Breaking: Nicki Minaj’s Mom Testifies Son’s Wife Tried To Blackmail Her Over Rape Case
LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 28: Nicki Minaj (R) and mother Carol Maraj attend the 2015 BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater on June 28, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)
Nicki Minaj’s Mom Takes The Stand In Son’s Child Rape Case; Prosecutors Question Her Credibility
Nicki Minaj’s mother testified that her then daughter-in-law told her it “would take a lot of money” to settle her daughter’s rape claims against her son Jelani Maraj.
Carol Maraj took the stand in defense of her son Thursday, who is on trial for allegedly raping his 11-year-old stepdaughter. Maraj said that Jelani’s now ex-wife Jacqueline Robinson attempted to extort her over the rape allegations as they drove to Jelani’s arraignment.
“She said to me ‘it’s gonna take lots of money to get out of this one,’” Maraj said Robinson told her.
Maraj told the jury she tried to put the remark out of her mind, but during cross-examinations, prosecutor Jared Rosenblatt asked her why none of the text messages between the two after cops arrested Jelani mention a blackmail plot. Rosenblatt also asked her why she instead texted Robinson about not talking to the press and retrieving Jelani’s clothes and medicine.
“That’s because I didn’t want to entertain that,” Maraj said.
“You never said, ‘why’d you extort me for $25 million?’” Rosenblatt asked Mama Maraj.
“I didn’t want to entertain that,” responded Maraj, who wore a black pantsuit, gold blouse and black suede heels to testify.
Rosenblatt also questioned why Mama Maraj didn’t tell her son’s lawyer about Robinson’s alleged shakedown or mention it in a letter to the judge where she begged him to have mercy on Jelani.
“I had no fear about that,” she said. “I was not afraid, I am a Christian, and I believe in God. I am not afraid.”’
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 16: (L-R) Micaiah Maraj, Carol Maraj and Jelani Maraj attend 2015 Dress For Success Something To Share Gala at Grand Hyatt New York on April 16, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Chance Yeh/Getty Images)
Jelani Maraj is on trial after his alleged tween victim testified that he raped her up to four times a week over a period of eight months in 2015 when his relationship with her mom went downhill. She testified that he called her his “puppet,” and told her he had no say in what he did to her.
However, Jelani Maraj said that he and his famous sibling Nicki Minaj were targeted by the alleged victim’s family in $25 million shakedown attempt over the rape allegations.
Rosenblatt also attacked Mama Maraj’s credibility when she said she was the CEO of a nonprofit that helps domestic violence victims. He asked the judge to question Maraj about IRS paperwork he said he found that showed her charity was in fact, a “sham” that barely turned a profit in the last few years and hadn’t filed taxes for 2016.
“She doesn’t work as a CEO of a foundation,” Rosenblatt said. “The foundation doesn’t exist.”
However, the judge later ruled not to allow him to introduce the nonprofit evidence, saying that it wasn’t relevant to the case.
The trial is set to continue Monday, and Maraj’s lawyer David Schwartz said outside of court that there was still a possibility that Nicki Minaj would take the stand.
“It’s been talked about, we’re just not sure about that right now,” Schwartz said.
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