Nicki Minaj, Husband Sued by Woman Who Accused Him of Rape

Rapper Nicki Minaj and her husband, Kenneth Petty, were sued for alleged harassment by a woman who accused him of raping her 27 years ago, reports revealed Saturday.

The woman, 43, claims she has suffered an "onslaught of harassing calls and unsolicited visits" from Minaj, Petty, and their associates.

She said they offered her $500,000 (£360,000) in a bid to get her to revoke her story that Petty attacked her as a 16-year-old in Queens, New York in 1994.

Petty, who shares an 11-month-old son with Minaj, pleaded guilty to attempted rape at the time and served four-and-a-half years in prison.

The new lawsuit, filed to the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, claims that after Petty was arrested for failing to register as a sex offender in California last year, the accuser started to receive messages from the couple.

The rapper tried to fly her to Los Angeles so she could "help" her with the legal action, according to the lawsuit. Moreover, she tried to get her to accept a statement drafted by her publicist, which recanted any claims of sexual assault in 1994.