‘Is she calling me an ugly disease?’: Blind item creator shares unusual DM she received from Nicki Minaj at 6am

In a viral video, a TikTok user who spills celebrity tea asks her followers to decipher an unusual direct message she allegedly received from rap star Nicki Minaj at 6am. Viewers have all sorts of theories about what this riddle might mean.

TikTok user CelebriTEA Blinds (@celebriteablinds) regularly posts videos about “Celebrity Blind Items,” which she explains in a pinned video are allegations made about celebrities that supposedly come from individuals connected to the person.

In a video posted on Jan. 24, CelebriTEA Blinds appears in front of a screenshot of what appears to be a direct message from the rapper Nicki Minaj. The text overlay reads, “Decipher This Nicki Minaj DM.” The DM in question, which is time stamped 6:01am, reads, “once ugly disease allegedly is being paid to get uglier.”

“OK, I need help deciphering this DM that I got from Nicki Minaj at 6:01 a.m. yesterday,” CelebriTEA Blinds says. “What does this mean? Is she calling me an ‘ugly disease’? Is she sending me a blind item? I think it’s funny that she’s using the word allegedly, since that’s what I use in all of my videos. But, what?”

In less than a day, the video has amassed more than 453,000 views. In the comments, users offered their theories about what the message could mean. Some users are convinced the DM is an insult, and others are sure the message is itself a blind item.

One user wrote, “She’s basically saying ‘I look like yes and you look like no.’”

Another user said, “She said decipher this since you got your degree girl nicki plays too much.”

However, one user said, “I think she’s prob referencing a blind item & giving you more tea if you can decipher who.” CelebriTEA Blinds isn’t so sure. “But I read blind items about her so I find it hard to believe she’d be submitting a blind item to me about someone else,” she said.

In a Jan. 15 video, CelebriTEA Blinds read a blind item that makes accusations about a “foreign born former A+ list rapper” that “needs rehab before she tries to do a tour.” The creator says, “and again this is allegedly Nicki Minaj.”

One user suggested, “Girl post this on Twitter. The barbs on there will decipher it in a jiffy.”

Another couldn’t get past the time stamp. They wrote, “Not you on Nicki Minajs mind at 6am?!?!?”

Hours later, Minaj commented on the post. “Allegedly they are sucking someone’s d*ck & being paid to try to tear down a tour. SOLD OUT. SOLD OUT. SOLD OUT. Allegedly you have a disease?” CelebriTEA Blinds responded, “Who’s being paid??”

In a follow-up video, CelebriTEA Blinds says she is also confused by this response and denies being paid for the content.

“What does this mean? And who is being paid? Because it’s certainly not me,” CelebriTEA Blinds says.