one count for the swatting call and one for the false report to DCFS. To God be the glory.”