Untangling the Ongoing Feud Between Nicki Minaj & Megan Thee Stallion
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Originally appeared on E! Online
Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj are stirring up their beef.
After the "WAP" artist appeared to take aim at Minaj's husband, Kenneth Petty in her Jan. 26 single "Hiss," the 45-year-old swiftly fired back on social media, before ultimately responding through a new single of her own.
In "Hiss," Megan Thee Stallion (real name Megan Pete) raps "These hoes don't be mad at Megan / These hoes mad at Megan's Law," referring to a law requiring public information to be available about sex offenders.
However, many fans, as well as Minaj, saw the words as a dig at the "Starships" rapper and her husband, who was convicted of attempted first-degree rape of a 16-year-old girl in 1995, when he was 18-years-old, and served four years in prison. In February 2020, he was indicted for not registering as a sex offender in California and later accepted a plea in September 2021, in which he was fined $55,000 and put on probation in addition to being added to the California Sex Offender Registry.
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In response, Minaj went on Instagram live on Jan. 26, where she also played a snippet from her new single "Big Foot"—which she later officially released on Jan. 29—a track overtly responding to the 28-year-old's song.
In addition to referencing "Megan's Law," Minaj's single jabs Megan Thee Stallion's late mother, rapping ability and the 2020 incident in which Tory Lanez shot the "Beautiful Mistakes" rapper in the foot.
"Shots thrown, but I still ain't let Megan score (Tell 'em)," the 41-year-old raps. "Bad b---h, she like six foot (Ooh) / I call her Big Foot (Brr) / The b---h fell off, I said, ‘Get up on your good foot."
Megan Thee Stallion was hospitalized and underwent surgery in July 2020 when Tory shot her in the foot following a verbal altercation after a houseparty at Kylie Jenner's home. The Grammy winner later testified against Lanez, who was found guilty of assault with a firearm, illegal possession of a firearm, and negligent discharge of a gun later sentenced to 10 years in prison in August 2023. (He has maintained his innocence.)
While Megan did not directly respond to "Big Foot," she did share a photo of herself laughing to her Instagram Story on Jan. 26, shortly after Minaj's live, which appeared to be directed at Minaj's reaction to "Hiss."
This isn't the first time there's been bad blood between the "Hot Girl Summer" artists. Following their 2019 collaboration on the hit track, fans suspect the friendship between the duo went sour sometime in 2020, as some speculated a subtle line in 2021's "Seeing Green" was a jab at Megan Thee Stallion.
The following year, Minaj reportedly accused Megan Thee Stallion of encouraging her to "go to the clinic," alluding to abortion, per Billboard, while she was trying to get pregnant (Minaj welcomed her son Papa Bear with Petty in 2020). Later, the "Not My Fault" rapper responded to the allegation on X, formerly Twitter, writing "Lie." And in the months following, those closely following the pair have pointed at more subtle jabs they've taken at each other in music.
And this latest fiery exchange could just be the beginning of another round of jabs through music as Megan Thee Stallion announced on Good Morning America Jan. 30 that she'll be dropping new music soon. Read on for more celebrity feuds.
Sharon Osbourne vs. Ashton Kutcher
In September 2023, while playing a game called Stir the Pot with her daughter Kelly Osbourne on E! News, Sharon said the That '70s Show alum was the rudest celebrity she had ever met, branding him, a "rude, rude, rude, rude little boy" and a "Dastardly little thing."
He did not respond to her remarks publicly.
Five years prior, Sharon told Larry King that when Ashton appeared on The Talk in 2014, he had an "attitude" after she got his name wrong.
"He goes, 'What are you, what have you done in this industry?'" she recalled. "And I was like, 'Kid, don't start with me, because I'm gonna eat you up and s--t you out.' So I was just like, 'You don't know what you're dealing with, kid.'"
Maren Morris & Cassadee Pope vs. Brittany Aldean
In August 2022, Cassadee and Maren traded harsh words with Brittany, wife of fellow country star Jason Aldean, after she shared an Instagram Reel of herself applying makeup on Aug. 23, writing, "I'd really like to thank my parents for not changing my gender when I went through my tomboy phase. I love this girly life."
<p>JoJo Siwa vs. Candace Cameron Bure</p>
During a 2022 TikTok challenge, JoJo Siwa described Candace Cameron Bure as the "rudest" celebrity, later explaining that she felt snubbed when Bure once refused to take a picture with her on a red carpet. Shortly after the dig, however, the Full House alum apologized: "I kind of broke your 11-year-old heart. I didn't take a picture with you. Ugh! I feel crummy, I feel—JoJo, I'm so sorry."
The two made amends. But months later, Candace was asked if she expects the Great American Family network, of which she serves as chief creative officer, to feature same-sex couples as leads in holiday movies. She said no, adding, "I think that Great American Family will keep traditional marriage at the core."
JoJo, who came out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community in 2021, wrote on Instagram that the actress' comment is "rude and hurtful to a whole community of people."
<p>Courtney Love vs. Olivia Rodrigo</p>
Back in June 2021, Courtney Love accused Olivia Rodrigo of copying her band Hole's album cover for a promotional photo without giving credit. Olivia responded, "Love u and live through this sooooo much." Courtney then replied, "Olivia - you're welcome. My favorite florist is in Notting Hill, London! Dm me for deets! I look forward to reading your note [winking face emoji]."
Henry Winkler vs. Tom Hanks
During an appearance Watch What Happens Live, the Happy Days actor was asked why he didn't get along with the Forrest Gump star on the set of the 1989 flick Turner & Hooch.
"I was directing that movie for 13 days and then I was called into [producer] Jeff Katzenberg's office and he said, 'You have everything with you? Go home,'" he said.
Winkler did, however, seem to get along with Hanks' four-legged co-star. "I got along great, great with that dog," he said. "Love that dog."
He also refused to admit if he's even seen the flick.
Heidi Montag vs. Lauren Conrad
"You know what you did!"
Fans of The Hills will remember that iconic line, delivered by Lauren on the season three premiere. Their feud began when Heidi started dating her now-husband, Spencer Pratt and hit its peak when Lauren accused Heidi and Spencer of starting a rumor that she had made a sex tape with Jason Wahler.
<p>Dwayne Johnson vs. Tyrese Gibson</p>
The costars reignited their ongoing feud when Tyrese publicly called out Dwayne on Instagram after the Fast and Furious 9 release date was pushed back to April 2020. That same day, it was announced that a Fast and Furious spinoff starring Dwayne and Jason Statham would hit theaters in 2019. The following month, Tyrese threatened to quit Fast 9 if Dwayne was in the movie.
Tyrese then opened up about the feud, telling Van Lathan on The Red Pill podcast, "I have yet to talk to The Rock to this day, and we will have a conversation." He shared that he did have a conversation with the former wrestler's producing partner, but not the actor himself.
"I found myself being the messenger on behalf of various people associated to the franchise, but stupid me was the only one who went public about those feelings, which is my own fault," Tyrese said. "It's not professional, it's not cool."
Taylor Swift vs. Katy Perry
No more bad blood here.
Taylor and Katy had been in a feud for years, even allegedly inspiring Taylor's song "Bad Blood." The drama, which reportedly started over a backup dancer and competing tours, came to an end after Perry sent Taylor a literal olive branch before her Reputation Tour kickoff.
"So I just got to my dressing room and found this actual olive branch," Taylor said in an Instagram video. "This mean so much."
Taylor captioned the video, "Thank you Katy."
Kim Cattrall vs. Sarah Jessica Parker
Sex and the City costars Kim and SJP had dodged feud rumors for years. But they were reignited after Kim decided not to return for a third movie and made comments about her costar that raised eyebrows.
"What was your reaction to Kim Cattrall telling Piers Morgan that you were never friends just colleagues?" Andy Cohen asked SJP on a Sept. 2017 episode of Watch What Happens Live.
As she explained, "Just...heartbroken. I mean that whole week, you and I spoke about it because I was just...I don't know I found it really upsetting because that's, you know, that's not the way I recall our experience."
"So...it's sad but I'm kind of...I don't know, I always think that what ties us together is this singular experience is the thing. It was a professional experience but it became personal because it was years and years of our lives. So I'm hoping that that sort of eclipses anything that's been recently spoken," she continued. "That many years spent doing something so special that people had a connection with is such a privileged."
And though they didn't film scenes together, Kim did make a small appearance on And Just Like That.
Madonna vs. Elton John
The iconic singers have been feuding since 2004. While accepting the Classic Songwriter Award at the Q Awards that year, Elton said to attendees, "Madonna, best f--king live act? F--k off! Since when has lip-syncing been live? Sorry about that, but I think everyone who lip-syncs in public on stage, when you pay like 75 quid to see them, should be shot."
Shonda Rhimes vs. Katherine Heigl
The former Grey's Anatomy star sparked a feud with the series creator in 2008 when she removed her name from the Emmy Awards consideration. The actress stated that her reason for the move was because she wasn't "given the material to warrant a nomination."
Shonda later opened up about Katherine's decision during an interview with Oprah Winfrey on Oprah's Next Chapter in 2012. "On some level it stung and on some level I was not surprised," she said. "When people show you who they are, believe them. I carry that [mantra] with me a lot. It has served me well."
Nicki Minaj vs. Cardi B
It was the New York Fashion Week fight heard 'round the world when Nicki and Cardi got into a heated altercation at the Harper's Bazaar Icon party. The following month, Cardi opened up about the catalyst for the fight with Nicki.
"For a while now she's been taking a lot of shots at me," Cardi said in W magazine's Art Issue. "I spoke to her twice before, and we came to an understanding. But she kept it going."
The real spark of the fight came when Cardi saw that Nicki had allegedly liked and then unliked a tweet about Cardi's parenting skills, which Nicki has denied.
"I was going to make millions off my Bruno Mars tour, and I sacrificed that to stay with my daughter," Cardi continued. "I love my daughter. I'm a good-ass f--king mom. So for somebody that don't have a child to like that comment? So many people want to say that party wasn't the time or the place, but I'm not going to catch another artist in the grocery store or down the block."
Kanye West vs. Taylor Swift
Tension between Kanye and Taylor first started in 2009, when the "Stronger" rapper took the stage during her acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards. Years later, the two would make up and even become friends, but that came to an end after the release of his song "Famous," in which he name-checks the "End Game" singer.
Mariah Carey vs. Jennifer Lopez
"I don't know her."
It's been over 15 years since Mariah and J.Lo's "feud" has been going on. It all started when the Queen of Christmas was asked to give her opinion on several singers during an interview. When asked her opinion on Jennifer, she replied, "I don't know her."
