A screenshot authentically shows that event promoter Live Nation issued a disclaimer for a March 1, 2024, Nicki Minaj concert, disclosing — in reference to Minaj’s husband, Kenneth Petty — “the presence of a level 3 sex offender backstage.”

This image and the purported disclaimer it contained were fabricated. Screenshots from the actual Live Nation website do not include this disclaimer.

The manipulated image is a reference to the fact that Petty was convicted in July 2022 of failing to register as a sex offender when he moved with Minaj to California. Petty had been required to register as a sex offender, for life, following his conviction for attempted first-degree rape in New York in 1995, but he failed to register with local police after changing states.

On Jan. 23, 2024, Megan Thee Stallion released a single, “Hiss,” that made several references that fans interpreted to be digs at Minaj. One line was widely interpreted as a dig at Minaj’s husband and his status as a registered sex offender: “These hoes don’t be mad at Megan, these hoes mad at Megan’s Law.” Megan’s Laws, which exist in some form in all states, require sex offenders to register with local law enforcement when they establish residence in an area and for law enforcement authorities to make that information public.