Mmaduabuchi OkoyeNicki Minaj saves $20M mansion after last-minute $500K payment
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Nicki Minaj has fully paid a $500,000 judgment to security guard Thomas Weidenmuller on January 22, 2026, ending a years-long legal battle. The payment halts a scheduled court order that would have forced the sale of her Hidden Hills home to satisfy damages from a 2019 assault incident involving her husband, Kenneth Petty.
Image Credit: Getty ImagesThe high-stakes legal drama surrounding Nicki Minaj and her Hidden Hills estate has finally ended. On January 22, 2026, the rap icon paid a $500,000 settlement to close a long-running lawsuit, barely avoiding a court-ordered sale of her home. The payment resolves claims from a security guard who said Minaj’s husband assaulted him years ago.
Paul Saso, the lawyer for the guard, confirmed the news outside a Los Angeles courthouse. He told reporters that Minaj cleared the debt just as a judge prepared to hand down a ruling that could have seen the property seized.
”She has satisfied the judgment,” Saso stated. The lawyer added that the resolution came at the “eleventh hour,” stopping the legal process that nicki minaj faces order to sell her luxury estate.
Down To The Wire
The timing of the payment was incredibly tight.
Paul Saso revealed that his team had already moved to place a levy on the property. They were prepared to ask the court to sell the mansion to get the money owed to his client, Thomas Weidenmuller.
”We never expected the case to require that he put a levy on a multimillionaire’s house,” Saso admitted.
The legal team had to push until the final 24 hours before Minaj decided to pay. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Cindy Pánuco expressed relief at the settlement.
Judge Pánuco noted that selling the home would have been complex. The court needed to check for other debts or mortgages on the property before approving any auction. This payment ends a stressful chapter where nicki minaj risks mansion loss over the unpaid damages.
A Long Road To Justice
Thomas Weidenmuller, the security guard at the centre of the case, is reportedly “gratified and happy” with the outcome.
The lawsuit stemmed from a 2019 concert in Germany. Weidenmuller claimed that Kenneth Petty, Minaj’s husband, attacked him during a dispute. He also accused Minaj of recording him and later trying to pressure him to keep quiet.
Paul Saso highlighted the toll this took on his client.
”He suffered a very heinous attack years ago,” Saso said. “Not only did it take years to achieve the judgment, but it then took nearly two years in order to enforce that judgment.”
The court had previously granted a default judgment of $500,000 after Minaj and Petty failed to respond to the suit in time. Now, with the debt paid, the threat to the rapper’s home is officially over.
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