Mike Epps has apologized for a crude sexual joke he made about Nicki Minaj following her latest endorsement of Donald Trump, an apology the Barbz hope Nicki doesn’t settle for.
The comic bought quite a lot of warmth from Barbz after he made a crude joke about Nicki Minaj throughout a latest standup look. Given the rapper’s present political involvement, Epps joked about her assist for Trump through the Jan. 6 Louisville kickoff of the 2026 iteration of the “We Them One’s Comedy Tour.”
In a video from the present shared on social media, Epps joked that Minaj was concerned in sexual acts with “Donald Trump and them,” together with getting a practice ran on her.” He went on to joke that she did that as a way to get her citizenship, however the card she bought “wasn’t even actual.”
“She performed leap up on Donald Trump facet making an attempt to get a free card and the cardboard wasn’t even actual,” he mentioned “‘B***h you ain’t going nowhere. Get on again over there!’”
Surprisingly, Nicki didn’t reply to Epps’ commentary, regardless of continuously voicing her disdain for different celebrities who name her out. Instead, the comic was attacked by her fanbase, which led to an apology from him.
In a video uploaded to Instagram, Mike backtracks on his feedback, saying, “Sometimes I get on that stage, and I’ve a bit of drink, and I’m going wild … I’m non-filtered. Just wished to apologize.” Calling himself “Mr. Accountability,” Epps addressed his apology to Nicki, her husband, Kenneth Petty, and their 5-year-old son.
While Epps’ feedback definitely went additional than quite a lot of people, the sentiment isn’t a lot completely different than what quite a lot of Nicki’s opponents have voiced. Nicki publicly supporting Trump has raised suspicion amongst followers that she may have an ulterior motive, contemplating the truth that she doesn’t have her U.S. citizenship.
In 2018, Minaj posted on Facebook that she got here into the U.S. as an “unlawful immigrant” and unapologetically condemned the president’s household separation insurance policies. Fast-forward to 2026, her views have performed an entire 180, and after quite a lot of cozying as much as Trump and his administration, they reportedly awarded Nicki a “free” Gold Card and a path to citizenship.