Who would’ve thought Micah Parsons trade request from the Dallas Cowboys would led to a full-on social media feud between Dez Bryant and rapper Nicki Minaj.
Last week, Parsons requested a trade from the Cowboys, amid a contract dispute, and one of the issues Parsons’ brought up in his statement was the fact that Jerry Jones refused to negotiate with his agent. Jones then called out Jay-Z, claiming he didn’t like how the Roc Nation founder handled contract talks with former Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant 10 years ago.
Jones claims Bryant wasn’t present at meetings that Jay-Z said he would be and the rapper stopped taking his calls, something both Bryant and Jay-Z have denied in their own statements. They said the Jones was the one who stopped taking the calls and Roc Nation called the owner’s comments “comical.”
Bryant posted on social media saying to Jones, “I DON’T THINK ITS SMART TO MENTION MY NAME I KEPT QUIET ABOUT A LOT OF UNFAIR SHIT… WE CAN HAVE STORY TIME IF THATS WHAT WE ARE DOING.”
So how does Minaj fit into all this? Well her and Roc Nation, Dez Bryant’s representatives, also had a beef over money that Minaj claims Jay-Z and Roc Nation owe her.
Minaj replied to Bryant, saying, “How about we play a game? Every time you do a ‘Jerry Jones’ or ‘NFL’ story time, I’ll do a ‘story time’ of my own.”
The wide receiver tweeted back a GIF that read, “I want to play a game,” to which Minaj replied, “All my stories will be about ROC NATION, JAYZ & THE ALLEGED RACIST DESIREE PEREZ, ROC NATION CEO. I hope you fully understand the rules. It’s your turn.”
Bryant posted a video saying, “Look Miss Nicki, leave me out of it, I don’t want no problems, I’m a huge fan. I hope you’re having a great day,” but things were far from over, with Minaj continuing the fight and the Barbz (Minaj’s fan base name) coming for the former NFL player.
Minaj mentioned Bryant’s 2012 arrest for a misdemeanor domestic violence charge for allegedly assaulting his mother. He responded that he “didn’t go to jail or touch my mama,” saying he was defending himself and removed her nails from his skin. Bryant added that he was dealing with corruption in Dallas, before bringing up that Minaj’s husband is a registered sex offender.
This is where things escalated further, with Minaj responding by offering Bryant $10 million in cash to fight Petty, adding “since you BEAT UR OWN MOM.”
Bryant responded, telling her to go get the cash and saying he would “stomp” Petty in front of her, seemingly ending the back-and-forth argument, at least for now. Minaj has not tweeted directly at Bryant since, but has made tweets about him and reposted tweets responding to him.
“I’ve been lied on my whole career so I’m not trying to hear all of that shit…I thought we was speaking facts… I don’t play all of that funny shit… and it’s ROC for life …” Bryant wrote in his reply.
This escalated quickly.
