Nicki Minaj gets ‘swatted’ by callers who claimed her 2-year-old son being abused, fire at her LA home: report
source told TMZ.Law enforcement officials spoke with Minaj and her husband, Kenneth Petty, at the scene, and after examining the child, who showed no signs of abuse, determined it was just a “swatting” prank.Hours later, another caller phoned into 911 dispatch and alerted that Minaj’s house was on fire, TMZ also reported.The fire was quickly realized as another swatting attempt, leading Minaj to reportedly hiring a lawyer to hold responsible the people behind the pranks. “Swatting” is the act of calling law enforcement or reporting a crime or emergency so a large police response, or even a S.W.A.T.