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Nicki Minaj's husband Kenneth Petty has petitioned a court to approve him leaving the U.S., as he remains on probation for his 2021 conviction of failing to register as a sex offender.
Petty, 46, told the court in documents reviewed by TMZ that it's essential he be allowed to accompany the Grammy-nominated artist on her Pink Friday 2 tour in Europe to watch their three-year-old son.
The slate of dates begins Wednesday in Montreal and spans through locales such as London, Amsterdam and Paris, with a projected wrap-up date of July 14 in Belgium - the same date Petty told the court he could be in the U.S. by.
The probation officer overseeing Petty's case - stemming initially from his first-degree attempted rape conviction in April 1995 - 'hasn't raised any objections to his travel request,' the outlet reported, citing court docs.
Should Petty's ask be granted, he would legally need to give his probation officer a full travel itinerary and remain in contact upon his return.
Nicki Minaj's husband Kenneth Petty has petitioned a court to approve him leaving the U.S. for her tour, as he remains on probation for his 2021 conviction of failing to register as a sex offender. Pictured last month in NYC with their son, three
Petty's legal issues made headlines last September, after he received a 120-day house arrest sentence in connection with a probation violation after he posted social media clips with aggressive messages made toward Migos rapper Offset.
A court order filed in the case in California's Central District stated that Petty on September 16, 2023 'was recorded on video making threatening remarks to a specific individual while in the company of someone with a criminal record,' according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Minaj, whose full name is Onika Tanya Maraj, has been wed to Petty since October of 2019.
In a December 2023 Vogue profile, the Super Bass artist explained the dynamics of her relationship with Petty, who she's known since
